How significant is this downward GPA trend and how would I go about explaining this in application essays/interviews?

[tigerthecat]

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Freshmen: 4.0/4.0
Sophomore: 3.97/4.0
Junior: 3.75/3.633
Senior: 3.73/graduated
Cumulative: 3.85
No grades received were lower than a B.

Should I mention what led to this in any specific essays or only if asked?

 

[Goro]

That is not a downward GPA trend. That is a normal fluctuation that is very common.

Now, this may come as a shock to you, but one does not need a 4.0 GPA to get into medical school. Hell you don't even need it to get into Harvard Stanford class schools.

Also, your grades are not a measure of your value as a human being or an assessment of your self worth.

 

[tigerthecat]

That is not a downward GPA trend. That is a normal fluctuation that is very common.

Now, this may come as a shock to you, but one does not need a 4.0 GPA to get into medical school. Hell you don't even need it to get into Harvard Stanford class schools.

Also, your grades are not a measure of your value as a human being or an assessment of your self worth.

thank you so much i really appreciate this 🙂