GPA question

ummmmm 3.9/19 takes the cake anyday.

just do the best you can do....log off SDN and do some serious studying. SDN is addicting and can be very counterproductive.

best of luck, jb!

 

the comparasion is a little off. it makes more sense comparing a 3.9 GPa with 19 dat to a 3.1 GPA with 25 DAT. But even that, the higher GPA has an advantage, I think.

I wish it weren't the case since I do have the lower GPA.

 

i think the 3.9/19 has the advantage although it really depends on the school.

 

higher gpa will always have the advantage over a lower gpa because if a person has lower standardized scores it could attribute to a person being a bad test taker but if a person has a lower gpa then that attributes to a person not being hard working unless of course the person had extenuating circumstances and professional schools always give the person with a higher gpa the edge over someone with a lower gpa.

 

In answer to your first question . . .

Check out www.predents.com

To see some of the stats of those accepted

Of course people could exagerate their scores, but it will still give you an idea

 

tough question, the 3.99gpa(19 dat), if all he/she has just a high gpa, it won't help. I'm sure by now you know the committe looks at shadowing/work experience among other things in the candidate application, it can't just be about the GPA, but with that said, if both students have work experience , research,etc, probably the higher GPA will take it. I think anything above a 3.0 with a descent DAT score will get in somewhere.

 

keep in mind that predents.com represents a vary small minority of applicants, the creame of the crop if you will. there are only, what...200? 300? people who have posted scores, out of the ~12,000 that apply and ~4,000-5,000 that get in.

but yes, the entry stats are going up