How is my upward trend?

[axel345]

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Hello everyone,


My community college cGPA/sGPA was 3.2/3.1 before transferring to a top10 public school. I managed to graduate with a 3.84 as a Biology major. This brought up my sGPA/cGPA to a 3.5/3.4. I then took several community college bio classes while working full time as a research associate. This brought my sGPA/cGPA to a 3.6/3.6.

Is this trend good enough to overcome my sub-par past (3.2 ->3.6/3.1 ->3.6)? I had some family/financial issues while in community college which forced me to work various jobs. I'm a first generation college student and Mexican

 

[rufflev]

When looking at an upward trend, you should consider what your average GPA was in your last 60 hours as an undergraduate student. In general, I believe that you're in a good place in that your GPA is competitive and also you're likely to be considered a URM.

Keep in mind that the MCAT is another large factor that may affect where apply.

 

[axel345]

When looking at an upward trend, you should consider what your average GPA was in your last 60 hours as an undergraduate student. In general, I believe that you're in a good place in that your GPA is competitive and also you're likely to be considered a URM.

Keep in mind that the MCAT is another large factor that may affect where apply.

Ah, so the schools will consider me to be more of a 3.8-3.9 type of student since my last 60 units were a 3.9? I understand that the MCAT also plays a huge role in all of this

 

[rufflev]

Ah, so the schools will consider me to be more of a 3.8-3.9 type of student since my last 60 units were a 3.9? I understand that the MCAT also plays a huge role in all of this

No, they're going to consider you a 3.6 student who, over the past two years, has developed a work ethic that has allowed him to succeed in school. Plus it's common to see lower grades in the 1st/2nd year of college due to adjusting to college, the 'weed-out' courses like organic chemistry and physics that people typically do worse in.

 

[efle]

Sounds like a convincing trend to me. You need an MCAT before you can even begin to assess where you are competitive.

 

[AnotherLawyer]

Hello everyone,


My community college cGPA/sGPA was 3.2/3.1 before transferring to a top10 public school. I managed to graduate with a 3.84 as a Biology major. This brought up my sGPA/cGPA to a 3.5/3.4. I then took several community college bio classes while working full time as a research associate. This brought my sGPA/cGPA to a 3.6/3.6.

Is this trend good enough to overcome my sub-par past (3.2 ->3.6/3.1 ->3.6)? I had some family/financial issues while in community college which forced me to work various jobs. I'm a first generation college student and Mexican

See here. Even ignoring your upward trend, you're in good shape was a 3.6 if you break 500 on the MCAT.