How to get accepted to medical school with a low GPA!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- Dr. Webb answers a commonly asked question and dispels a myth about having a low GPA and getting accepted to medical school.
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You inspired me Tony
High GPA, Low MCAT score (498) Got pressured by my peers and advisor to take the MCAT my senior year when I was going through a bunch of crap (divorce, working full time, volunteering, Independent research, and a full load of upper level Biol and Chem courses) My study time was inefficient and spent worrying about not passing, self fulfilling prophesy I guess.
Knowing you had to take the MCAT 3 times shows that the best doctors arent the first time GO's, they're the hardest workers who learn from failure. I'm 28 and now if I want to attend medical school I'll have to wait until I'm 30 before I matriculate.
Once again, you inspire me. When you said it didnt matter how many years it took you would eventually get into medical school I had the epiphany.
Being a doctor is a lifestyle not a job. I dont need a job right now, I'm living my life and I'll spend decades still as a Doctor. What do I care if it means I'm one or two or three years older than I am right now to start?
You didnt just write about or talk about overcoming the odds. You live it everyday man, its help me out of some dark places of feeling too old and untalented.
My dream is to become a anesthesiologist! Im definitley taking all the advice I can get. I'm at my first step going to a community college!:)
Awesome! You CAN do it! Its a long road but worth it in the end! Keep up the good work and let me know if you have any questions along the way!
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I have the same goal and plan. I either want to do that or be a Trauma Surgeon
Nikki Taylor finally I found some one with the same goal. And I did started at a community college. I’m sophomore now. People keep telling how hard, expensive and take long time, but still have the same dream. Keep it up, you’ll do it.
Focus E what’s your major?
Biology and sociology as a minor
I have a 3.2 gpa and I’m a sophomore. Praying I’ll be okay it’s hard but I really wanna get into Med school
do you have an update?
Thank you so much Dr. Webb for being so inspirational. God bless you. 😊
You are very welcome!
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Dr. Webb keeps me going when I wanna give up
I know its an old video but I just uploaded a video yesterday on my channel on how I overcame a bad GPA and got into medical school! Thanks for the video Dr. Webb.
The Fee Assistance Program only helps a little...so how would you endure four years of medical school debt and paying the rent each month? Can you help me out and tell me how it is you are paying the rent portion? That I would really like to know. Are any of your parents helping you out with the $800 or so of rent each month?
So my University offers a 1-yr masters program of Medical Physiology and if you attain a certain GPA upon completion, you are a guaranteed an interview with the Medical College. Do need to take the MCAT tho. But is this a more sure route, than trying to retake some classes and working as an EMT meanwhile?! I had given up on the MD dream, but recently found that drive I had come into freshmen year 4-yrs ago to make it to medical school.
Awesome! What university is that? I am very interested in checking it out!!
Any update? 😊
What was your GPA?
Good question
What's your GPA?
3.7 gpa mct 512 score McGill undergraduates.is good enough for medicine acceptance
They refused 😢
They refused 😢
God bless you more for the BIG ♥️ to want to help others succeed too! Super cool! ✅
Hi Dr. Webb,
I recently subscribed to your videos as I find them very inspirational. I obtained my undergrad in 2012 as a biology major and chemistry minor. My cumulative GPA was like a 3.2. I completed a post-bac program at Texas Tech University Health Science Center in Clinical Laboratory Sciences (and my GPA was around 3.4. I passed all the courses - which were clinical based science courses - with A's and B's) and I'm now a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist through the ASCP-BOC. I have today signed up from an mcat prep through Kaplan as I work full time in a local hospital lab. Also throughout my undergrad I worked in many different fields. I would like to know if I am headed in the right path, as my goal has always been to become a doctor. I feel confident that the path I am on will benefit me in the end, but I would like your honest opinion. I'd love to have a one-on-one discussion with you, if possible. Thanks again for your inspiration.
Hoping to get a response from Dr. Antonio Webb
Do the medical schools look at your marks from your post- bachelorette program only or did they combine the marks from your post-baccalaureate and your first undergrad? Thank you in advance!
I was thinking of doing the Georgetown post bacc program
I'm only a sophomore in high school with an average GPA of 3.3 ( over the years ) and I feel its low if I wanna be a doctor but this video helps me. Hopefully my motivation to go to medical school stays.
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The way you said two Ik you lived in Baltimore🤣
Hey Dr. Webb, How would you go about getting good LOR's if you have been out of school for a while? I already have the pre-reqs done and i have a masters in nursing.
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Dr. Webb, would you be willing give your opinion on residency match after going to an osteopathic program? Do you feel there is a stigma towards DO's?
Yes and no. Good question. Some programs do not accept DOs, like my program in San Antonio but there are plenty other programs that do. Being a DO means you will just have to work harder when applying in addition to taking both the MD and DO boards
Antonio J. Webb, M.D. thanks for responding! I might go the DO route. I'm a late in lifer, who will be applying in a couple years with about 3.2-3.3. I'm interested in emergency medicine/internal medicine, but I'd also like to keep my options open for surgery. More and more, your profession seems really enticing, even compared to other surgery specialities.
Hi, you asked about osteopathic medicine a few months back. Check out this video here with the Dean of an Osteopathic Medical school here in Texas!!
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Does the post back credit count as med school credit
Hello Dr. Webb. I received my ASN, and later I received my BSN. While obtaining my BSN, I was graded on a pass- fail method which automatically gave me a 3.0 gpa. I still have 3 core sciences to take before applying for med school. My question is will the pass fail method/ low GPA hinder me from being accepted? If so, what would you recommend to increase my chances of acceptance? Also, I am currently enrolled in NP school, but my heart is definitely in medicine.
I dont think so. I would contact the schools you are going to apply to and check with them. Alot of medical schools are reverting to pass/fail scale so I dont know for sure but would believe that wouldnt hurt you. If your GPA is low, I would consider a post bac or graduate program (like NP) to make your more competitive
What's considered a low GPA
To be competitive, I would say anything below a 3.5
What was your GPA
How expensive are post bacc programs ?
If your aim is MD program: Washington State Univ accepts those with GPA 2.6. while Ponce Health Science University in Puerto Rico asks GPA 2.7. I think your GPA already reaches it.
If your aim is Dentistry, this schools don't require a minimum GPA at all: University of Chicago, Rutgers University, West Virginia University, University of Colorado, University of Nebraska, & University of Florida.
If your aim was Podiatric Medicine, then Barry Univ don't require a minimum GPA
while New York College of Podiatric Medicine's 1st year subjects are all pre-clinical subjects and their policy states that if someone already had a PhD containing those pre-clinical subjects with equivalent number of credits then they'll automatically accept you as a 2nd year student in the DPM program as Advance Placement. Their pre-clinical subjects are usually available in universities offering PhD in Mollecular Biology, PhD Epidemiology, PhD Genetics, & PhD Anatomy.
If your aim is Osteopathic Medicine then Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine also accepts crediting of their 1st year pre-clinical subjects for those who had PhD also. Although there's two clinical subject that you'll have to take in their first year once accepted: OSM Principle 1 & 2. If you want to catch up, you may later re-transfer to Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine after finishing that missed 2 clinical subjects in ATCOM since PCOM is a trimester school.
What would you consider a low gpa
As in gpa is this associated with high school or undergrad
Undergrad, med schools don’t look at hs gpas
How low was your gpa?