positivevibes Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 Here's the deal - I went to U of T for undergrad and before I realized that I should have transferred schools, I was half done my degree. I am now 3 years post graduation and wanting to pursue medical school. I graduated with a 2.96 GPA - which I know by medical school standards is awful. Nevertheless, I am writing the MCAT again in the hopes of achieving a higher score. I also work in an emergency department where I basically get paid to follow drs around, and act as a sort of assistant minus the clinical aspect (at least I have this unique experience going for me, right?!) I know that improving my GPA will be a big hurdle to overcome. That being said, I am wondering if anyone has any advice with regards to pursuing more undergraduate courses to raise my GPA as much as I humanly can to be somewhat competitive for medical school. I know this is no easy feat - but I am whole-heartedly prepared for it. Just as an FYI - I got rejected from graduate school 3 years in a row, so I am not sure if I am all that keen on pursuing graduate school applications for a 4th year.. However, I am open to any advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMislove Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 100% do a second degree. Some are fast trAcked, like public health at ryerson, or accelerated nursing. Some schools looks at last two/best two years, or last three. That GPa definitely needs to go up. I don’t think any sort of weighting will help, but maybe if ou laid out the GPA for each year that will help further assess if you need that degree or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg_McMuffin Posted June 2, 2018 Report Share Posted June 2, 2018 The bad news is no amount of unique experience will make up for an uncompetitive GPA. You know that you need to go back to do a second degree if this is what you really want. I suggest picking wisely- something that would be possible to do well in and provide a solid, fulfilling career should medicine never work out. There are just so many hurdles to overcome as a non-trad. You may even change your mind about medicine (hard to imagine, I know) a few years from now as other aspects of your life take over. I was in your position 5 years ago. Graduated from UofT with a similar GPA. Just got into Queen's this cycle. Read my previous posts for my advice to anyone in a similar position. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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