I agree. Stick with computer science and just take the prereqs for med. I wish I had done that. It would have been a lot easier to maintain a high GPA with 1 prereq and have the rest of the classes be anthro or english lit (anything other than bio/chem major would have been better for me anyways). Also, if it doesn't work out, then you can make a nice income as a network administrator.

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Class of 2012

Thanks a lot for the encouragement guys, I was really worried about whether or not to pursue that course of study. I will decide over the course of the next semester whether or not to switch my major to IS, or keep the computer science and take the prerequisites. Always gotta have a backup plan right.

Hey guys im a Junior who is applying to medical schools in the summer.

My gpa is pretty low, 3.2 and my science is around a 3.0, im still waiting on the rest of this semester to come through. My question is with mcat of 27 and my gpa, "what are my chances"?

and also i have a rack of ec's, research/RA/TA/Scribe at hospital (over 200hrs) / and like the usual president of stuff, with a scholars citation from University of Maryland College Park

i have 120 credits as a jr, and will probably marticulate with about 150, and i am a finance major who has taken a rack of bio classes (biochem/mamphys etc)

You have a good chance of getting in if yo apply early.

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you do have a fighting chance!, same as argazul, apply early and try to do your best for whatever you have left.good luck

Thanks in advance for any advice you have to offer!

I am planning to apply for this coming January cycle and was wondering about when to submit my application. I just took the MCAT and will not have my scores until June 10th. Should I submit the application before receiving my scores? or wait until June?

Will it make a difference if I submit earlier? I am really hoping to begin in January and will do anything to better my chances. Any advice?

Thanks again!

I would submit your application now, especially if you have a competitive gpa. Just send in your results when you get them.

Definitely send your app in soon to establish your file. It will speed everything up and once your scores come in they'll move forward with the review.

Good luck!

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Cornell University '08
moving on down to NOLA in the fall

"Dreams come a size too large so that we can grow into them"

3.2 Cumulative GPA
2.9 Science GPA
24 on MCATs

** in Emergency Health Services Management

EMT for 4 years (been on paid squad for 3 years and local volunteer squad for 4)
ED Tech Training
ED Scribe
Intern at nonprofit Clinical Internship in labor and delivery, psych, and emergency department
Volunteer in emergency department research

Cumulative GPA: 3.5
Science GPA: 3.1
MCAT: 6VR/8PS/10PS - 24N

upward trend in my gpa last 2 yrs of college, made a 4.0 in one semester and a 3.9 in another one

EC:
- worked in two doctor's offices
- shadowed over 100 hours a neurologist, two cardiologists, and plan on shadowing more
- 400 hrs volunteering in high school at hospital
- volunteered as a Big Brother
- volunteered at a free clinic and a mission center
- habitat for humanity volunteer