A few days ago
Jennifer C

Who can get into med school?

So i didn’t do to good in high school (it was more of a social thng to me) Is their still a chance to get into med school if I do really good while getting my BA?

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A few days ago
Megan W

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Absolutely. One of my closest friends was not the type of person anyone could have imagined becoming a physician– mediocre performance in high school, joined the Marine Corps straight out of HS. He later went to a public university did well and is now an EM (emergency medicine) resident. There are so many ways to medical school and its sad to see people think the door is closed because of a poor high school or even college performance. Ultimately, you will have prove yourself academically whether that be in college, on your MCAT or in post grad science classes.

Best of luck!

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A few days ago
Anonymous
Its a lot more than just doing good…

You will need:

A high GPA (higher than 3.5… preferably higher than 3.75)

A high science GPA (higher than 3.4 recommended)

6 recommendations from professors, volunteer workplaces, etc.

A good internship, work study, hospital volunteer work, etc.

A good MCAT score (ridiculously difficult)

An awesome essay/story for your application.

It is very difficult to get into and I wouldn’t even bother if you don’t know for a fact that you would be iffy about pulling it off.

Did you ever consider being a Physicians Assistant or something similar? They get paid fairly well and only go to a 2 year school after graduation. They don’t have to take the MCATs either.

Some more good news for you… once you get into college nobody cares how you did in HS. In fact, if you put anything regarding high school on your resume, you didn’t do enough stuff in college. So basically your record is reset… just do well in college and you can suceed in anything.

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A few days ago
Lacus
Of course.

Medical school admittance depends on your college transcript and your MCAT scores.

Do well in college and you’ll be fine.

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A few days ago
Thomas M
Yes. They won’t even look at your high school grades.
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A few days ago
Anonymous
Yes, if you put in hard work and dedication. It will going to be hard but you can do it.
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