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[Shinobiz11]

iv been having alot of problems lately with school, im not studying as well as i usually do, how bad would it look if i went from a:
3.7
4.0
4.0
to a
3.7
i know that it looks good when you improve your grades, but its kind of hard to improve a 4.0 (not trying to sound cocky in any way). im worried that it will look really bad if randomly my grades start going down, like 3.7-3.9

Is this per college year or high school year? Also that isn't that bad, it is still a 3.85 average, which is GREAT! Don't be down man, you are on track. just don't get a D in calculus like me.😀

 

[aggie08]

sigh

you're fine. now go study. 😉

 

[orthomyxo]

Dude...fluctuation from 3.7 to 4.0 isn't really significant at all. It's only .3 points!

 

[TheMightySmiter]

OMG you got a 3.7 you're NEVER getting into med school now!!!!!!!!

Relax! You have a great GPA. I would only worry if it started to fall below 3.4-3.5 ish.

 

[lstone13]

iv been having alot of problems lately with school, im not studying as well as i usually do, how bad would it look if i went from a:
3.7
4.0
4.0
to a
3.7
i know that it looks good when you improve your grades, but its kind of hard to improve a 4.0 (not trying to sound cocky in any way). im worried that it will look really bad if randomly my grades start going down, like 3.7-3.9

You should be fine. Even if your GPA does fluctuate like that, the final GPA will still be great! Such a small change in GPA isn't anything to worry about. 👍

 

[FlowRate]

I'm in the same situation OP, but it's really not too bad. I think there's a reason AAMC groups 3.8-4.0 in the same group.

 

[chman]

Give yourself a break.

People are going to talk smack, but I understand what you mean. I had (have) a high GPA going into this quarter. I have felt pretty swamped with work, and getting down on myself for earning a few B's on a couple tests. I finally realized that I have unrealistic expectations of what I should be, and that as long as I try my best that is good enough. Once I started thinking that way I was able to relax and I just got an A test back today.

 

[vickpick]

gettn a 3.7 for a semester is like getting a B in 1 class..lol.. nothing bad...

higher level classes are more difficult.. and also some people care less after like 2 years hard work...lol

 

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[chman]

thanks alot guys,
yeah, i guess i need to calm down a bit, its my first time taking multiple science classes and i guess my expectations were a bit too high...
but i didnt know that the AAMC groups 3.8-4.0 in the same group, thats awesome!

"Aim low. Aim sow low that nobody will even notice if you succeed" - Marge Simpson.

Not my personal philosophy, but still funny.

 

[FlowRate]

thanks alot guys,
yeah, i guess i need to calm down a bit, its my first time taking multiple science classes and i guess my expectations were a bit too high...
but i didnt know that the AAMC groups 3.8-4.0 in the same group, thats awesome!

Just for statistics collection, don't think that a 4.0 isn't way more impressive than a 3.8! (I don't wanna let you be like me and convince yourself a 3.8 is ok when you're capable of a 4.0 😀 !!)

 

[bigbad]

Just curious, are you saying the AMCAS has like a drop down menu and one of the choices is 3.8-4.0? That sounds sketchy...

 

[apumic]

Just curious, are you saying the AMCAS has like a drop down menu and one of the choices is 3.8-4.0? That sounds sketchy...

They're talking about the GPA/MCAT vs acceptance % grid. GPAs are in 0.2 pt intervals for the purposes of data analysis.