Greetings once again! I just wanted to drop a quick post stating that I have chosen Nephrology as my final career choice. In fact, it sounds like I have a job offer already for AFTER fellowship! I am so pumped! Anyways, I just want this to be inspirational for those of you out there trying to get into medical school. I definately was not the BEST applicant by far! I was an academic reject coming out of high school. I think I had a 2.2 or 2.4 GPA. Either way, my GPA sucked! I went to a local community college because a.) I was poor and b.) I needed to prove it to myself that I could handle the "college workload". I did well at the CC and transfer to a "real college" where I continued to do well. I took the MCATs, which I won't brag about here, but they weren't good at all! I worked hard, persevered. Thankfully, I was one of the lucky ones! I got into a DO school here in the states and will be pursuing a career as an interventional nephrologist! Pretty cool, huh? I just want all of you out there to keep my story in mind. I had no connections, no help. I basically did it from nothing and now I'm in residency! It truly is an unbelievable feeling!! I wish you all out there similar success. I'd love to hear your success stories or if this blog has helped you in any way!
Sincerely,
DOClass2007
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congrats on making it! it's great to hear your story and all your posts about options out there for ppl who may not have the stellar numbers needed for a US med schools these days.
i found your blog while googling for info on caribbean med schools.
keep us posted - wish you the best!
I was wondering if you could offer some advice.. I am going to be a junior in college and have a GPA of 2.6. By the end of senior year I would like to raise that to 3.0. My science grades are all C's (even after retaking two classes because I failed them). My counselor is saying that it is possible for me to apply to D.O. schools this year, however, I believe I should take a year off and strengthen my application. What would you suggest? Any comments would be helpful. Thank you!
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