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Hi Guys,

I just finished my freshman year at Boston College. First semester I did pretty well as I ended up with a 3.6 GPA (3.5 Science). Second Semester However I struggled because I was traveling almost every weekend for competition since I am a D1 athlete at BC. As a result my cum dropped to a 3.45 overall and a 3.3 Science.

I know what I have to do now to be successful in the second semester when I am traveling and I feel I will fair pretty well in orgo this upcoming semester. So my question is, how do I look in regards to med schools such as Gtown, Tufts, George Washington, etc if I maintain a 3.7ish GPA for the next 3 years and apply as a senior when taking into account the fact that I am a D1 athlete?
 
BCeagles said:
Hi Guys,

I just finished my freshman year at Boston College. First semester I did pretty well as I ended up with a 3.6 GPA (3.5 Science). Second Semester However I struggled because I was traveling almost every weekend for competition since I am a D1 STUDENT-athlete at BC. As a result my cum dropped to a 3.45 overall and a 3.3 Science.

I know what I have to do now to be successful in the second semester when I am traveling and I feel I will fair pretty well in orgo this upcoming semester. So my question is, how do I look in regards to med schools such as Gtown, Tufts, George Washington, etc if I maintain a 3.7ish GPA for the next 3 years and apply as a senior when taking into account the fact that I am a D1 athlete?
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I just corrected that typo for you 😎. You can't blame your academic performance on your sport because its your choice to practice that in college (even if you're getting a scholarship for that). You're a student first and then an athlete

3.45/BCPM 3.3 is not that bad since you're only a freshman but you have to step up your game for the next year. Train hard, study hard, and even party harder (if you can lol)

P.S. Im a D1 athlete too (XC/Track) and we also travel a lot. You just have to be more disciplined and conscious about your time.
 
Basically, med schools want to know that you'll be able to handle the academic rigors of a medical education. Sure, they may take into consideration that you're a traveling athlete, but that will only make up for so much when you're being compared to other applicants with higher GPA's. And keep in mind that these other applicants will also have "reasons" such as work, volunteer, research, family which cuts into their study time.

Also, you'll want some medically-related EC's to put on your application. Don't expect the "well, I was an athlete for four years and didn't have time" to make up for a lower GPA AND a lack of research/volunteer/work experience.

Good luck.
 
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