End of semester mixed emotions

[HopefulOP]

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The title says it all I guess. Last year I had a very mediocre Freshman year: I was very stressed out all the time, had horrible test taking skills, and ended up getting a 3.0 GPA and 2.85 sGPA for the year. After Spring semester, I made a vow to turn around the sinking ship before anything got worse. I shadowed a few surgeons and did a lot of volunteering during the Summer and it completely renewed my interest and motivation to become a doctor. I'm now getting my grades for Sophomore year and while they are a large improvement, I can't help but be disappointed. I got a 3.45 sGPA, and while that is a 0.6 improvement over last year and I kicked ass in Ochem, I still feel like I'm lacking as my overall cumulative GPA is still low at 3.3. I'm certainly not lazy as I work 20 hours a week in a pretty big management position and I'm also starting to put a big emphasis on research. I guess my question is: How much do med schools value an upward trend? I'll be lucky to bring my GPA anywhere close to 3.5 at the moment and I'm worried that it won't be high enough for my top school: OUHCOM.

 

[Goro]

Upward trends are highly regarded, especially by schools that reward reinvention

 

[Edible_Frisbee]

Upward trends are highly regarded, especially by schools that reward reinvention

Can you please give a short list of some of these schools? I think Rosalind Franklin is one but I am unsure of others.

 

[Goro]

Can you please give a short list of some of these schools? I think Rosalind Franklin is one but I am unsure of others.

BU
Tulane
Drexel
Albany
Columbia
Duke
Your state schools
any DO school.
Mayo
Pitt
NYMC
Albany
U Miami
Case

 

[jorjorswens]

This process is stressful and from my experience you will never feel like your grades or mcat score are high enough. At Rosy there are a lot of people that had lower undergrad GPAs but got in after completing the BMS program. I am not saying that it is mandatory that you do that right away. I just wanted to say that there are many roads to getting an MD and the biggest difference between those that have a degree and those that don't is determination.


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