How to Fix a 2.6 Science GPA and Still Go to Med School | Application Renovation (S2 E13)

This premed applied with a 494 MCAT and 2.6 science GPA. She didn't hear back from any medical schools. Today I'm looking through her full AMCAS application to help her identify what she should be doing to still get into med school in the future!

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Resources I mentioned in the episode:
http://premedyears.com/171
http://whatsmygpa.com

On this week's Application Renovation, I'm talking with a student who rushed through her application and didn't have much guidance. Here are some points we discussed:

• Dual-enrollment classes: How they can potentially hurt your premed career.
• What medical schools might think about a pattern of repeated C's.
• The trend in her overall GPA vs science GPA: Why I wish her science GPA looked more like her cumulative GPA!
• Why you shouldn't list all your physician shadowing as separate items in your application.
• What "most meaningful activity" really means on AMCAS, and how to interpret it.
• The biggest red flag I see other than her stats.
• Why I really like non-medical extracurriculars like band, and how they show who you are.
• Why her application clearly says, "I was late to the premed game."
• What she did RIGHT to start her personal statement.
• Will a typo kill your application? How bad are they?
• Should you talk about shadowing in your personal statement?
• Why the attitude in her personal statement is spot on, but there's something missing to support it.
• What's wrong with her medical school list.
• Why I don't recommend applying to medical school before you're ready to "give it a shot."
• Does it hurt you or help you to be a reapplicant?
• Premed postbac vs biomedical master's programs or SMPs.
• Why some students who struggled in undergrad often shine in Master's programs.
• Should you put extracurricular hobbies on your med school application?

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