Lowest GPA accepted

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Ideally you want to be acing your MBS program. However, if you don't get a 4.0 what is the lowest acceptable GPA? A 3.5 plus?

 

[dial1010usa]

Ideally you want to be acing your MBS program. However, if you don't get a 4.0 what is the lowest acceptable GPA? A 3.5 plus?

It varies from school to school. Must have 3.5+.

 

[Goro]

Ideally you want to be acing your MBS program. However, if you don't get a 4.0 what is the lowest acceptable GPA? A 3.5 plus?

For DO, I'd ballpark 3.5, based upon people at my SMP who didn't get into our program (for varying reasons) but got into other DO schools. Newer schools will probably be satisfied with a 3.3.

Anything lower than that means the student will likely have a lot of problems in med school. A LOT.

 

[Jdp00921]

For DO, I'd ballpark 3.5, based upon people at my SMP who didn't get into our program (for varying reasons) but got into other DO schools. Newer schools will probably be satisfied with a 3.3.

Anything lower than that means the student will likely have a lot of problems in med school. A LOT.

Just a genuine question on your statement. If SMPs are meant to mirror a year of medical school, why would a 3.3 be evidence of a student's likely underperformance in medical school? Simply, if a 3.3 or even something as low as a 3.1 is achieved in a SMP, isn't that evidence that the student would likely achieve a 3.3 or 3.1 in a MD/DO1 year given that the SMP is supposed to be similar or at least very close to the difficulty of MD1?

I ask mostly to help me understand a little more about how achievement in SMP programs is viewed. Also, I remember reading somewhere on SDN a claim from one poster that those who score very well in a SMP, say a 3.8/3.9+, will likely be toward the top of their medical school class. What are your thoughts on and experience with this as an adcom member @Goro?