2.36 GPA to Accepted Applicant | Mission: Accepted S2 Ep. 2

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2021
  • Mission: Accepted features successful med school applicants. We dive into their full applications, looking at specifically what worked well, along with what they could've done even better.
    To apply to be featured on Mission: Accepted, fill out the application at MissionAccepted.tv/apply.
    This accepted applicant showed how they valued hard work and perseverance, got a 522 MCAT, and upward trend, and compiled a school list that met their needs. They had amazing activity descriptions and got
    This student fought the odds of applying late, low GPA with F's, and a weak personal statement.
    If you like Mission: Accepted, be sure to check out my other series Application Renovation, in which I give feedback to students who got rejected from medical school. We follow a similar format with full, detailed application breakdowns: applicationrenovation.com/
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  • @user-um9eh2dz1z
    @user-um9eh2dz1z 6 месяцев назад +62

    Accepted this cycle to a US medical school with a 2.94. Don’t quit.

    • @user-ff9mb1ts4u
      @user-ff9mb1ts4u 2 месяца назад +1

      congratulations! did you also do a post-bacc?

    • @user-um9eh2dz1z
      @user-um9eh2dz1z 2 месяца назад

      @@user-ff9mb1ts4u I didn’t. I had lots of clinical experience and a decent MCAT

  • @hf8987
    @hf8987 2 года назад +154

    Followed your advice, told stories, didn't try to sell myself and got in one of the best programs in the country with a 3.4 and a 501 MCAT
    THANK YOU!!! God bless! 🙌🏽

    • @shivmirani748
      @shivmirani748 2 года назад +1

      Woah 🤯

    • @rashnas4029
      @rashnas4029 2 года назад +2

      I'm in a somewhat similar boat so I appreciate you sharing this haha Can I ask where you applied?

    • @Yankee4ever2
      @Yankee4ever2 3 месяца назад +1

      God Bless you

  • @WatercolorwithKendra
    @WatercolorwithKendra 2 года назад +214

    Followed your advice for years, wrote my application with stories, improved my gpa, accepted to medical school yesterday! Thank you, Dr. Gray!

  • @XxI3ioHazardxX
    @XxI3ioHazardxX 2 года назад +59

    I finished undergrad with a 2.99 GPA and this video helped kill the self doubt I was feeling and inspired me not to give up. If this gentleman could overcome an undergrad GPA of 2.36 and get into medical school then I can too

    • @bouchser000
      @bouchser000 Год назад +3

      This video also gave me confidence as well, shit happens life, long as you show growth in your application.

    • @jaredwilliams6853
      @jaredwilliams6853 Год назад +3

      Right my internet went down on my English exam day and I ended up getting an F and stressing trying to retake the entire class this dudes grades saving lives little does he know.

  • @oliviaspencer6753
    @oliviaspencer6753 2 года назад +31

    522!!! You go!!! Congrats.

  • @Kyle-fh8fe
    @Kyle-fh8fe 2 года назад +45

    This is so comforting. It is literally my story so far. I'm hoping to do a GPA recovery before it gets too bad and instead be able to settle with an upward trend

    • @ingothitrust5248
      @ingothitrust5248 2 года назад +6

      Mine too. Graduated near the bottom of my class; could not afford a post-bacc, but took classes over again and did the best I could; prepping for the MCAT now, and hoping my journey plus years and years and years of clinical experience will help.....best of luck to ya....

    • @Kyle-fh8fe
      @Kyle-fh8fe 2 года назад +1

      @@ingothitrust5248 best of luck to you too. Keep the faith, and if necessary, grinding.

    • @hf8987
      @hf8987 2 года назад

      @@ingothitrust5248 it will! Keep faith!
      If you show them how your year and years of clinical experience is everything you have ever wanted to do (passion), you'll get in!

  • @nataliesalazar4108
    @nataliesalazar4108 Год назад +10

    This is my favorite video. Such an amazing story

  • @bouchser000
    @bouchser000 Год назад +3

    I've spoken to an associated dean for admissions and was informed to take all of your desired classes or amount of credits before submitting your application so that that your grades can be better reflected as a whole. Spot on far as saving something to build something bigger like a "product" in line.

  • @medicalchalupa9928
    @medicalchalupa9928 2 года назад +3

    I’m excited to start writing. I love the flavor of writing he brought forward and it’s the type of writing I enjoy. Time to grind this application out

  • @snowflower419
    @snowflower419 2 года назад +11

    Thank you for sharing your story. It really does bring a lot of reassurance that it can be done :)

  • @DrStoooopid
    @DrStoooopid 2 года назад +13

    I needed to hear this, because I've been really wondering how to proceed.
    Because: I'll have my pre-req's done before I matriculate, but I didn't know if I should apply DURING or AFTER. This makes a lot of sense. Long story short...30 years since I had to drop out of school to take care of my father, finally graduating college this December, but def need a post-bacc for pre-req's (career change). That'll put me right at 59 when I finish residency lol. (VERY non-traditional)

  • @tylerhaskell1871
    @tylerhaskell1871 2 года назад +1

    Really inspiring, thank you!

