Hey! So I've found myself always getting discouraged from forums like these so I decided to post to provide some hope out there for people in my situation.I always feel like all my stats are meh so I'll just give a overview of myself.
Overall GPA: 2.97 - I did dual enrollment in high school for you at a small school (Clayton State University) and then attended Georgia State University with a major in Biology after I graduated high school. I had a pretty rough time in school and ended up graduating with a 2.74 (Yikes, I know). I decided to return to Clayton State for three semesters to take some more science courses and retake a few other courses to improve my GPA. I ended up doing very well in my post bac (GPA was a 3.86) and my overall GPA rose to a 2.96 so I was very proud of myself.
GRE - First attempt (Q 156, V 147, W 3.0) & Second Attempt (Q 157, V 147, W 3.0) Obviously after paying $200 and taking the GRE a second time a year later and only scoring ONE point higher I knew that I wasn't going to bother taking it a third time.
Experience - Initially my plans were to go into PA. After trying for two cycles and failing both times I decided to look further into what I could pursue with the GRE. I was introduced to Epi during a Microbiology course at Clayton State. I absolutely loved math and figured that I would love to have a career in Epi.
I don't have any major accomplishments while I was in school. I only received Dean's List once.
After being rejected by so many PA schools at one point I lost so much hope. I applied at 9 different schools (All Epi) and the first response I got was a denial. Texas A&M denied me for my GPA for being too low. Their requirement was the typical 3.0, and remind you mines was a 2.97. Esteem booster, right? Then the acceptances started rolling in. Let me tell you I was crying tears of joy for a good 20 minutes straight. Like I stated I really just wanted to post to provide some type of hope to others who are going through the same things I went through.
