P/NP for GE college class, competitive residency chance

[forceofgravity]

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[Mad Jack]

My question is: would a P/NP class during my first year in college in a GE class affect my chances for a competitive residency like plastic surgery or derm or neurosurgery? I heard that the most competitive residencies ask for your college transcript...

 

[md-2020]

After much contemplation on the boundaries of human nature, I can only assume this to be a troll post.

 

[forceofgravity]

please i understand how this can be interpreted to be so, but I am really not trolling.

 

[rilte4]

Considering the bubble world nature of some BS/MD programs and how insane their rumor mills can get, this is a pretty mild question. You're fine. Med schools don't care how you did in high school, and residencies don't care how you did in college.

 

[ChillDawg]

Dude, you're screwed. Go ahead and slice off 150k off your earning potential.

Just kidding, you're fine.
Residencies care about step scores and clinicals, not undergrad.

 

[Aggie95]

Sorry, you're pretty much screwed. Maybe if you're lucky you can still match FM in the carribbean.

 

[GiveMeThatMD]

Obviously you haven't learned much in that class if you're considering P/NP for an A-.

 

[forceofgravity]

Wow. I'm shocked by the number of sarcastic/demeaning comments on here. Not everyone is fortunate enough to have grown up in a family of doctors or healthcare professionals. The only reason why I'm here right now is because I depend on the advice and help of others, whether it be my high school counselor or pre-med help forums like this. There have been people who have already walked the road I'm preparing to go down, people who have generously donated their time to help out a fellow pre-med. My question, which might have seemed neurotic or stupid to some of you, was a genuine one, and I thank everyone who responded to it sincerely. In the future, I'll take my questions to another forum. Have a nice day, all.

 

[Aggie95]

Sorry if our sarcasm hurt your feelings, but how can you expect anyone to take you seriously when you're so concerned about an A-? Just spending 10 seconds googling "average GPA for med school matriculants" would tell you that the average person accepted to med school has an A- AVERAGE, meaning you can get tons of A-'s without it being a big deal.

 

[forceofgravity]

Sorry if our sarcasm hurt your feelings, but how can you expect anyone to take you seriously when you're so concerned about an A-? Just spending 10 seconds googling "average GPA for med school matriculants" would tell you that the average person accepted to med school has an A- AVERAGE, meaning you can get tons of A-'s without it being a big deal.

I'm asking about residency, not medical school. I'm currently in a BS/MD program, as stated in my question. I know that a handful of A-s aren't going to hurt too much if you're applying to medical school the regular route lol.

 

[Aggie95]

Just like med schools don't care about high school grades, residencies don't care about college grades. In fact, they aren't too concerned with pre-clinical med school grades either.


As long as your GPA is high enough to not get you kicked out of the BSMD program, you're fine