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Before anyone comments on the SMP GPA, I'm asking if my "fix" or last option I have to fix the SMP GPA will work for the upcoming cycle
I have very low GPA's and a low SMP GPA (3.0cGPA, 3.0sGPA, 3.2-3.3 SMP GPA). I have a weak upward trend (last 60 of undergrad 3.5 and last term of SMP 3.6-3.7). MCAT July 30th and I'm going to submit in late August to every single DO school that I can.
I'm really losing hope because I see those with my GPAs and they get waitlisted even if they do get interviews. The one option I have before I try podiatry is to go back to my SMP in the fall and take some additional classes to try to boost my SMP GPA into the 3.4 (maybe 3.5) range. I would update schools about the potential 3.4-3.5 in December of next cycle. Would it be worth going back in the fall after my MCAT and spend $10k to boost it to a 3.4-3.5 and update schools that December or no? I fear that after December I'd be interviewing for a waitlist spot, because many schools will see the 3.3 first and then the 3.4-3.5 much later into the cycle. Has anyone with my stats gotten luck?
Also, last question but why is it that I hear a 3.3 SMP is lethal on SDN but on reddit there are others who have gotten in with that SMP GPA. They did have ridiculously high MCATs tho so there's that
I have very low GPA's and a low SMP GPA (3.0cGPA, 3.0sGPA, 3.2-3.3 SMP GPA). I have a weak upward trend (last 60 of undergrad 3.5 and last term of SMP 3.6-3.7). MCAT July 30th and I'm going to submit in late August to every single DO school that I can.
I'm really losing hope because I see those with my GPAs and they get waitlisted even if they do get interviews. The one option I have before I try podiatry is to go back to my SMP in the fall and take some additional classes to try to boost my SMP GPA into the 3.4 (maybe 3.5) range. I would update schools about the potential 3.4-3.5 in December of next cycle. Would it be worth going back in the fall after my MCAT and spend $10k to boost it to a 3.4-3.5 and update schools that December or no? I fear that after December I'd be interviewing for a waitlist spot, because many schools will see the 3.3 first and then the 3.4-3.5 much later into the cycle. Has anyone with my stats gotten luck?
Also, last question but why is it that I hear a 3.3 SMP is lethal on SDN but on reddit there are others who have gotten in with that SMP GPA. They did have ridiculously high MCATs tho so there's that