Considering that I heard from a specific program director that my uGPA was indeed lower than their intern pool, I feel that I have a legitimate reason to be wary, no?
No. Having a GPA lower than an intern pool is not grounds for being wary since being lower than an intern pool is not grounds for rejection. That said, if you are applying to a residency that will reject your application because your undergrad GPA was "low", then I would not want to go to this program. Any reasonable admissions committee would likely want to interview you and make a judgement call. However, their decision post interview is a totally different matter.
I don't understand why people on SDN always err on the side of troll. This was the reason why I made a very recent account in the first place. OMFS applicant
should be aiming for top of their class anyway, shouldn't they? Am I doing something wrong for studying my ass off for classes and the CBSE?
The reason they err on the side of troll is that, in scenarios similar to this, there are far more trolls than there are legitimate posts. If you made a new account just to post this, then you shot yourself in the foot. An established account is much less likely to be a troll account. I am not saying you are a troll, but what I am saying that given the history on this forum and the fact that you just made an account (unfortunately) stacks the odds against you. Also studying your ass off is great - shows motivation.
And no, my CBSE is not the highest score to date, because one of my fellow classmates scored higher just this past August.
I am very familiar with the past performances on the CBSE. True, someone scored a 99, but at that point gains are marginal since a 95+ and a 99 are many, many standard deviations from the average. This is especially true when looking at past exams which had maximums of 92-95. Your score is still among the highest.
Honestly, how else am I supposed to interpret your wise-ass remarks before, and linking to a trololol video?
By understanding that we are not attacking you personally. We are critical of the scenario that you are presenting to us - new member, extreme stats, worried about something that is seemingly benign - it all stacks up in favor of a false post. This is not about you, but about the position we are in reading your post. Once again, all the best.