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Hello, I have found your site very enlightening. I am what you would call a non-traditional student since I recieved an honors B.S. in biochemistry a couple of years ago. I have also worked in a neurochemistry lab for several years and have had the privelege to be a co-author on 3 publications and several conference abstracts. In addition, I am finishing a masters degree in public health. I am thinking about a career in medicine but am a little worried about my undergraduated GPA. My undergrad GPA was 3.45 and at this point in my graduate studies (between my first and second year) I have a 3.96. I have taken the MCAT but did not do very well. Will my graduate studies, and publications, improve my chances of acceptance to medical school provided I improve my MCAT score? Thank you for your thoughts.
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Hi,
Obviously, you record is pretty good, and I think your basic research experience along with your interest in public health makes you a very tempting candidate. You stellar work in grad school will certainly help as will your publications. You should of course study and know your stuff before taking MCAT again. Also, having some clinical exposure might help--see the "Getting In" section of the web site.
One question of concern may be your science GPA. You probably haven't taken any science classes while doing Master in Public Health--so your science GPA will be derived solely from your undergrad GPA. If your overall undergrad GPA is roughly representative of your science GPA then its OK, but if it is severely low you might want to pull it up.
Good luck,
Alex
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