Sophomore looking for honest opinions about my GPA

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Hello, I just received my final grades for the fall semester and it looks like my cGPA is going to be a 3.5 and my sGPA is at a 3.35 () right now after 48 GPA credits. I haven't taken my MCAT yet and I haven't done too much in terms of EC's (I'm the captain of our schools club soccer team and I have volunteered a bit. That's pretty much it but I'm looking to add some research and other EC's next year hopefully). Just looking at my GPA is pretty depressing but I really want to hear the truth about what I should get my GPA up to in order to have a realistic chance at an MD school.

Oh and I'm also going to be graduating with University Honors if that is a factor (I heard that this isn't really too much a factor from lurking these forums for a couple years.)

The main reason why my GPA is poor is due to a C+ in Orgo 1 (A- in Orgo 1 lab) and a B- in both Orgo 2 lab and lecture. Is it worth retaking Orgo 1 to get an A?

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and replying! I really want to hear honest opinions of where I stand right now.

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[kickster]

You still have plenty of time to improve your GPA, so no worries! I've been accepted to several schools with ~3.6 cGPA and ~3.4 sGPA (upward trend). The adcoms will care a lot about trends, so as long as you improve from here on out you're in good shape (ie upper level science electives).

As far as retaking, that will only help for DO schools, as MD schools don't do grade replacement.

 

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You still have plenty of time to improve your GPA, so no worries! I've been accepted to several schools with ~3.6 cGPA and ~3.4 sGPA (upward trend). The adcoms will care a lot about trends, so as long as you improve from here on out you're in good shape (ie upper level science electives).

As far as retaking, that will only help for DO schools, as MD schools don't do grade replacement.

Thanks for the helpful advice and congratulations on your acceptances! I always read on here that retaking an important science class like organic chemistry shows to Adcoms that you mastered the material by getting an A the second time around (or something along those lines lol).

 

[Goro]

I think you're on the right track. Key thing right now is to start aceing those science classes and get that sGPA back > 3.5. Don't think about MCAT until you're a senior. Honors doesn't mean anything to us unless you have a 4.0GPA. Really, a 3.5 GPA is avg.

Hello, I just received my final grades for the fall semester and it looks like my cGPA is going to be a 3.5 and my sGPA is at a 3.35 () right now after 48 GPA credits. I haven't taken my MCAT yet and I haven't done too much in terms of EC's (I'm the captain of our schools club soccer team and I have volunteered a bit. That's pretty much it but I'm looking to add some research and other EC's next year hopefully). Just looking at my GPA is pretty depressing but I really want to hear the truth about what I should get my GPA up to in order to have a realistic chance at an MD school.

Oh and I'm also going to be graduating with University Honors if that is a factor (I heard that this isn't really too much a factor from lurking these forums for a couple years.)

The main reason why my GPA is poor is due to a C+ in Orgo 1 (A- in Orgo 1 lab) and a B- in both Orgo 2 lab and lecture. Is it worth retaking Orgo 1 to get an A?

Thanks for taking the time to read my post and replying! I really want to hear honest opinions of where I stand right now.