You guys really got me worried.

[killinsound]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

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[DoctorPardi]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

You have a decent chance of getting into medical school.

 

[Duckwizard]

I wouldn't sweat it. You're in good shape. Remember, SDN is only a SMALL sample of all pre-meds. I, for one, am no "brilliant" SDNer but I've managed to sack some interviews so far.

As for brilliant SDNers getting rejected, schools are not only trying to matriculate super brainiacs but students who also fit their mission statement. Maybe a person with a 4.0 and a 38 MCAT got rejected from a school b/c their philosophy in medicine didn't accord with the school.

The bottom-line is, relax! SDN has a way of scaring us, including me, more than easing our minds. Hope that helped.

 

[Zoom-Zoom]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

I'm in a similar situation, but I started with a lower gpa. I guess we'll see how we do

 

[zbruinz]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

what's your major at UCLA?

 

[killinsound]

mol bio

 

[theothernguyen]

You are good to go. Just make sure you bring out the better side of you and have a strong personal statement. And yeah, SDN is only a small subset of the entire population of students, so don't worry if things on this forum seems intimidating to you (it was for me). Good luck tho!

 

[killinsound]

i was wondering if consideration is given to GPAs that have been substantially increased (hopefully like mine has)

 

[Sekiray]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

the whole point of SDN is so that it worries everyone
hhaa

 

[etf]

So many Driven Nerds

 

[deleted36260]

It seems like alot of you guys/girls are brilliant. Hearing rejection stories of people who have better grades has gotten me shaken up a bit.

I'm a 3rd-4th year at UCLA who decided to do the whole med thing about one year ago.

1st-2nd year my cumulative GPA was around a 3.1, but since then I have raised it to a 3.4. My science GPA is around a 3.73 and if you take my GPA post non-motivation period, it would be around the same (3.7).

I have yet to take the MCATs yet, but on the old ones I have been getting 34-35.

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

You will be fine.
My first semester was a lot of F's and I dropped out. How's that for a rough start?
Your MCAT is strong, and you have a great upward trend. You have a good shot.

 

[jstuds_66]

Relax, EC's are more important than grades/MCAT at most schools. Grades and MCAt are a hurdle to get you through the first cut. Take a chill pill and watch a funny video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8718728501056290731&q=genre:comedy+is:free

 

[MonkeyNuts!]

Please tell me I have a decent chance of getting into med school.

I'm sorry, but that's against TOS guidelines for this forum.










(TOS=Threads of stupidity)

 

[little_late_MD]

So many Driven Nerds

How about Scores of Driven Nerds?

 

[45408]

Relax, EC's are more important than grades/MCAT at most schools. Grades and MCAt are a hurdle to get you through the first cut. Take a chill pill and watch a funny video:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8718728501056290731&q=genre:comedy+is:free

That's highly debatable, and it depends which schools and what ECs you're talking about. Don't even apply to WashU with a 3.5/30 with "strong LORs and great ECs" because it won't cut the mustardo.

 

[killinsound]

I'm sorry, but that's against TOS guidelines for this forum.










(TOS=Threads of stupidity)

What about signatures of stupidity?

 

[Dr. Pepper]

Is this because of that rejection website?

Honestly, you'll be fine. But don't have your heart set on one med school, because no one is guaranteed their first choice.
-Dr. P.

 

[63768]

with a sci gpa and MCAT that (hopefully) high, you will be fine. we're not brilliant. at least on my part, i'm not brilliant. people around me seriously think i'm a smart guy (not making this stuff up) but i've made a huge mistake that has kept me out of med school. we're all stupid at some point. for me, i just had the stupid shocked out of my system.