<p>Okay so I am a freshman in Cornell's CAS. I am a pre-med who hasn't decided his major. My first semester grades came in and they are less than ideal.</p>
<p>Microeconmics- (A)
English 101 - (A-)
Biology - (A-)
Chem - (B-)</p>
<p>That means my Science gpa is only a 3.25/4.0, and my Overall gpa is a 3.525/4.0. Am I screwed for medical school? I really tried this semester-spent a lot of time in the library-, but didn't do as well as I hoped for 3.7+. What kind of science gpa and overall gpa showed I aim for, if I want to go to my state's medical schools? I don't think I am smart enough to make it into the top 30 medical schools.</p>
<p>Check this for your AMCAS GPA. <a href=“http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2009conversionguide.pdf[/url]”>http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/2009conversionguide.pdf</a></p>
<p>( I don’t know how Cornell awards hours. Assuming the same number of credit hours for your two science courses , you’d have a 3.2.) </p>
<p>BTW, you were smart enough to get into Cornell and succeed in your first semester, at least to a moderate level. You certainly are smart enough to learn to maximize your GPA for your remaining semesters before applying. And no. Top 30 schools are certainly not beyond you. Have some faith in yourself. </p>
<p>Are you taking advantage of all the “aids” available to you? Maximizing study groups? Office hours? It’s hard to “prescribe” a cure for whatever grade ailment you may have but I’m confident that if you take advantage of everything Cornell makes available, you’ll find a way to improve. Maybe several. </p>
<p>Good luck.</p>