Possible highest sGPA will be 3.67 when I apply, how much harder will it be to get accepted?

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[Whyamionhere]

First of all it's easier said than done to assume everything will go well, but let's say it does. A 3.67 sGPA is the average for med school matriculants, or at least right up around it. Make sure your MCAT and ECs are good and you'll be just fine....still not even sure what the problem was in the first place, but you're fine...

 

[sephora89]

You're fine.

 

[neekzg]

A 3.67 sGPA is relatively competitive, but as mentioned above don't count on the best case scenario.

Invest your time and effort in MCAT/ECs and you'll be fine.

 

[eteshoe]

Did you want someone to say you need at least a 3.8 or you're out of luck? Focus on doing well on your MCAT and you should be fine

 

[Goro]

A 3.67 sGPA is damn near close to median for MD matriculants, so quit fussing.

I'll be applying in the summer of 2017, and just calculated the highest science GPA I can get, which is a 3.67, assuming everything goes well. I know it is way too early to be worrying, but can I do to make sure I don't have too difficult of a time when I apply? I haven't started anything for the Mcat but I plan on starting this summer.
Will it be difficult to get into an MD school with a 3.67 sGPA? I am currently at a 3.51 sGPA and attend a university in NY.

 

[sharkbyte]

You'll be fine. I had a 3.6 sGPA and didn't have any problems getting interviews (got 1 acceptance). I did have a strong upward trend where I basically had a 3.8 or 3.85 sGPA in my junior and senior years, but 3.67 is solid and shouldn't impact you negatively on its own.

 

[studentdocftw]

Won't hurt, won't help, aka the definition of average.

 

[aalamruad]

OP, everyone seems to have answered your question thoroughly, so now I'll answer the question that you should have asked:

Very few people who simply plan on getting 4.0's for the rest of college are actually able to make that happen. What concrete changes are you making to go from a B+/A- student directly to an A/A+ student? The jump from a consistent 3.5 to a consistent 4.0 is a very difficult one for a lot of people (much more difficult than any other .5-point jump, at least). That's what you should be worrying about, not what your chances will be in a year from now under ideal circumstances.

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