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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another physician here who sits on a Virginia medical school admissions committee. I agree with most of the comments here. The 3.2 GPA will make it very difficult for this applicant to gain admission given the competition and volume of applicants. Padding the GPA with "easier classes or majors" is also not a strategy as we are really looking at the grades of the pre-medical science requirements. Our program and I think the majority of others like to see non-traditional applicants who don't come right out of college (if they do, they must be very strong candidates). She would likely benefit from taking a year(s) off to improve her application with a post-bacc program, medical mission, or a scribing job that demonstrates a commitment and maturity to the field. I have seen a number of applicants who failed to gain admission on their first try, stepped back and did an EMT program for a year, re-applied, and were accepted on their second or even third try. She should also really try to blow the MCAT away. Good luck to her as it seems the Pandemic has only increased our applications.[/quote]

Are those who are successful digging themselves out of a hole as deep as a 3.2 GPA? Asking just to make sure that sinking 2-6 years into such a plan are realistic. [/quote]

Not the PP but no guarantees... Since she is a NU grad, she can consider other lucrative careers like health care consulting or health law. Medicine isn't worth it anymore anyway. Especially in this new work from home era, it stinks to have to get up at 5 AM and head to the hospital while everyone else rolls out of bed for work. [/quote]

so change to law school?[/quote]

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