For example, back in 2004, the average gpa of a successful applicant was 3.62 and for 2007, the average gpa of a successful applicant was 3.73. Yikes! Do you think that the average will keep on increasing or will it reach a plateau? Apparently, the average is increasing because more and more applicants are applying as opposed to the believe that more people are getting smarter. Or maybe, I could be wrong. Oh boy, oh boy, I cant wait till the average becomes 3.9999!! Well, back to my question, do you think the average will increase (say, by 2011)?
Increase in applicants, won't continue to climb much further. Either everyone has 3.73s or there's a balance between the range of gpas. Problem with the latter is that after 3.75 or so it's nearly impossible.
I'm not sure where you got your numbers from, but they're a little off. http://www.aamc.org/data/facts/2008/2008mcatgpa.htm At this point, it seems to be a linear relationship, but eventually it will level off. I think 3.75~3.80 seems to be a good range for that.
GPA's everywhere are going up so it's no surprise that the applicant pool GPA is rising as well. This website is a little out of date but still topical: http://www.gradeinflation.com/
That blows my mind. Im glad Im not applying in about 5-10 years. Even though my gpa is up there, it will be so incredibly hard to get in because so many applicants will have the same numbers!
I think you should look at GPA trends decade to decade. Or not care at all. You either apply and get in or you dont do either.
