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Originally posted by wshelton

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Originally posted by jeffliu0

Hi there!

Dear Jeff,
Thanks for contacting us. You will very likely have to do more advanced course work in the sciences to show that you are academically ready for medical school. And before you do that I would not advise you to retake the MCAT exam. My advice to you, if you want to go to a U.S. medical school, is to check out some of the M.S. programs in medical science or other post bac programs. Just do a google search and you will find a number options.
Best wishes,

Dr. Shelton
Senior Consultant
AdmissionsConsultants
703.242.5885

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Hi,

Thank you for the response. If I were to complete a M.S. program, would my admission GPA be based solely on post bac, or would it in combination with my undergraduate GPA? Please let me know and thanks in advance for the clarification.

Regards,
Jeff

[jeffliu0]

Hi there!

I am extremely interested in a medical degree and will be graduating this May with a BSc Biology Major. Although I am currently attending University of British Columbia, I am hoping to attend a US Medical School. I am not sure if I am allowed to post here or not but I thought it was worth a shot. All values were calculated with a AMCAS GPA calculator. My cumulative undergraduate GPA is 2.88, and my cumulative undergraduate BCPM is 2.74. I know these grades are rather horrible, but they are much due slacking in the first 2 years (2.2ish). However, I have made major improvements starting in my 3rd with 3.3+. I am not entirely sure if Canadian letter grades are equivalent when used to calculate GPA but I do have the spreadsheet saved if there are any problems. I received a 29P (7/11/11) on my first MCAT attempt but am planning to retake the exam to increase my reading comprehension score. At the moment, I do not have much relevant work/volunteer experience but am thinking of taking a year off to make up for it. However, I did do quite a bit of volunteer and semi-pay work relating to voice performances. I know these numbers do not make me competitive enough for most decent US medical schools, but I do not have the freedom to choose with my current grades. I am quite confused about what I should be doing now. Are there any Medical School that I am able to apply to? If not, what are your recommendations? Please let me know and thank you for your time.

NOTE: The GPA I have calculated are not official because UBC reports our grades as a percentage + letter grade rather than a GPA.

Regards,
Jeff

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