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[gilch]

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My GPA has been slowly declining for the past 3 semesters due to a number of reasons--transferring to a much larger school and getting used to massive classes, a long commute, personal & social problems, and, frankly, lack of interest in some classes. Right now, my last 3 semesters are ~0.2 lower than than my cumulative. This semester is ~0.2 lower than that. This semester I was all geared up to get back on track, but this was my worst semester ever, GPA wise. Worst of all, I got a C in Biochemistry. I think I would have gotten better grades had I not been sick the last month and a half (mono-like) and had more energy to study, but that doesn't help me much now.

Of course, these are all excuses, and some of them are pretty poor 😕. Frankly, even with this, my cGPA is pretty good, my sGPA is still good, and even my recent GPA is not too bad, but the I am really worried about the sharp drop. I am applying for c/o 2014 and have an interview at Mizzou and have not heard from my other schools (I don't think anyone else has either). I also have some good GRE scores and have good and varied experiences.

So my questions are--Does anyone think that this will come up at the interview? Can anyone think of a way to spin this? Should I bring this up if they don't and think I can put this in a more positive light? Do people get in with such sharp drops in GPA?

Thanks so much for your input!

 

[BlacKAT33]

Does anyone think that this will come up at the interview?
Maybe, maybe not? the bottom line is, you made it to the interview. this means that they like you and want to learn more about you. if they cared that much about your drop in gpa you wouldn't have gotten an interview at all.

Can anyone think of a way to spin this?
They obviously like you and think that you can handle their courses if they decided to give you an interview. i dont think you need to spin it in a certain way. Just dont make too many excuses. You could say that there were many changes (environmental, social, etc) and you got offset for a little bit but make sure you take responsibility for the grades as well. Just keep it short and sweet....IF they ask. but like i said before, if they are interviewing you they already like you and i doubt it will be a big problem.

Should I bring this up if they don't and think I can put this in a more positive light?
IMO, i wouldnt bring it up unless they ask you. but, just my opinion 😀

Do people get in with such sharp drops in GPA?
People get in with all kinds of crazy stats! 😀 And your last 45 hrs gpa couldnt be THAT bad if you got an interview!! And the C is not THAT big of a deal. I got a C in biochem too. many people get into vet school with Cs, just dont make a habit of more and more Cs lol

Dont worry about this so much!! Id spend more time preparing for interview questions like moral, current events, and about your research/experience.

good luck!