<p>Thanks for the replys guys.. I still think I have a very good shot getting into a med school. I already have strong EC's. I've been volunteering
for dental clinics, medical schools, and local hospitals andthe physicans and the dentist are going to be my recs. So the EC's are taken care of. Now I just need to finish strong at my CC and do even better at UIUC. If I do that, which I willl, I have just as good a chance as anybody.</p>
<p>My daughter is at Rice University in her junior year. Her GPA at the end of her Sophomore year was 3.55. She has'nt yet given her MCAT and plans to do so after her junior year. My problem is that her science GPA is not up to snuff. Her overall science grades were: Maths = A/A+, General Chem = A-/B-, Physics = C+/B, Orgo = B-/B, Biology = B+/B+. This gives a science GPA of 3.2 which is low. I'm not happy with the composition of the science GPA either since its been pulled up by Maths.</p>
<p>I have no doubt that she'll maintain a GPA better than 3.5 since she's majoring in English and it's her favourite subject but wanted opinions on whether the fact that Rice is a difficult school, especially for the sciences, will count.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Mr Patel: Me thinks you are an incurable optimist. Volunteering and local MD letters are very slightly helpful. Good grades and strong MCATs are still the cornerstone of an admitted student's app.</p>
<p>Medhope: Rice is of course recognized as a great school, and that helps somewhat, but not all that much. MCATs will probably make or break her app., so I would suggest an all-out preparation for those exams.</p>
<p>Your daughter has a very good chance. Whenever you have a GPA of 3.50 or above, you're destiny is in your own hands (in terms of a career in medicine.) I don't know much about Rice but it really doesnt matter where you get your undergrad degree. What matters to the Med Schools is the GPA, MCAT scores, EC's, and letter of rec. If she can maintain her GPA around 3.50 and get an overall score of around 10 on her MCAT, then she will be in a solid position to get in to an in-state med school.</p>
<p>PSedrishMD, I do think GPA and MCATs are 2 of the most important determining factors when applying for a med school. But when you couple that with excellent hands-on experience IN Medical schools, AND dental clinics, and local hospitals, your chances of being accpeted are FAR better than the next person with better stats and little or no EC's.</p>
<p>Well, my first semester at college is almost over and I'm disappointed at my 3.0-3.25 gpa. It's mostly my fault though, that I haven't applied myself to the fullest but I'm hoping I can just work a lot harder the rest of my college life to bring it up.</p>
<p>I used to think that optimism is good…but then I read Mr. Patel’s posts on this thread and…<em>facepalm</em></p>
<p>Lazarus? Is that you?</p>