<p>Just wondering what kind of gpa it takes to get into a tope biomed/molecular biology grad school (as in UC San Francisco, Stanford...)</p>
<p>In general, above a 3.5 but not always. Further, a great GPA without great recs, great research and decent test scores, won’t get you in.</p>
<p>It’s really going to depend on your whole package, but I’d ballpark that the average is around a 3.7.</p>
<p>Near-perfect. Duke is between 3.7-4.0; while GRE scores for this year were 1400+. Research experience and summer internships, of course.</p>
<p>Near-perfect. Duke is between 3.7-4.0</p>
<p>I am attending Duke and I got a 3.3</p>
<p>I was just referring to this year’s acceptance from an insider; as I am assuming that is an average!</p>
<p>And congratulations on your acceptance. :)</p>
<p>There are always going to be people who fall in the low end on one part or another, whether it is GRE, GPA, academic background, relevance/quantity of research, letters, etc. The important part is working on making the whole package as enticing as possible.</p>
<p>Working on my own experiences, I’d say 3.75 or so is the line where if you’re under, it starts working against you for the top places. If your GPA is on the low end, dedicate whatever time you have before apps to doing quality research, securing good letters, and writing a shining SOP. Schools are looking for quality, motivated scientists, not just people who can pass classes well.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>I think it varies from school to school, some grad schools look at GPA’s the same way undergrads do (better GPA = better applicant), while others mostly use it as a bare minimum cutoff.</p>