maybe a stupid question

[kimt2234]

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ok, bare with me. This may seem obvious. Everyone talks about post-bac as the opportunity to raise you overall undergrad gpa and your science gpa, but, let's say instead of getting all A's you get all B's or some combination that is lower than your current overall gpa.

For instance, mine OGPA is 3.295 so for the 8 classes I take, if I don't get all A's or close to it, then can my overall gpa drop even lower (yikes!) I am definitely doing the post-bac to complete the prereq's, not to lower the already low overall undergrad gpa.

Just wondering?

 

[MiesVanDerMom]

If your GPA is 3.2.. then even if you got half A's and half B's it would still raise it. If you can't get half A's and B's in the pre-reqs, then I"m thinking med school is gonna be a rough road.

It sounds as though you're just nervous. I understand and I was too, but I found when I returned to school, I was a much better student than I had been before. And I hadn't been out of school long. But when you're really motivated to want to become a doctor, you're focused and you do what you have to. If you're willing (and able, don't overload your schedule!) to do the work and you go to your prof for help on things you find confusing, you will do fine.

I started off just taking one class and I decided if I don't do well, I will give this dream up and won't have lost TOO much money. I did better than I had hoped and I am now confident and trucking right along. You'll feel better once you get your toes wet. 👍

 

[Beau Geste]

Plus, if you got any C's or below mixed in, some B's would help, but too many could hurt.

 

[blee]

kimt, the quick answer is "yes." 😉 Your postbac grades will affect your undergrad GPA on way or the other. So if you get all As, then your GPA will go up; if you get, say, all Bs, your GPA will fall a bit.

I sense that you're feeling a bit apprehensive about what you've gotten into. I was in your exact shoes last year, only my GPA was honestly a half point lower. Here's the thing: You need to do this to apply to med school, and you need to do it well. Rather than worry about the potential effects of not succeeding, just give it everything you've got and make sure your grades reflect you absolute best effort. It isn't rocket science; chances are that you'll do very well. If you don't, then at least you'll know that you gave it your best shot. That's a heck of a lot better than never going for it in the first place.