Good evening all!
You’ve probably seen this question a million times but that’s great because I bet you have sound advice haha :lol: . So the run down is this, I’m a recent graduate and at the time of my undergrad I didn’t realize how badly I wanted to get into medicine. Now I do realize and I want to do all that I can to get into a post bacc-pre-med program for the 2017 fall term. So the basics about me:
- I graduated from university last year.
- My GPA was 2.75.
- I took a Chem lab and failed and I took an intro Bio class and got a C. I haven’t taken any other science courses.
- I’ve taken all of the required English courses and I have Calculus 1 out of the way (I know I still need STATS 101).
- I am currently volunteering at a hospital.
- I am going to get my CPR/First-AID certification very soon.
Some things I plan on doing:
- I want to shadow a doctor. I’ve done it once as a junior in highschool (loved it) and I’m hoping to do it again for a longer while.
- I want to volunteer as an EMT.
- I want to have a full-time job in a healthcare setting.
So my questions:
- Do you think my GPA is enough to get into any program with a minimum 3.0? Or should I stick to the ones that have a minimum of 2.5? I can assure you that I have seen the error of my ways of studying and in my final year I adjusted very well to the challenge.
- I understand that financial aid varies on the program and I will bring that up to the ones I am interested in. But I have to ask for those in one or have finished one, is paying for living expenses with a part-time job the only/easiest way to do so? Like are there any loans or programs for paying for housing while in a educational program that is neither undergrad or grad (kinda?).
- Lastly, what are your thoughts, if any, on Harvard’s program vs. Columbia’s vs. Miami’s? Or should I not even bother with them due to my GPA?
Thank you very much for your help!!