3.05 GPA after freshman year

[ChadC]

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As for science courses, I've got about a 3.2. I know I can do better with less partying, which really brought my grades down second semester. Am I still in the clear and on a good track? Most ppl have told me grades usually go up after freshman year, I'm just wondering if dental schools look for consistanly 3.5 and up all 3 years.

I've got an A avg. in biology courses/labs
C+ avg. in my 1 semester of chem lecture/lab
C avg. in my 1 semseter of calculus.


If I'm too paranoid/stupid, feel free to insert sarcasm

 

[rollredroll]

i'd rather have a dentist who got a 3.0 his freshman year because he partied too much than one who got a 4.0 all 4 years beceause he/she was too much of a stiff to have a good time.

 

[Flipper405]

You're still fine; you have a lot more classes to take, and they like to see upward trends. As long as you actually do show improvement and end up with a higher gpa, you should be ok. If you continue to keep around 3.0, it's going to be tough when it comes time to apply. I wouldn't agree so much with the generalization that grades usually go up after freshman year; it's all up to what you want to do.
Good luck.

 

[Regmata]

Try to make those your last C's in the sciences

 

[ChadC]

Try to make those your last C's in the sciences

Mos def. I really had no idea what to expect from chemistry, and I knew I wouldn't do very well in calculus b/c I did poorly in highschool. Apparently my schools chem. dept. is really strong...

 

[dmd2011]

As for science courses, I've got about a 3.2. I know I can do better with less partying, which really brought my grades down second semester. Am I still in the clear and on a good track? Most ppl have told me grades usually go up after freshman year, I'm just wondering if dental schools look for consistanly 3.5 and up all 3 years.

I've got an A avg. in biology courses/labs
C+ avg. in my 1 semester of chem lecture/lab
C avg. in my 1 semseter of calculus.


If I'm too paranoid/stupid, feel free to insert sarcasm

relax.... you have plenty of time to bring up your grades. focus now on what you need to do next year to improve your grades.