gpa advice

Hello! I am a junior applying next cycle and I am curious about how I should build my school list and how I should temper my expectations. I have a 3.72 GPA with one C in Orgo 2 and a couple of Bs in different classes. A lot of my grades can be attributed to family situations as I have been...

Hey all, I've just started my third year in arts undergrad but am fairly set on med school, in particular, Atlantic bridge. I am generally pretty scientifically literate but I took my first university level chem course today and was disgusted to discover that it was essentially all calculus...

Hello all. I was wondering if it would be I my best interest to do a diy post bacc. I am in a unique situation where I did not start out premed, so my sgpa (3.65) is much higher than my cgpa (3.39). My breakdowns are as follows. Cgpa 3.10/3.18/3.37/4.00 and sgpa 3.33/3.67/3.26/4.00. I was...

I am ending my freshman year with a 3.1 gpa. Of this, I took 2 stem classes and have a gpa of 3.15 average in those two. These two were a B+ and B in 2 intro biology courses. My first semester cumulative gpa was a 3.82 and one terrible semester in which I had to go to the country my family...

Hi there!! I have 2 C- grades on my undergraduate transcripts in a gen Chem course and the gen chem lab. I went on to complete a masters in bio and in that program I got As in both Biochem classes I took, and I retook the DAT and scored a 21 in GC and a 19 in OC. I’m a reapplicant to dental...

Overall GPA: 3.5 Science GPA: 3.4 DAT score (include AA and all sections): 19 PAT, 17 QR, 22 RC, 23 Biology, 20 GC, 21 Ochem, TS 21, AA 21 Major: Biology Minor: Accounting Reapplicant? No Hey everyone! I appreciate anyone's help! A little bit more about me is that I am a first time applicant.I...

Hello all, I'm back with a few questions. I'll try to make this a straightforward thread. First of all, at what GPA/lack of experience does one consider pursuing a masters on the road to getting a PhD rather than just taking gap years to focus on research? Next, do grad schools pay more...

UPDATE: I just received my MCAT score and I'm bumping this post up to see if I should still delay my application or apply this cycle. cGPA and sGPA as calculated by AMCAS or AACOMAS cGPA: 3.60 sGPA: 3.63 Undergrad cGPA: 3.44 Undergrad sGPA: 3.47 Post-Bacc GPA: 4.00 No upwards or downward...

I applied to MD schools in the 2022-2023 cycle and after receiving no IIs, I'm gearing up to re-apply. I am a non-trad who spent a number of years after college outside of science and medicine before returning in 2019. MCAT: 513 AMCAS GPAs: sGPA ~2.8 Total GPA ~3.1 Volunteer and work...

Can anyone possibly provide insight into how medical schools would weight GPA from undergraduate vs graduate work, especially if there is a downward trend? My specific situation: Undergraduate cGPA = 3.96 Undergraduate sGPA = 3.97 Graduate cGPA = 3.45 Graduate sGPA = 3.45 Graduate degree is a...

I just got my grades back for my first semester and im not doing so hot. The two things that really worry me are a B+ in calc and a C+ in physics. I am going to take a similair class to physics and I am absolutely sure i will crush it. But im not sure how to lift my CGPA to something acceptable...

ORM female engineering sophomore in undergrad at a normal state school sitting at a 3.35 and unsure if I should give up on being premed? I only have 4 more semesters to drastically increase my gpa which seems unrealistic and unlikely to happen. I really want to be a doctor but should i give up...

I know that MCAT plays a huge role, but I was wondering about how it would look if cGPA is abt 3.85 and sGPA is 3.65 (for a non-science major)? Would the difference between the cGPA and sGPA be a concern to ADCOMS? Would that sGPA even be considered competitive for top schools? Thanks in...

Without my engineering courses, my BCPM GPA is a 3.38. With my engineering courses, my BCPM GPA is a 3.68. Huge difference. Some have told me flat out that engineering courses don't count towards BCPM, while others have said it depends on the "primary content" of the course (is the course...

So I am 42 years old decided 5 years ago to change my career to become a Dr. I am a former Army officer and worked in oil exploration after I was discharged. I recently graduated with my second degree as the one I got in 2002 had a poor GPA due to multiple deaths in the family over 3 semesters...

Hey guys! I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to know whether I should look to take part in some sort of enhancement in order to be competitive for MD schools. cGPA: 3.59 BCMP: 3.29 I’ve been told that my cumulative gpa is fine but a science gpa under 3.4 is considered low and combined with...

Hello everyone, First of all, I am grateful for this community so I would like to thank you for taking the time to read and respond to this question. I am stuck and do not know who to talk to. My family has high expectations of me. I had always done well in school until I reached University...

Hi everyone! I am a first time, florida resident, traditional applicant. I have applied to Washington, Florida, Colorado, Illinois, and Cornell. My GPA is 3.33 but was calculated as a 3.2 on VMCAS. I have two repeated classes and two classes I dropped. There is a significant increase in my...

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cGPA 3.73 sc GPA 3.71 Non-science major - CS MCAT: 510 Located: PA Clinical exp: 500+ Shadowing: 100 Community: 500+ Research: 500+ Hobbies: weight lifting, caring for my younger sibling Clubs in Tutoring (stem) and film media (fun) Concerns: I have the chance to do an extra sem and increase...

