Howdy Ags! So Im a first year medical student and I graduated from Texas A&M. I have lots of friends that are still undergraduates and most of them aspire to go to medical school/professional school. Around this time, many of them are feeling like they just cant do it anymore or are having major doubts about this whole med school thing. Im sure there are more like them out there so Im here to share my story. Freshman year at TAMU, I ended with a 2.85 GPA. Most med schools wont even consider you unless they see that 3.5 GPA on your transcript so I was freaking out pretty bad at this point. I had made a D in Biology and realized I had to retake it and I was feeling pretty low about myself over the summer. I got diagnosed with depression and just didnt know if I was gonna make it. I got my act together and as hard as it was, I managed to make all As and one B that following fall semester. It took a lot of tears and a lot of late nights but it so paid off because my GPA raised up to a 3.0. I know its not the greatest accomplishment ever but it was pretty nice no longer being in the 2s. I continued to do just that and the following summer was when the real hell began. I was volunteering at a hospital, taking Organic Chemistry and Physics at the same time, and studying for the MCAT all in that one summer. It was terrible. I mean, I couldnt even enjoy my summer vacation for crying out loud. I continued the MCAT studying and I took it during spring break of my junior year and I got a bit above average. I decided to not retake it and just focus on rebuilding my GPA and doing volunteering. I thought about applying to about 20 med schools that summer after my junior year but I was nowhere near ready and neither was my GPA. It was just barely at a 3.4 at that time. I started being realistic and honest with myself. Yes, I had a complete shitty start in college but there was still time to improve, no rush in applying! By the time the summer after my senior year and graduation came around, my GPA was a 3.5 and I felt confident and ready so I went ahead and applied to 22 schools! I spent the extra time until a response came back just working at a clinic and shadowing and volunteering more at the hospital. The results came back... out of 22 schools, only 2 had responded and wanted me to come in for interviews. It was better than none! And now, here I am. If youre below average or you messed up, its not too late. Hard work and patience pays off my dear fellow Aggies. TL;DR: I ended my freshman year of college with such bad grades and bad self esteem with the hopes and aspirations of wanting to attend medical school. Worked hard and took my time and got admission into 2/22 med schools after my senior year. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 20:00:01 +0000
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