<p>I'm talking about my situation specifically, since I had to transfer universities after my sophomore year</p>
<p>Freshman and Sophomore year I attended Boston University</p>
<p>My cumulative GPA was about a 3.4 and my science GPA was about a 3.2</p>
<p>Junior and Senior year I attended Michigan State University </p>
<p>My cumulative GPA right now is a 3.75 and my science GPA is a 3.75</p>
<p>Will my upward trend in grades from one school to the next make a difference?</p>
<p>I'm going to graduate a semester late, so I will likely have some more credits at my most recent university. </p>
<p>Are these GPA stats good enough to apply to MD/DO schools and not get dismissed after the first screening?</p>
<p>I'm waiting to take 2015 MCAT, because I am a psychology major. I'll use all the extra time to really buff my volunteering, clinical work, and research. I'll also try and dabble at other things in order to make myself standout more in admission processes. </p>
<p>I would really just like to get some advice on how my situation is right now. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>The upward trend in grades is great, but one thing I am unsure about, which the veteran posters here might know is since you transferred from a high ranking private school, to a lower-ranking state school, how that might effect your application chances.</p>
<p>May I ask why you decided to make this transfer?</p>
<p>@Jweinst1 – his reasons are his reason. And none of your business.</p>
<p>Students transfer all the time for all sorts of reasons: financial, family issues, fit issues, even BF-GF issues…</p>
<p>The fact that applicant transferred from a pricey private school to a less expensive state school will probably be self-explanatory in the adcomms’ eyes. (Finances) They won’t care about the difference in ranking so long as the OP puts a good face on his improved grades. (The “I grew up and got my act together” explanation)</p>
<p>OP- so long as your combined GPA (using grades from both BU and MSU) fall within the median accepted range for MD/DO schools, you should be go to go, assuming your MCAT also falls within acceptable parameters. Don’t worry about the fact that you’ve transferrred. Really doesn’t raise eyebrows or questions unless you transfer multiple times.</p>
<p>^The OP may very well be asked why they made the move at an interview. I don’t understand why you’re being so dismissive. </p>
<p>He may be at interview, but so long as he has a reasonable explanation, no adcomm is going to hold a transfer against him.</p>
<p>Tranfering between colleges isn’t something that will auto-disqualify him from applying to med school.</p>
<p>Ok, I actually misread the post, I had interpreted that the OP had transferred to Boston University and then transferred again to Michigan State University, which is what alarmed me at first.</p>
<p>Sorry</p>
<p>I do not think of it as an issue but you may be asked about it during a interview. A reasonable explanation would suffice. I can only see one possible drawback in that some may question as to whether your upward GPA trend might just be due to your transferring to a College with easier grades. I doubt you would be screened out at any medical school because of your grades.</p>