<p>According to the Bowdoin website, the senior students in the 20% graduate cum laude and the top 8% graduate magna cum laude. Anyone have a general estimate of what sort to GPA might be required to earn either distinction?</p>
<p>3.7 or 3.8 or higher most likely. Getting a 3.5 plus is very difficult depending on what types of classes you are taking.
pre-med advisors say that Bowdoin students average GPA when applying to med school is usually .2 lower than the average at most med schools.</p>