<p>I'm considering med school for the first time and have MANY questions. I don't even really know where to begin so I apologize in advance if I ramble.. </p>
<p>I currently attend a local 4 year state college, (a former community college), and my gpa is not good, a 3.2. Come spring, which will be my last semester before transferring to a ChemE program at a university, it will surely drop to a 3.0 due to work, living situation, etc BUT NO LOWER. By spring I will have finished everything through Calc3, DiffyQ, Physics2, Orgo2 with the plan to have no course work other than the ChemE load to fulfill at the university. When I transfer, my gpa essentially gets wiped. The credits and grades transfer but when I graduate, it will only reflect my gpa acheived at the university. So...</p>
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<li><p>Most importantly.. Due to my bad gpa at my 4year school, would a steller gpa (>3.8) at the university ChemE program make up for it? OR would admissions just look at the gpa from the university OR the combination of both schools.</p></li>
<li><p>IF they look at both schools GPAs combined and I finish with, let's say, a 3.5 combined gpa. Would a good MCAT score make up for it?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there any validity to them seeing a upward trending path? Meaning going from 3.0gpa at my 4year to a 3.8gpa at the university level?</p></li>
<li><p>Is there any validity to med schools acknowledging that a lower gpa from an engineer is equal to a higher gpa from say a biology major? I know a ChemE 3.0gpa won't compare to a Bio 3.8gpa, but what about a ChemE >3.5gpa as opposed to a Bio 3.8?</p></li>
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<p>I have many more questions but will continue conducting my own research, I'm just mainly curious as to my specific situation with different schools and taking the unconditional path of ChemE rather than premed. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE!</p>