I'm majoring in Bioengineering and my Gpa is going downhill. It started at 4.08 and is now 3.78 after my sophomore year. I'm expecting it to decrease further by the time I apply to med schools (however, the BPCM gpa is actually higher than the overall major gpa). Is this enough reason to switch majors or am I just over reacting? I would most likely switch to biochemistry/cell biology because it has fewer requirements.
My Engineering GPA worries
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Major in what you enjoy. Don't switch majors just for med school... do what you like. I imagine being a biology major would be much easier than an engineering type degree, but I don't necessarily think the majority of engineering major pre-meds would enjoy a biology major. I know I wouldn't.
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How do you get over a 4.0? If you're dead set on med school, and you like both majors pretty much equally, then switching majors is definitely a valid option. My GPA certainly slipped quite a bit after I got into the core engineering courses, my science GPA ended up being over .3 higher than my overall GPA.
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Yea...I'd like to major in flip cup, but you gotta be practical too.
Thanks for the adivce. My university uses a +/- grading system.
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You can get A+'s? 🙁
It must be nice to get the recognition.
Edit: But just so you're aware, AMCAS will not count your A+'s. They will only be recorded as A's, so keep that in mind when calculating your GPA.
It must be nice to get the recognition.
Edit: But just so you're aware, AMCAS will not count your A+'s. They will only be recorded as A's, so keep that in mind when calculating your GPA.
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