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Since I had to revisit my AMCAS application for the organic chemistry grade thread, I thought I would give some actual numbers for GPA repair.
My GPA dipped to a 3.48 (from a 3.73) due to Bs and B-s in science classes. At this time I had 29 credits. I took more than 4 years to graduate and needed to take a few postbac classes, which brought me to a total of 150 credits for my cumulative undergrad.
After that low point in GPA, I had straight As and A-s for the next 121 credits, with only 2 "ABs" and 1 B+. My overall undergrad GPA is, per AMCAS, a 3.74, which is average-low for an MD applicant. I have had a rewarding application cycle with multiple interviews and acceptances.*
I am not trying to be arrogant, because I can not only empathize with - but I was and in some ways still am, an insecure, anxious undergrand and pre-med - but to share my experience. Multiple Bs in my BCPM classes didn't destroy my application, but to get my grades up to MD applicant level, I had to get nearly straight As for 3 years.
*My MCAT is also >35 and over the 90th percentile at most of the schools I applied for. I am not sure I would have had the same success with a 28 or 30 or even 32.
My GPA dipped to a 3.48 (from a 3.73) due to Bs and B-s in science classes. At this time I had 29 credits. I took more than 4 years to graduate and needed to take a few postbac classes, which brought me to a total of 150 credits for my cumulative undergrad.
After that low point in GPA, I had straight As and A-s for the next 121 credits, with only 2 "ABs" and 1 B+. My overall undergrad GPA is, per AMCAS, a 3.74, which is average-low for an MD applicant. I have had a rewarding application cycle with multiple interviews and acceptances.*
I am not trying to be arrogant, because I can not only empathize with - but I was and in some ways still am, an insecure, anxious undergrand and pre-med - but to share my experience. Multiple Bs in my BCPM classes didn't destroy my application, but to get my grades up to MD applicant level, I had to get nearly straight As for 3 years.
*My MCAT is also >35 and over the 90th percentile at most of the schools I applied for. I am not sure I would have had the same success with a 28 or 30 or even 32.
