Getting a C in Grad School

[Andology]

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Hi,

I am in a very ironic situation where I decided to go to grad school to improve my chance of getting into med school, but then screwed up in one of the exam (I was oblivious of the time and only finish half) and eventually got a C. The grad school also has a very strict grading and getting an A is actually not easy, I got B most of the time.

So will the C hinder my chance to get into med school? I know lots of people got very high GPA in grad school and I am the reverse. My undergrad GPA is 3.31, my grad is probably 3.1 though.

 

[kamakazi5]

A C in and of itself may not break you but a 3.1 grad GPA likely will, regardless of your school's reputation. The biggest reason people do an SMP/masters/post-bacc is to show that you have what it takes to compete in medical school so not doing well is going to be a big flag.

 

[Andology]

A C in and of itself may not break you but a 3.1 grad GPA likely will, regardless of your school's reputation. The biggest reason people do an SMP/masters/post-bacc is to show that you have what it takes to compete in medical school so not doing well is going to be a big flag.

I understand that, but it is not a postbacc program and is in Computer Science, which is not related to medicine. It was a combined program with the Bachelor's, and I thought graduate school grades are all A and B. I heard that medical schools do not give much weight to graduate GPA, is it true?

 

[kamakazi5]

I'm honestly not sure how a computer science masters would be viewed. Yes, most schools don't really put a lot of weight on grad GPA but I would think it's one of those things where doing well will only help you marginally but doing bad will hurt quite a bit. We'll have to see what others say.

 

[Goro]

A 3.1 gGPA will be lethal. No med school will be doing you any favors by admitting you if you can't handle the curriculum. So far, you have yet to show that you can do this.

EDIT: just read the rest of the thread. No one will care about CS coursework. The degree will be useful for a Plan B, but you still need to convince Adcoms that you're med school material.

Not true. You still have to earn those. But most grad schools have a lot of grade inflation. You're expected to do well! Also, MD schools don't count grad school GPAs. DO schools will.

and I thought graduate school grades are all A and B. I heard that medical schools do not give much weight to graduate GPA, is it true?

Hi,

I am in a very ironic situation where I decided to go to grad school to improve my chance of getting into med school, but then screwed up in one of the exam (I was oblivious of the time and only finish half) and eventually got a C. The grad school also has a very strict grading and getting an A is actually not easy, I got B most of the time.

So will the C hinder my chance to get into med school? I know lots of people got very high GPA in grad school and I am the reverse. My undergrad GPA is 3.31, my grad is probably 3.1 though.

 

[sp4k]

Hi,

I am in a very ironic situation where I decided to go to grad school to improve my chance of getting into med school, but then screwed up in one of the exam (I was oblivious of the time and only finish half) and eventually got a C. The grad school also has a very strict grading and getting an A is actually not easy, I got B most of the time.

So will the C hinder my chance to get into med school? I know lots of people got very high GPA in grad school and I am the reverse. My undergrad GPA is 3.31, my grad is probably 3.1 though.

At my grad school a "C" is really an "F" and you have to repeat the course. In the grand scheme of things it's not necessarily a deal breaker but a 3.1 gGPA most likely is.

There's always the Caribbeans though...

 

[DrMikeP]

From a med school viewpoint, you struggled in a professional grad school program already and med school is harder so why should any med program think you have what it takes to make it through med school? What do you have to convince them otherwise?

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