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Christian's
Roadmap to
Medical School
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Christian's Unique
Road to Medical School
1. University: Sacramento State
2. Undergraduate Degree: BS Biomedical Science
3. GPA: 3.8
4. MCAT percentile: 50th
5. Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie campus)
Lets look into Christians non-traditional path to medical school. As a pre-med student, he immersed himself in the American Medical Student Association (AMSA), rising from member to officer and eventually president. His undergraduate years were filled with medical volunteering,
research participation, and a range of technical experiences. Despite this impressive array of activities, Christian's journey took an unexpected turn.
Q: Christian, where are you from and where did you complete your undergraduate studies? What was your major and how did it set you up for
applying to medical school?
A: I'm originally from the Bay Area near San Francisco in Northern California. For my undergraduate education, I attended a state
school—Sacramento State, specifically. I earned a BS in Biomedical Sciences at Sac State, a program meticulously crafted for pre-med students. It included all the necessary prerequisites for medical school, aligning perfectly with the requirements needed to advance in my medical career.
Q: Christian, could you share your GPA both in your major during your undergraduate studies at Sacramento State?
A: I don't have the exact figures on hand because it has been so long. It was something like 3.7 or 3.8 but I can confirm that my GPA wasn’t a
perfect 4.0.
Q: How did you strengthen your application?
A: To enhance my application, I also took summer courses at local community colleges. I felt that letting a summer pass without tackling prerequisites or improving grades in certain classes would be somewhat unproductive. Throughout college, I was also part of a pre-medical group.
Everyone in this club shared the same goal, so it kept me motivated. I took a lot of classes that were supplemental like Physiology etc.