I took 5 years to graduate, but AMCAS counted my last two years both as senior. As a result, my grade trend is like this:
High school (took college level classes - 10 credits): 3.25
Freshman (30 credits): 3.70
Sophomore (30 credits): 3.25
Junior (30 credits): 3.03
Senior (2 years, 56 credits): 3.77
Overall cGPA/sGPA: 3.47/3.53
MCAT (if relevant): 514 (129/128/129/128, retake from a 504)
Should I explain this in my "anything else" secondaries? I don't want to unnecessarily draw attention to my abysmal junior year. My father was diagnosed with a chronic illness in the spring semester of my sophomore year. None of his medications worked, and it was pretty stressful on top of trying to finish an engineering degree and a biochemistry degree in four years. I ended up taking 5 years, and my last two years have really strong grades. If it helps, I have really strong grades in upper level biochemistry courses that I took for my second major. I have a BC in OChem, a C in biochem, and two Cs in engineering classes. I would really appreciate some insight on this! Thanks.
High school (took college level classes - 10 credits): 3.25
Freshman (30 credits): 3.70
Sophomore (30 credits): 3.25
Junior (30 credits): 3.03
Senior (2 years, 56 credits): 3.77
Overall cGPA/sGPA: 3.47/3.53
MCAT (if relevant): 514 (129/128/129/128, retake from a 504)
Should I explain this in my "anything else" secondaries? I don't want to unnecessarily draw attention to my abysmal junior year. My father was diagnosed with a chronic illness in the spring semester of my sophomore year. None of his medications worked, and it was pretty stressful on top of trying to finish an engineering degree and a biochemistry degree in four years. I ended up taking 5 years, and my last two years have really strong grades. If it helps, I have really strong grades in upper level biochemistry courses that I took for my second major. I have a BC in OChem, a C in biochem, and two Cs in engineering classes. I would really appreciate some insight on this! Thanks.
