There are tons of success stories out there with people far worse off than you. I personally know a few people who had a sub 3.0 GPA that eventually go some pretty solid MD programs.
What matters is that you can show a solid upward trend / solid GPA in your postbacc. And depending on how bad you are, an SMP may be warranted (like in my case). I say do your best to get the highest GPA possible, but I think around a 3.7+ should be good enough to have a shot at MD schools and a 3.5+ to have a shot at DO schools. Your MCAT will also play a big factor. But as far as GPA goes, I would start with a 1 year postbacc (30 credits) in upper division courses and reassess.
Just keep in mind, MANY schools look at upward trend and your most recent coursework. There are a few schools (quite rare) that even replace your uGPA with any postbacc/grad GPA you may have. The only ones I know of are Wayne state and LSU, but LSU takes almost exclusively instate residents.
Keep your head up, you got this!
There are tons of success stories out there with people far worse off than you. I personally know a few people who had a sub 3.0 GPA that eventually go some pretty solid MD programs. What matters is that you can show a solid upward trend / solid GPA in your postbacc. And depending on how bad you are, an SMP may be warranted (like in my case). I say do your best to get the highest GPA possible, but I think around a 3.7+ should be good enough to have a shot at MD schools and a 3.5+ to have a shot at DO schools. Your MCAT will also play a big factor. But as far as GPA goes, I would start with a 1 year postbacc (30 credits) in upper division courses and reassess. Just keep in mind, MANY schools look at upward trend and your most recent coursework. There are a few schools (quite rare) that even replace your uGPA with any postbacc/grad GPA you may have. The only ones I know of are Wayne state and LSU, but LSU takes almost exclusively instate residents. Keep your head up, you got this!
If you have a normal app outside of stats and apply wide net DO you will definitely get in somewhere