<p>what is the average gpa to get into med school. im not alking about the best gpa that will gaurente you a spot into med school but a decent gpa that will aslo get u into a med school.</p>
<p>avg. GPA of matriculants is around 3.6.</p>
<p>Actually, I've seen that if you just want to get into a med school (mind you, not the best) a 3.0-3.3 is all that's necessary (granted that you have at least a 30 on the MCAT and decenet ecs such as physician shadowing, research etc)</p>
<p>a 3.5-3.7 will get you into a pretty decent med school. Anything above a 3.7 is great and could land you a top-50 med school. However, no guarantees.</p>
<p>So if you JUST want to get into a med school, a 3.0-3.3 is about right.</p>
<p>psh im applying to every medical school under the sun when the time comes, so whoevere takes me ill be glad to go</p>
<p>3.0-3.3 would be below average. It's unlikely someone with a 3.0 GPA would score a 30 on the MCAT. A 30 places you roughly in the top 20%.</p>
<p>Well doogie. Tread water softly with applying to that many places. Most schools on let you apply twice. If you were to not get in anywhere, and the same happened the second time you would have burnt you bridges everywhere.</p>
<p>ru talking about average science GPA</p>
<p>Does anyone know how GPA in college is calculated? Are honors courses weighted more? Thanks.</p>
<p>No. This ain't HS.</p>
<p>Then you might as well take regular courses in college so that you have a better GPA, right?</p>
<p>wutever ull do best in</p>
<p>You won't necessarily have a better GPA in regular courses. For example, honors orgo at my school is curved to a higher grade and generally has higher means on midterms than regular orgo. But honors orgo has some pretty amazing chem students (many of them chem majors).</p>
<p>Considering that most medical students come from state schools and not these super elite schools that everyone is obessed with on CC, you can get into med school with a lower gpa from Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon, MIT, Case +50 other schools. To get a realistic gpa, you should ask for the specific college you're at or will be enrolling in.</p>
<p>Going to those better schools doesn't let you get a lower gpa. You need the same gpa as your counterparts in every other school in the nation, and that is one that is as high as possible</p>
<p>I'm a bit confused. Is Premed considered a major (like economics, or biology)? If not, is it true that students who major in biochemistry have a better chance of admission into medical school?</p>
<p>no and no</p>
<p>you take chem,bio,orgo,physics and then major in whatever u want</p>
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<p>That's because the vast majority of college students in general go to no-name state schools and not the super-elite schools. A disproportionate number of med-students come from the superelite schools. Although that is probably because those students at the super-elite schools tend to be unusually intelligent and studious people and therefore tend to get higher-than-average MCAT scores.</p>
<p>What if I am an international student ( chemistry major, 3.8 GPA and expect 36+ ) in MCAT</p>
<p>Do I have a shot at schools like John Hopkins, MIT ... ??
How do the procedure goes on with ppl from outside the US ?
whats the admission rate for intls ??</p>
<p>with a 36 plus MCAT doors will open for u everywhere...only prob is getting that 36+</p>
<p>is a 3.0 GPA for a first semester freshman at a top 25 decent? I mean, it's not worth giving up on is it? I'm not thinking elite med schools or anything either...</p>