Low cgpa, do I still have a chance
Hey everyone I’m taking the MCAT this summer and have honestly been feeling a bit discouraged about my GPA, so I wanted some honest opinions. I’m entering 4th year and currently have around a 3.79 cGPA (about a 3.9 for Western). I’m mainly hoping to apply to Western, Mac, Queen’s, and TMU this cycle.
For ecs, I have:
- 1+ year of research experience with 1 publication (not first author)
- Part-time health sci job (3 years and ongoing)
- Customer service uni job (1.5 years)
- Residence Don / Community Advisor (1 year and ongoing)
- University sports team (novice/JV level, 1 year and ongoing)
- Volunteer at a rehab centre for seniors (<1 year and ongoing)
- Clinical therapist volunteer at a sports med clinic (<1 year and ongoing)
- Leadership roles in clubs/nonprofits (exec in 2 nonprofit clubs, VP of a robotics team, lead in a religious club for >3 years)
- Short summer camp counselling/community work with underprivileged children
Assuming I can score decently (especially CARS for Mac), do I still have a chance at these schools? Would genuinely appreciate honest advice, especially from current med students or people who applied recently.