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I've not done my premed years. I'd like to share a few things: these are my goals about GPA.
GPA:
So typically as I have 18 credits per semester, I'm trying to have maximum 1 B or better grade in one class and ALL A's in other classes-- that allows me to not mess up my GPA, which is target 3.7777... sometimes if I end up have straight A's in that semester, that means second semester I can have 2 B's and still main good GPA around 3.8. Do you understand my strategies? Personally, my first two years have been going super well, so my plan is to bypass the years with a full 4.0 GPA as possibly.
Other things: these are the things I've actually done, not even what should be ideal.
Prior to my first year I didn't have any lab experience, so professors wouldn't take me in the lab even just to clean the lab or set up the lab as an assistant, (even I begged them but they still say no) so would be impossible to get research opportunities. But right at the end of the first year, after been making good connection with upperclassmen and professors and mentors, commiting to at least 3 to 4 clubs at school, joining 2 program found at Harvard, volunteering at 2 hospitals, taking advanced course first semester of freshmen years and getting straight A's, still going to the gym to take care of my body, tutoring my niece and hanging out with friends, I was approved to do a research over the summer and got a few internships. The summer is the best time to relax with school work but also time to challenge ourselves more. Find leadership roles, throw ourselves out of our comfort zone, learn something new, travel and plan.
LoR:
Choose a professor that you like and show him or her really well who you are, what made you come to that school, what your goals are, showing you are smart and hard working, you should be good when it comes to he or she needs to write recommendation letters for you.
Make connections:
Whether it's a friend, a professor, nurse, patient, a student at another school, a person on the street, you never know who they are or what they know and can do to help you.
MCAT:
Yes, I actually started to study MCAT at home before freshmen year. Pretty helpful to do so since it works for me, I'm from a foreign country. So better to be prepared!
Lastly, I know I didn't answer the question directly but hope this shares with your a few points What I would do to prepare because I've not experienced bad grades yet. But maybe in the future I might get B or C, but that's totally fine.
