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Academic Inconsistencies
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freshman year: 3.8 gpa
sophomore year 3.9
junior year 2.1
senior year 4.0
Your MCAT score would only be inconsistent if you took it 2 other times and nailed a 39 each time but just had to take it again to get that 45 but ended up with a 28 haha.
sophomore year 3.9
junior year 2.1
senior year 4.0
Your MCAT score would only be inconsistent if you took it 2 other times and nailed a 39 each time but just had to take it again to get that 45 but ended up with a 28 haha.
I would just write about anything that you feel needs explanation.
I mean, I know what I think needs explanation. But it's what adcoms think (and that I am attempting to approximate using the SDN hivemind) that does matter.
I hear people talk about "unbalanced MCATs" so i just wanted to be sure. I had a .6 drop my senior year that I figured I would need to explain but I also had a .6 increase my junior year that I was unsure about.
I don't see a .6 change needing an explanation. Not everyone in the world has an upward trend and that's ok. You're under a grade point difference which is fine.
Your MCAT isn't that unbalanced.
Your MCAT isn't that unbalanced.
Well, I don't think that's a terrible drop. It isn't desirable, but not a killer.
What was your average GPA just for your senior year? If it was a significant decrease, then it mot likely has to be explained.
I wouldn't worry about it.
If you feel like it is a weakness in your application, then you should address it in the secondaries. You are welcome to explain any academic inconsistencies, but overall, you seem to have a high GPA. What's your MCAT score?
