Very nervous, please chance me?

[kinsella]

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[Catalystik]

Freshman year I did really well with only B in biology.

Sophomore year I had a lot of personal issues going on, including my parent's divorce and a severe bout of depression, that really made it hard for me to concentrate on school. I got B's in ochem, physics, a C in ochem lab... It brought my science GPA down to 3.35.

I am recovering and taking summer science classes. I got an A on my last one, and I'll be taking multiple biology classes over the course of the next year to bring my science GPA up. My family and personal life are much more stable and I should be able to do well.

How severely will the ad coms view my drop sophomore year? And do I still have a good chance after doing badly on over half of the pre reqs?

Thanks!!

The most recent coursework is generally considered to be more representative of one's potential in med school, so a recent steep, consistent, upward grade trend is very helpful in helping adcomms to overlook a blemish on one's transcript. If your application cGPA and BCPM GPA are close to the acceptee average for a given school, it's even possible that your grades won't be microanalyzed. You might calculate your best case scenario for your end of junior and end of senior year grades to help you decide on an application timeline. Good goals to achieve would be cGPA of ~3.67 and BCPM of ~3.61.

And a "B" grade isn't generally considered to be "doing badly." Just get enough As from now on to wash out the effect on your GPAs.

 

[kinsella]

Thank you so much for responding!

 

[kinsella]

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[Catalystik]

Are the last grades that are considered the ones I send in right before my app is submitted? So if I were to submit June of my Junior year, none of my senior year grades will count in the cGPA and BCPM?

The last grades are those earned immediately prior to submitting transcripts, which will include all grades earned thus far in college at every school attended. If you apply at the end of junior year, your yet-to-be-earned senior year grades will have no impact on the GPAs that are generated by AMCAS for that application season. If you end up reapplying the following year, they will be included in the new GPAs when you resubmit the final transcript after you graduate.