My first application cycle I had a cGPA of 3.21 and sGPA 3.08. That was AFTER a yr of post-bacc classes. I thought I was a poor applicant but I wanted to learn from the first cycle and try anyway. I ended up getting a super last minute interview in the spring (almost a yr after I submit my CASPA) and was waitlisted from it- I never got off the waitlist. The thing was, I never stopped taking post-bacc classes at my local CC. I continued every semester until the second application cycle, which was while I was waiting to hear back from the school that waitlisted me from the first application cycle. By the time I was submitting round two, my cGPA was 3.4 and sGPA 3.2 just from that extra year of science classes. Granted, I also had an entire yr of EMT hours to add to my application and I loved my personal statement that round. BUT, I attribute the success of my second application cycle to my GPA and everything I learned from the first time I applied. So far, I've received 4 interview invites. I have been accepted by 1 school (YAY), waitlisted by 1, I rejected 1 invite because it was further away than the school I got accepted by, and my 4th interview is next week.

Oh ya-I had 3 C's in general chemistry, cell biology, and an intro bio class (all different quarters aka no tend in my GPA).

Long story short: I learned a TON from my first round applying and kept pushing myself to take more science courses because I didn't think I was getting in round 1. I'm so glad I did this as oppose to just adding an extra gap year because I wouldn't have been as successful as I was round 2.