Chances of getting accepted based on GPA

[Tank0428]

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Hi everyone. I'm currently a college sophomore at Binghamton Uni. Majoring in Biology. Last year I didn't really take college as seriously as I should have and ended the year with a 3.46. I was pretty disappointed, come summer.

My question is: is this a GPA that I can recover from, and still be competitive at most medical schools?

I've got plenty of volunteering hours, clinical experience, etc...

Thank you!

 

[Moko]

Last year I didn't really take college as seriously as I should have and ended the year with a 3.46. My question is: is this a GPA that I can recover from, and still be competitive at most medical schools?

Do the math. If you get 4.0 for the rest of college, you will graduate with a 3.86.

Figure out what else contributed to your current grade situation (apart from lack of discipline), and work on correcting these issues. A GPA becomes harder to fix the further along you are.

 

[calipremed5768]

MCAT is more important than gpa. Also upward trend is good so try to diagnose the problem, work hard, and try to bring up grades