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Has anyone gotten in with a science GPA below 3.4? If so, where did u guys apply?
Admission granted below the GPA requirement
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Yes. There is no such thing as a GPA requirement.
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I think usually state schools have thresholds, because of federal funding. However, private schools can take whomever they please because they are private. So, if you are a star in your entire application with a weak GPA, that could be overlooked if you have proven yourself to be successful in your endeavors.
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Even state schools accept people with all sorts of [even low] GPA's. While admission with a poor BCPM or cumulative GPA is not the norm, it certainly has happened and will likely continue to do so.
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My overall GPA was a 3.3 when I applied (it was 3.4 right after I was accepted). I was a special situation in that I was doing post bacc 10 years after my initial 3.1 GPA, and got all A's in my post bacc and had a somewhat high MCAT(V10/P10/B13).
I think many schools have a 3.0 GPA "cutoff" (requirement, whatever you want to call it) to consider looking at your application. Past that 3.0 mark (and whatever other cutoffs they have, like a 24 MCAT), trends and coursework difficulty/load come into play. The higher the GPA, the better of course.
I think many schools have a 3.0 GPA "cutoff" (requirement, whatever you want to call it) to consider looking at your application. Past that 3.0 mark (and whatever other cutoffs they have, like a 24 MCAT), trends and coursework difficulty/load come into play. The higher the GPA, the better of course.
I have at least one friend that was successful with this scenario, and there are many others. Use the MD Applicants webpage and do a search here http://www.mdapplicants.com/searchprofiles.php for a comprehensive list.
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I've heard something similar as 1&2. Apparently applicants from certain schools have their GPAs inflated by some adcoms depending on their undergrad school's MCAT history. So if applicants from a certain school historically have higher MCAT than their GPAs would predict, all applicants from that school may have their GPAs increased by .01 points.
