<p>how bad is a 2.0 gpa for your first semester freshman year, me being premed and still wanting to go med, I failed a class, got a few c's, b's, and one a. I obviously know I have to work my ass of next semester so I dont need a lecture on that, thanks.</p>
<p>Pretty bad, but the first semester doesn't mean much I'm sure you can pull it up if you work hard.</p>
<p>To see how you stand, notice how there are a ton of threads like this. You're not alone, don't worry.</p>
<p>I think you need to seriously think through this semester and your next one, along with your future plans. What classes did you do well in, and which ones did you not? Your Medical School chances didn't evaporate, but I think you need to ask yourself what can you do with the rest of your academic year.</p>
<p>As for the idea that first semester doesn't count, I wish people wouldn't say that. The first semester is exactly 1/8 of your academic progress. Good semesters can shroud your first semester, but it isn't as though someone is going to ignore it.</p>
<p>Reevaluate, take different classes/subjects and work smarter, not harder.</p>
<p>Did you do poorly because you didn't try, partied too much, etc. or did you try, but still failed? If it's the latter, you may need to reconsider your goals for the future.</p>
<p>pre-med is very competitive to get into. i'm not saying this to scare you, but if you don't pull up your grades next semester, consider a different field, or you will not get in and just waste your time.</p>
<p>could you pm me your name because i want to make sure I never have you as my doctor</p>
<p>^^People are so...blunt. I guess that may be what you are looking for. You already know the only answer to your question that anyone can give:
You still got a shot (albeit, a lowered one) of med school, but you gotta get ur stuff together. You royally screwed yourself, and need a dump truck, not a shovel to dig urself out.</p>
<p>That is really bad. I would suggest you re-think your plans. Why are you doing pre-med? Which ever courses it was you failed and made Cs in, think about why and which course it was and what it counts towards and just use this to really analyse and rethink.</p>
<p>simply put, a 2.0 is not good if you have any plans to go to grad school or med school.
It is not the worst thing in the world though.</p>
<p>If you manage to study your butt off are able to get a 4.0 or close to one the next 7 terms you have, you can always say that the first term was a lesson for you about how hard you need to work in college or you were still adjusting. Constantly having a low GPA like that is not good, but if you show a lot of improvement, it can make a better impression than someone who consistently has a 4.0</p>
<p>"As for the idea that first semester doesn't count, I wish people wouldn't say that. The first semester is exactly 1/8 of your academic progress. Good semesters can shroud your first semester, but it isn't as though someone is going to ignore it."</p>
<p>True dat.</p>
<p>Is it not as good as a 3.5 or 4.0? Absolutely. Will it ruin you? I can't guarantee it won't, but it probably won't.</p>
<p>"could you pm me your name because i want to make sure I never have you as my doctor"</p>
<p>I laughed. </p>
<p>To the op: you're boned.</p>
<p>Med school's are competitive, but it is true your first semester is generally "the least important" insofar as schools tend to weight your GPA in 3 different ways -- major (or science) GPA, upper division (i.e., jr/sr) GPA, and total (cum.) GPA...if the classes you performed poorly in were all freshmen level non-science, non-major courses, you may still be okay...otherwise, just remember that the minimum cutoff to even have your application looked at (i.e., not thrown out upon receipt) is usually a 3.3-3.5!</p>
<p>Check out this site to see what would be required of you to make that GPA requirement:</p>
<p>Raise</a> Your GPA</p>
<p>yeah i'm kind of in the same boat.just an fyi, GPA is really really important for med school. u will need a 3.5/3.6/3.8 GPA to be considered, and remember, not everyone who applies will get in.</p>
<p>A 2.0 is quite bad (if your looking to be competitive for any post-graduate studies and many jobs). The good news is that it's only the first semester and so if you do really well over the next few semesters that GPA will go back up into a competitive range. Also, you're GPA won't matter so much until probably the second half of your Junior year when you start submitting applications for things. Don't freak out, but let this be a wakeup call. If you pull it back together and get that GPA back up you'll be fine. If you don't...</p>
<p>PM me your name so I can sue you for malpractice every time someone comes in to my office with a malpractice claim.</p>
<p>2.0?</p>
<p>That makes premed nearly impossible. Most premeds freak when they dip below 3.5 if they are premed. Catching up...Im not sure thats possible even if you do nail every class during the rest of ur college journey.</p>
<p>Most people here have no idea what premed or med school admission is like; go to the premed forum for reliable info on that.</p>
<p>But to answer your question, I'll echo what a couple others said: it's bad, but by no means does it destroy your chances at post-college prospects. You will, however, have to work damn hard from this point forward to make sure it doesn't happen again.</p>
<p>You may simply have to do a post-baccalaureate program to raise your GPA and/or retake classes...on second thought, DEFINITELY retake any med school pre-reqs you got less than a B in!</p>
<p>Let's do some math. If you get ALL A's for the rest of your class, you will get a 3.7 max, which imo is half decent but not all that spectacular.</p>