Hi, I was wondering if my postbac GPA will be weighted more heavily than my undergrad GPA? I was a non-science major, the only science course I took being a Bio course over 10 years ago. My BCPM postbac is 3.46, cumulative postbac is 3.51 (I took some psych and public health courses). Will this...

I need help deciding whether post bacc or an SMP is the best option for me to get into medical school. I graduated from a higher end university in 2019 with a cGPA of 2.5 and sGPA of 2.4. Since then, I’ve been taking all science classes (44 credits) via an informal post bacc (retaking pre reqs...

Hello! I am an undergraduate student at Emory University interested in applying to post bacc programs.. I am only interested in one year programs that have linkages available. Some of these programs include: -Goucher -Bryn Mawr -Tufts -Northwestern -UVA -Scripps -GW or Georgetown (if they...

Not sure if I should do a post bacc or masters or neither for MD graduated from ucla, Molecular Bio major, applying 2022-2023 cGPA: 3.55 sGPA: 3.37 (AMCAS) CA resident big upward trend from junior to senior year ECs: 1200 clinical (400 unpaid, 800 paid) 2000 clinical research 80 humanities...

Hello all, just looking for some guidance if I've reached the point for reinvention and need to look at an SMP. I've used Goro's reinvention guide, but would like some advice on my specific stats. Thanks in advanced. I have a BS in marketing. I have designated my last 40 credit hours as a post...

Hello everyone, I have a uncomp. udergrad gpa 2.7, but did a post-bacc retaking my pre-reqs and got a 4.0. It is my first semester in grad school right now doing a masters in medical sciences and im taking 2 class in the A summer term which end next month, and 2 more classes which end in...

Hello! I'm hoping my situation isn't super unheard of because I'm really needing some insight. I am a MD/DO hopeful looking to reinvent with a DIY postbacc. However, I have a million undergrad credits and have taken Zoology, Ecology, both sections of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Histology...

I've never made a post on here before, so I'm not sure how this works, but I was just wondering whether I should pass/fail my Ochem 2 class and retake it or if I should just keep the grade and retake it. This semester was pretty difficult for me mentally (obviously due to the pandemic because...

Hey guys, I hope I'm posting this in the right forum. I am a college junior (undergrad). I am also a Pre-med/pre-health student. My current, overall GPA is a 3.57. I am expecting my semester GPA for the Spring 2021 semester to be a 3.11-3.3. Thus, this will lead to a drop in my cumulative GPA...

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Hi all, I want to start off by saying BCPM classification is not easy to determine with many classes. I am looking to take some extra courses to boost my BCPM gpa before I apply next spring and I came across a course that I found looked interesting and I wanted to see if it might classify as...

My BCPM GPA is currently at a 3.1ish. However, I have taken multiple "other science" classes that I knew would be easy to do well in so my science GPA sits at a 3.3. Which do schools emphasize/look at? if my cGPA is a 3.4 and DAT is 25AA and 26TS, should I apply this cycle? Because I have so...

Hi everyone happy new year! Looking for advice on how to spend my gap year(s), fixing holes in my app, and if this post-bacc plan is good. One main issue is grades, especially sGPA, so thought I'd do a post-bacc in my city? The undergrad classes this post-bacc offers are mostly classes I've...

Hey guys, I posted a few days ago about how my grades went down. My first semester was a 3.77, my second a 3.89 and now my third was a 3.0. It was a huge drop - thanks calculus. I had a lot going on with work, COVID and online classes. The good news is that I got an A is orgo, the bad news is...

I’ve gone to 2 schools: a CC and then transferred to a 4 year university. My gpa on my transcript for CC: 3.50 My gpa on my transcript for Uni: 3.389 So I calculated my overall GPA: 3.43 Today I got verified gpa and I’m being told it’s 3.11 because of the classes I retook at CC which make my...

Hi. I am a 2nd year at a Top 5 public university. I have not done amazing in STEM classes so far (C- in Calc 2, B in Gen Chem 1 and Gen Chem 2, B+ in Genetics, on track to get a C in Organic Chem 1) and my current GPA is a 3.33 overall. I have over 6000 clinical hours as a volunteer EMT. I am...

Hi guys! So I am quite lost in my dental journey and am just trying to figure out a plan, which is leaving me nothing but stressed. I majored in Nutrition and Medical Sciences, so I got all of my pre-req's for dental school out of the way (besides physics II because my major didn't require...

Hi all! I'm gonna put it all out there even though I know I will be relentlessly scorned for my despicable 1st degree GPA. Here goes nothin'. I graduated in 2015 with a 2.1 cGPA, didn't do any premed coursework. Went back to the same school last year and will have a 2nd degree from same...

I graduated from college almost 2 years ago but I've been doing a DIY post-bacc among working and other things. I'm currently taking 3 courses this semester but in 8-week sessions. Anatomy & Physiology 1 (4 credits) just finished a few days ago and I got an A (4.0). Now I have Anatomy &...

Just attended an information session at one of my top choices and they said even with my 503 MCAT (125 every section except CARS with 128) and 3.56 overall gpa and 3.4 sgpa I probably won't be invited to an interview. I am completing an SMP and they said if I did well I could potentially get an...