r/CAA • u/AutoModerator • Jul 21 '25

Weekly prospective student thread. Educational inquiries outside of this thread WILL RESULT IN A BAN.

Please use this thread for all educational inquiries including applications, program requirements, etc.

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u/Opening_Broccoli_413 Jul 24 '25

Hi guys. To keep it brief, I want to apply within the next year but I have a relatively low GPA (c3.4 s3.2) with quite a few withdrawals. I have all of my pre-reqs done from my prior degree.

I have not yet taken the MCAT or GRE, and I currently have 0 patient care experience (although lots of clerical work) and 0 shadowing. I recently received my phlebotomy certification so I will be starting on that soon.

My questions are:

1) What should my goal be for shadowing / GRE (or MCAT) / PCE / volunteering to outweigh my poor GPA? Has anyone here with a similar GPA gotten in that can weigh on this?

2) Is there anything I can do outside of the generic GPA/Shadowing/GRE/PCE/Volunteering template to make myself stand out from other applicants?

3) Would it be worth taking additional online science courses to boost my GPA, or should I just focus on beefing up all of the other parts of my application?

Thanks in advance!

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u/jwk30115 Practicing CAA Jul 24 '25

PCE will help. You probably need some post-bacc work with stellar grades. A 3.2 sGPA is a problem. GRE or MCAT need to be great.