MedDreamer1 Posted September 18, 2018 Report Share Posted September 18, 2018 Hello All, I was hoping to gain some perspectives on some of the possible routes I could take while pursuing for medical school. I am a forth year student with a first year GPA of 3.20, second year of 3.49 and a third year GPA of 3.880. I have an MCAT score of 512 with a score of 127 in CARS. I am fairly confident that I can obtain another 3.9 this following year but this would still leave me with a GPA of 3.73 (after lowest year removed). As of now, I am 100% sure that I could not see myself doing anything other than medicine. Throughout my undergraduate experience I have been doing research and had an opportunity to receive one publication. Although I like research and wouldn't not be opposed to doing a research based master, I am not sure if this would be the smartest choice since my main goal is medical school. I also plan on continuing researching if admitted into medical school (if that is relevant). Also, I would consider my extracurriculars to be standard, nothing extraordinary. Due to this, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas of where I should go from here. Should I postpone my graduation and take a 5th year and increase my GPA? Should I go into a research based masters with the intentions of applying to medical school? Other Thoughts? Thanks for all the potential responses ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCanadianGuy Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 Do a masters. It will increase your GPA and it will look better than just doing a 5th year. As long as you're IP you still have a shot at getting in this year. It's all about how you write your top 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedDreamer1 Posted September 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 1 hour ago, ThatCanadianGuy said: Do a masters. It will increase your GPA and it will look better than just doing a 5th year. As long as you're IP you still have a shot at getting in this year. It's all about how you write your top 10. Thanks so much for your comment! I will definitely keep that into consideration. Do you know how much (in terms of GPA) a research based masters could raise your GPA? Since it's not similar to having a structured course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCanadianGuy Posted September 19, 2018 Report Share Posted September 19, 2018 From my understanding, they count it as one year towards your GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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