<p>no dont give up, by giving up u just give up all chance anyway...u have like 3 years to bring it up. What school?</p>
<p>Duke. lol. It just seems like everyones up above 3.5 already and I have serious compensation to do. We'll see...I'm gonna work really hard...lol.</p>
<p>Doogie311 .. what do you mean "only prob is getting that 36+"</p>
<p>am sure I can hit the 35 .. my practise tests r much higher</p>
<p>Is it all aboutthe MCAT and GPA ..</p>
<p>What hinders most intls applicants .. is it true they dont accept me after I directly graduate from outside the us ?????</p>
<p>much higher as in consistently 38-42's? that's pretty impressive</p>
<p>I remember the one time I scored a 39 on a practice test. I had to get around 95% of the problems right to score that.</p>
<p>Is it all aboutthe MCAT and GPA ..</p>
<p>What hinders most intls applicants .. is it true they dont accept me after I directly graduate from outside the us ?????</p>
<p>loveduke- absolutely no reason to give up. It's your first semester of college and you got a 3.0. You haven't dug yourself into any holes. Also, it is often looked positively upon for your GPA to increase over time.</p>
<p>The average GPA of med school students ranges between a 3.5 and a 3.8, with few schools exceeding or going far below that. I have seen some schools listing their average GPA as a 3.1. Not the most prestigious schools, but you can still become a doctor.</p>
<p>If you want to look for specific schools, many have information on their websites. There are also books out there which profile the top medical schools, providing average GPAs and MCAT scores.</p>
<p>those places w. a 3.1 are places like Clark State Affiliated College in the Dominincan Republic</p>