Yes.
My GPA after sophomore year was a 2.91.
I spent the next couple years with my nose to the grindstone and pulled nearly a 4.0 each semester. Graduated with a 3.56 cumulative GPA.
MCAT was a 33Q if I recall correctly.
Got into a half dozen medical schools. Graduated medical school magma cum laude (second in my class), scored >260 on Steps I and II, matched my top choice Dermatology residency, and am currently finishing my first year as an attending.
4.0 every semester and 33 MCAT? Dude, I'm so inspired.
Whoa, I ended this semester at 2.95. That's a huge come back, I feel so f' confident now.
Gonna favorite this page and look at it while I'm going down this Fall. I'm actually going to do it. I'm getting those A's.
Thanks very much 456789!
There are lots of SDNers who have done this, and have gotten into some really Top Schools.
Quit feeling sorry for yourself and do better in your next classes.
I'm going to get A's from now on. No joke. No Overwatch. No gaming. No screwing around. I'm actually done. Gonna seize next year!
I had a 2.2 freshman year. Got something around a 3.58 sophomore, 3.63 Junior, and 3.89 Senior. Still only got me to a 3.3, so you can see how having a really low GPA can be hard to raise. I got a straight 4.0 in postbac and 522 on MCAT. Just applying now (with c3.43) so I'll let you know in 12 months how it went.
So ... YES - you can raise your GPA. Don't beat yourself up. A good friend of mine got a C+ average his junior year and got into a great med school and great residency, so messing up even later in college can be overcome.
Straight 4.0 pb and 522 on MCAT? Dude, are you serious? I'm so inspired reading this today. I put this off because my mental health wasn't just at it until today. I've been soul searching past 2-3 weeks. No sleep, just anxious and just felt miserable. Didn't sleep enough for past 5 days. Today, I'm starting new again!!
Thank you, I won't beat myself too hard haha!
A family member of mine had an atrocious sophomore year, got his crap together, pulled straight 4.0's and got in med school
Yeah, thanks Turkishking! I think you told me this before
🙂 haha
30 years ago my roommate flunked out with what was rumored to be the lowest gpa in the history of the premed program a 1.6 if I remember right. It took a loooong time but he graduated a neurosurgery residency.
Damn, 1.6 to Neurosurgery? Long time, can you give me an approximate? I'm thinking about doing post-bacc or SMP 1 year after graduation. Going to spend next 3 years doing my fullest.
I went from a 2.10 GPA freshman year to a 3.45 GPA senior year. I still have my super-senior year to go, so I might be able to push a 3.54. It is 100% possible to bounce back. Of course, I wish I never messed up that first year. The road is so much more difficult and agitating this way, but your hard work will pay off. In my case, insane planning and coordination also played a role in me not stepping on the white tile. Just do your absolute best from now on and LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES. Change your routine, work on time management, and remove distractions when necessary. Good luck, you got this 👍
I took so much pain after grade reveal that I didn't sleep well for few days. But yeah, I'll make sure to do my absolute best and learn from my mistakes. I'm for real this time!
You got ONE C, right? Your semester GPA isn't 2.0, is it? I'm thinking about your conditional acceptance agreements.
It's only going to be harder at UCLA or Cal, but you can do it! Figure out the issue and acquire better study habits now.
I didn't meet the agreement at first, but I appealed it and got it approved. I'm all good to go, they said! Yeah, a professor who taught (Physics) at UCs told me that there isn't much difference of rigors between my home school and at UCs he taught (various, he said), so if I just work hard he said I can get an A or B.