1st semester freshman gpa? Did I lose my chance????

[delightfullyme12]

Hi everyone. Right now I'm projected to end my 1st semester of freshman year with a 3.5 gpa. I was struggling to find good study habits and it impacted my grades (any tips?). I know I still have 2nd semester to improve my overrall freshman gpa (striving to maintain all A's to bounce back) but did I already ruin my chances of attending top medical schools such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, etc? How bad will it impact my amcas gpa if I have B's in a science and non-science course?

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[gyngyn]

3.5 in the first year of college is not a disaster.
Your chances (at any school) have a lot more to do with your accomplishments and what you add to the class.

 

[Ms Procrastinator]

Hi everyone. Right now I'm projected to end my 1st semester of freshman year with a 3.5 gpa. I was struggling to find good study habits and it impacted my grades (any tips?). I know I still have 2nd semester to improve my overrall freshman gpa (striving to maintain all A's to bounce back) but did I already ruin my chances of attending top medical schools such as Harvard, Johns Hopkins, etc? How bad will it impact my amcas gpa if I have B's in a science and non-science course?

Your gpa's fine so far. Chill. Besides, it's not your gpa that would mess up your chance at a top school like Hopkins, it's your MCAT. A 4.0 means squat if you get 509 or something. Seriously though, you're fine-ish.

 

[HomeSkool]

I didn't even read your post because the first four words of your thread title told me all I needed to know. Regardless of what your GPA was, no, you haven't blown your chances. Relax, work hard, and keep your head in the game, and you'll be fine.

 

[Wahkoon]

I had a 3.3 my freshman year. Take a deep breath.

Chances at Harvard/Johns Hopkins are fickle regardless - don’t concern yourself with that now.

 

[jarednogeek]

a 3.5 is not a bad GPA first semester..... you're doing fine. shoot for that 4.0 though

 

[Doc_Ock]

are we talking science gpa or cumulative?

 

[culturekweenXx]

I think a 3.5 is fine. You have a lot of time to improve. That being said, I'd encourage you to keep your goals realistic. A top medical college isn't at all necessary for a great career as a physician

 

[OrthoTraumaMD]

When you are an attending, no one will care where you went to med school.


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[getdown]

You're not getting into Harvard.

 

[elderberrypie]

Don't focus on it and try to do better going forward. I had a rough sophomore year for personal reasons and got something between 3.0-3.5 (all my other years were As with occasional A-) and still got interviews at T25 medical schools. Haven't heard back from them yet, but don't lose hope!
BTW, those personal reasons weren't anything I cared to disclose to the admissions committees, so my Bs were Bs with no excuse. I attended 5 interviews so far and no one asked me about it.

 

[AdenineThomasPhosphate]

You're going to fit in with all of the other neurotic pre-meds on this website.

 

[Glaucous]

Don't stress over it too much. Besides a 3.5 isn't the end of the world for your first semester (I know my first semester GPA is detrimental). Show an upward increase, and focus on other the components of your application.