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Long time lurker, first post ever. Sorry if this needs to go too WAMC but since I'm not applying this cycle I thought that would be inappropriate.
Anyway, reviewing my transcript has been a little discouraging by the amount of B's in the Pre-med core. I don't have any failing grades but quite a few B's and a B- in Organic Chem I. I feel like this shouldn't be a big deal but combined with B+'s/A-'s my science GPA is closer to a little less than a 3.4, which is weak. I only have two actual A's in premed core, and they occurred in the same year. I'm not finished with school but I doubt I can grab enough A's in the Pre-med core to pull my BPCM to a 3.6ish to be competitive for MD schools. (I only have physics left)
Some questions, I don't want this to turn into a pitty or scold thread...
Is a 3.5 sGPA competitive for MD school?
Is a large gap (~0.2 points about) between normal GPA and sGPA bad? (I also have a History Major in addition to Bio)
Do non-Pre Med core classes that are sciences (Ecology, environmental sciences) count towards BPCM? If they technically do, how do adcoms generally feel about these classes?
Anyway, reviewing my transcript has been a little discouraging by the amount of B's in the Pre-med core. I don't have any failing grades but quite a few B's and a B- in Organic Chem I. I feel like this shouldn't be a big deal but combined with B+'s/A-'s my science GPA is closer to a little less than a 3.4, which is weak. I only have two actual A's in premed core, and they occurred in the same year. I'm not finished with school but I doubt I can grab enough A's in the Pre-med core to pull my BPCM to a 3.6ish to be competitive for MD schools. (I only have physics left)
Some questions, I don't want this to turn into a pitty or scold thread...
Is a 3.5 sGPA competitive for MD school?
Is a large gap (~0.2 points about) between normal GPA and sGPA bad? (I also have a History Major in addition to Bio)
Do non-Pre Med core classes that are sciences (Ecology, environmental sciences) count towards BPCM? If they technically do, how do adcoms generally feel about these classes?
