I appreciate this video so much. So many people claim to have low gpas and have 3.5s. It is refreshing to see an honest take for low gpa applicants.

I’m applying to SMP’s this coming cycle. Currently finishing pre-reqs at UCLA and still need to take my MCAT. Keep up the the great work, it’s definitely inspiring!

I do not have Facebook is there another way to contact you ?

Love this! I’m studying for the MCAT now & I’m doing a masters of biomedical sciences SMP at a med school currently! Best decision! I graduate in the summer 🙂 Also, totally relating to this video! I had to research an SMP on my own so I think what you’re doing with your videos is great and can help so many find a way to med school. Do you recommend retaking a physics class taken in undergrad that I did crappy in before applying to Med school? Or will they just mostly focus on the SMP stats ?

Baylor now offers an online SMP out of their graduate school called the Masters in Medical Science. Will this program not be sufficient due to the fact it is not offered by the medical school? Why?

My overall grade is 81.5, and we dont really use the abc grading system in my country. In my first year, they told me that my average should be above 80 but nothing specific about my premed courses average. Turned out they look at the premed course average and it should be above 80. Mine is 76. i have done poorly in those courses, but the thing is that the universities are not taking into consideration other things like life conditions. I was working 2 jobs at that time, corona happened classes were online with new policies (literally experimented on us new technologies and tests), an extreme inflation, and an economic crisis. They told me i needed to raise my average, but with all these problems, it was impossible to do so for many reasons. I hope they would just consider the difficulties in the country and that not everyone is favored.

This puts me at ease honestly so stressed I’m studying for the mcat atm and taking the exam next year b4 I graduate

Thank you for sharing this❤❤❤

Gonna start my smp in 10 days . Thanks for the info. Gotta maintain the same gpa as well. So so nervous.

Hey! Love this vid. I’m in this predicament right now. Just finished my first semester of my grad program but I’m struggling to do exceptionally well in it. Any tips for my next semester?

Thank you for this!

Oh my gosh same! I didn’t know that you don’t get grants once you graduate either and I was pissed

Thank you!

Great vid! Can you talk more about how financial works for smp and carry onto med school? I’m a little confused on how loans, cost of living ect of getting a smp and how thay could affects med school tuition wise

Do you have any recommendations for reasonably priced SMP's at DO schools or any DO/MD schools with fair support for students and/or strong affiliations with their med schools? Currently living in Canada (but I am a US citizen), and I am looking for SMPs to apply into for next year.

Hey Mike I know this is old, but I want to apply to KCU this Fall as part of the DO program. It is my top choice as I am a KC resident. I’m wondering if Mid September is too late for that? Thanks.

Hello Michael I already graduated but I have one D grade in one of my upper science class. Should I retake it as non degree student to make up? I have 3.3 GPA 3.6 Science GPA 480 MCAT. Do you think my stat would be ok to apply for either post bacc or SMP? I also have 600 hours of hospital volunteering around 300 hours of community service 100 hours of doctor shadowing, volunteering at food pantry during COVID around 50 hours.

What program did you apply to?

I got accepted to the KCU 1 year masters program this week and I think I found you at the right time lol. Thank you for sharing that information. Just a quick question, do the program have a MCAT requirement or just maintain the 3.5 gpa to get into the DO program?

If you don’t mind answering what was your MCAT score after you finished your first semester of your masters program ?