I am rapping up my freshman year of undergrad and I have a question. They always say that if you get a lower GPA but have it increase as your undergrad goes on will look good because it shows you are improving. But my problem is the opposite. What if I got straight A's my first semester but because I got lucky on a curve. I should have had 3 A's and 2 B's but my 2 B's got curved up to A's. (in my school there is no A-, B+ etc. only A, B, C ,D and F.) Im pretty sure I will not pull a 4.0 every semester. But My question is will it look bad because i got a 4.0 first semester but now im looking more at 3.6 for the rest. I predict that it wont matter just as long as my GPA doesn't go below a 3.5, but I wanted some feed back. Thank you
could a 4.0 be a bad thing??!??!?
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Yes, medical schools strongly discourage getting a 4.0 in college, if it can be avoided.
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Obviously you don't need to sweat the 4.0 your first semester, but you're mistaken if you think you can breeze along with a 3.6 and not have to worry at all. There's no hard-and-fast rule where med schools say, "Above this cut-off, we don't even consider GPA." Or if they do, that cut-off is like 3.95. A 3.6 will allow you to get into med school, but won't open any doors. Aim for higher.