  • @joyleenstrozier4295
    @joyleenstrozier4295 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for sharing this information with me Sir.

  • @davidsoto4394
    @davidsoto4394 Год назад

    Excellent video.

  • @rlbnll123
    @rlbnll123 2 месяца назад

    What’s funny is that you hear “apply early.” But the feed and I got from two schools was “your stats are competitive but you applied too early” and they provided full transparency and said that they’re really looking for that unicorn applicant and then a few months into the cycle they get humbled and as such recommend I reapply but around August/sept

  • @royamehr4937
    @royamehr4937 2 года назад

    Thank you!

  • @manueldelagarza2518
    @manueldelagarza2518 2 года назад +4

    How did you come up with your school list?

  • @savedbygrace5416
    @savedbygrace5416 Год назад

    What schools did d he apply to?

  • @volleyballlover43
    @volleyballlover43 2 года назад +7

    Thank you for sharing! This is great. What schools did he apply to?

    • @doshang6627
      @doshang6627 2 года назад +14

      In total I applied to 35 schools, 31 MD, 4 DO. I plan to do a breakdown on school selection in the future.

    • @marinayoussef7401
      @marinayoussef7401 2 года назад +2

      @@doshang6627 I wanna follow up with this 🥺🥺

    • @TG-im2nn
      @TG-im2nn 2 года назад

      @@doshang6627 yes please!

    • @GinnyCassandra
      @GinnyCassandra 2 года назад

      @@doshang6627 please post updates I just subscribed to your channel

  • @thecarpenters9571
    @thecarpenters9571 2 года назад +17

    Dr. Gray, the only thing I disagree with is that many in the autistic community have requested that neurotypical people use identity-first language in that instance. Other than that, I always use person-first language. I still struggle with this because person-first is so ingrained in me.
    This does offer some hope to me, as I’m not the person with the great GPA. Now to work on the MCAT and Applications Academy…

    • @xniks101x
      @xniks101x 2 года назад

      So the preferred way would be to say “autistic child” instead of “child who has autism” ?
      I’d always assumed the latter was more PC than the former.

  • @Palufay
    @Palufay Год назад +5

    I couldn't understand which materials he used to study for the MCAT. Can someone clarify please? It was at the 14:00 mark

    • @ashleygrey7986
      @ashleygrey7986 Год назад

      Blueprint & Altius test pack. AAMC material. Practice problems.

  • @bouchser000
    @bouchser000 Год назад +4

    I'm I reading that correctly he only accumulated 9.90 post bac credits?

    • @venkatachengalvala4289
      @venkatachengalvala4289 Год назад

      Yes but he also sent in updates (which helped; updates are definitely not ideal compared to having a strong primary application in the first place but are still better than nothing).

  • @tsuisunyu
    @tsuisunyu Год назад

    did the guy who got 2.36 gpa got accepted to a D.O. school or MD school , I had a friend who got a 2.0 gpa and still get into several D.O. schools.

    • @nabeel1119
      @nabeel1119 11 месяцев назад

      assuming this is an AMCAS application, MD most likely

  • @troopernate8046
    @troopernate8046 Год назад

    cool

  • @averagebloke4474
    @averagebloke4474 2 года назад +2

    Wish I can get into medical school. Please help me. Too bad it's too late

  • @TheBhopali1
    @TheBhopali1 2 месяца назад

    What is this S and P??

    • @0mss
      @0mss 2 месяца назад +1

      an SMP is a postgraduate program designed for pre-med students to improve their credentials.

  • @thatonedog819
    @thatonedog819 3 месяца назад +3

    As an autistic adult with a physical disability - most of us don't like person first language. It sounds patronizing. I'm autistic.

  • @Adam-ww8ei
    @Adam-ww8ei 7 месяцев назад

    Is having “good stories” really what they should be looking at for medical school acceptance? I mean I get that admissions staff get tired of the same type of student over and over but why are they admitting students based solely on being “different” or “non trad”. Seems like grades, mcat, and personal statement should come first

    • @Yankee4ever2
      @Yankee4ever2 3 месяца назад +2

      Who are doctors at the end of the day, people. Even as a patient you’re gonna be happier with a doctor that is a human not just someone is academically talented, still good tho

    • @Adam-ww8ei
      @Adam-ww8ei 3 месяца назад

      @@Yankee4ever2 I think it depends. I personally would rather have a highly knowledgeable doctor over a people person. I’m going to them for information and treatment not entertainment. But I understand what you’re saying. Not everyone thinks like I do

    • @Yankee4ever2
      @Yankee4ever2 3 месяца назад

      @@Adam-ww8ei im with you, right in the middle