What are the chances of increasing GPA?

[Neuroboy1]

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If my friend has a 3.0 as a freshman can he get it to a 3.8 by the time he graduates?

 

[TexasSurgeon]

It is but it depends on way too many factors, one being how many classes your friend takes before he graduates.

 

[jd989898]

assuming he's taken 1/4 of his classes so far and he gets a 4.0 GPA for the rest of his college career, the highest he could get is a 3.75.

 

[mehc012]

For a rough calculation (which would assume an equal number of credits each year), try:

(3.0 + 4.0*3)/4 = 3.75

So in order to get a 3.8, your 'friend' will have to take more credits than they took freshman year, and do better in all of them.
Fortunately, a 3.8 is in no way necessary for MD matriculation 😉