Anyone on here went to deflating/hard in general schools?

[43092]

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Any advice? I'm seriously feeling like my next two years will be watching my GPA be destroyed. I have never gotten an A in a science class, yet have a decent non science one.

 

[Euxox]

I don't have any specific advice, but I recommend that you read this thread. The OP started out very bitter because he thought his grade-deflation destroyed his GPA, but if you skip to the end, he had a very successful application cycle. Things aren't hopeless if you go to a grade deflating school.

 

[43092]

I don't have any specific advice, but I recommend that you read this thread. The OP started out very bitter because he thought his grade-deflation destroyed his GPA, but if you skip to the end, he had a very successful application cycle.

Thank you, I will, but a 3.55 is decent lol.

 

[Euxox]

A 3.55 is pretty decent, but I've seen successful applicants from grade deflating schools with 3.3 or even 3.2 science GPAs.

As far as raising your GPA: Most of the good advice is fairly obvious, I'm afraid. If there are any easy BCPM classes that you can use to boost your sGPA, take them. Reduce your credit-load and ECs until you have enough time to prepare for your science classes. Rethink your study habits: go to the study consulting service at your university. Try to work your way into a study group of smart students and observe. If your GPA still needs improvement after your graduate, consider enrolling in a post-bacc program.

 

[43092]

A 3.55 is pretty decent, but I've seen successful applicants from grade deflating schools with 3.3 or even 3.2 science GPAs.

As far as raising your GPA: Most of the good advice is fairly obvious, I'm afraid. If there are any easy BCPM classes that you can use to boost your sGPA, take them. Reduce the number of credits you are taking and the amount of ECs you do until you have enough time to prepare for your science classes. Rethink your study habits: go to the study consulting service at your university and try to work your way into a study group of smart students and observe. If your GPA still needs improvement after your graduate, consider enrolling in a post-bacc program.

Thanks, I will. I'll do my best from now on, which I haven't been doing. I just keep comparing myself to very smart people and think I have no chance lol.

 

[Kochanie]

Study, you won't regret how bad you're grades are if you give it your all.

 

[chillaxbro]

stop it purplelove

 

[mrh125]

I don't have any specific advice, but I recommend that you read this thread. The OP started out very bitter because he thought his grade-deflation destroyed his GPA, but if you skip to the end, he had a very successful application cycle. Things aren't hopeless if you go to a grade deflating school.

the dude had a 3.55 gpa that isn't that bad. that's only a little below average.

 

[Kochanie]

the dude had a 3.55 gpa that isn't that bad. that's only a little below average.

Seriously, plus that minor boost he gets, I'm surprised he didn't get in elsewhere.

 

[SweetCaroline7]

Any advice? I'm seriously feeling like my next two years will be watching my GPA be destroyed. I have never gotten an A in a science class, yet have a decent non science one.

I also went to a grade deflating school. I don't want to suggest you shouldn't do everything you can to raise your GPA, but see if your pre-med office has the statistics for students who matriculated. My school had graphs similar to what you'll find through AAMC and you could look up what percentage of applicants were successful with X GPA and Y MCAT. For us, 3.4 (for both sGPA and cGPA) seemed to be the "magic" number. It might help you feel less panicked.

 

[mrh125]

Seriously, plus that minor boost he gets, I'm surprised he didn't get in elsewhere.

yea, seriously. it's like complaining about a 32 mcat and thinking of it as bad. I surprised anyone hasn't told OP to apply to DO schools yet. Seriously though OP, do the best you can and find other ways to improve your app if it does turn out bad (not DOs) and if anyone does tell you to go DO, "rearrange their musculoskeletal systems" 😛.

 

[ace12345]

Once you get out of the rough prereq classes boost your sGPA with higher-level but easier science courses. Ask around for which these are, but they pretty much exist at every school. Ideally you can do this starting your junior year.

 

[ZX10R]

If you go to a known grade deflating school I think it worth it, but if you go to a school that doesn't have a name for itself and deflates; it's sorta pointless. I go to a school that curves to a C instead of B's and at first there was regret/anger but now that it's almost over I'm happy I stuck with it. The average GPA for entering med school at my school is a 3.5-3.6 and they get into schools where MSAR average is 3.7-3.9. The schools that we mostly apply to also know our rigorous premed classes and my school loves to brag about our average STEP 1 scores for students who went here in the 240s.