u/TheRichCat

I’m a 29-year-old critical care RN with 5 years of ICU experience at a Level I trauma center. I’m CCRN certified and work as a charge nurse and preceptor.
My estimated AACOMAS science GPA is 2.83, with a cumulative GPA around 3.2–3.3. My early science grades include several C’s, a couple of D’s, and repeats, but I’ve shown a strong upward trend: 3.6+ during my BSN, plus recent A’s in retaken Biochemistry and Immunology. My last 60–90 credits are much stronger.
I’m considering retaking A&P and chemistry and completing additional upper-level science coursework to raise my science GPA above 3.0. I haven’t taken the MCAT yet.
Given my academic history and extensive ICU experience:

1. Is DO school realistically possible?
2. How many strong post-bacc credits would you recommend?
3. Would getting above a 3.0 science GPA make a meaningful difference?
4. What MCAT score range should I aim for?
   5.Should I focus exclusively on DO programs, or could MD eventually be possible?
   I’m looking for honest advice on whether this is a difficult but realistic path or an unreasonable goal.

Hello all,
I made a post recently about not getting interviews and my collective advice was to retake my science courses due to my low science gpa. Can I take these courses at a community/technical college or should I retake them at a university? There is a huge difference in cost.. at a technical it’s $600-$700 per class and the university I graduated from is $1500 per class.

Can you get a cardiac mri without contrast? I want to get one for a new onset pvc burden but i don’t want the contrast associated. I had a normal echo.

I plan to apply far and wide. Please be blunt and realistic! What are my chances of getting in somewhere? What is this looking like? I have two 4 year degrees with a lot of credit hours. Unfortunately getting my over all gpa up is not possible.

-3.0 science gpa
-3.2 over all gpa
-5 years critical care, neuro trauma icu, cardio Pulm icu, medical icu, critical care float pool, PACU for a few months
-retook biochemistry and immunology last year at a 4 year university in person and made A’s
-unit council member
-charge nurse
-Ccrn
ACLS, bls, pals
-305 gre score
-45 shadowing hours