<p>Is this an okay GPA for my freshman year? I know its not great, but I need to know if my hopes for going to medical school have been crushed... I almost cried when I saw my transcript and I'm planning on working harder. My first semester, I hope 2.9, but this semester I've only been getting As so far and I'm hoping to continue that next year. I think I'd also like some advice on how to continue raising my GPA?</p>
<p>It is OK for URM, otherwise, it is a bit low. Do not panic, though. The fact that you are concerned is a good sign that you will try harder.
I do not know any other way to raise it, but working harder, including seeking help when you feel it is needed or just to confirm your understanding of concept. For some reason, some people hesitate seeking help. You pay for it, it is built in tuition, all prof’s offcie hours, SI sessions… they are supported by your tuition paymnets, might as well use it.</p>
<p>Please don’t panic! You have many semesters to go yet and have time to improve your GPA. A 2.9 is too low to be a successful med school candidate. But if you can get up around a 3.4+, your chances improve.</p>
<p>Why is your GPA low? What courses have you taken that have given you the hardest time/lowest grade? Science? Writing? Math? Humanities? Were you unprepared for the amount of time college coursework required? Did you go to class regularly? Turn assignments in on time? Did you go to office hours in the classes you were having problems with? Did you go to the school’s tutoring center for help? Did you find study groups of fellow students to work with? </p>
<p>If you can tell us what you’re struggling with, maybe we can give you some more concrete advice.</p>
<p>ImSoCool…no you’re not.</p>
<p>Ikesonia…what classes did you take last semester? How many credits? </p>
<p>What classes are you taking this semester? </p>
<p>In the future, you’re probably going to have to carefully select classes and increase your credits so to lessen the impact of your first semester.</p>
<p>What is your major?</p>
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<p>As long as you bring your gpa up, you should be fine. </p>
<p>A 3.5 overall/30 mcat score is fine for some medical schools. If you live in the great state of Texas, then with those stats you should be able to get into 1 medical school (assuming that your EC’s/lors/P.S. are fine). </p>
<p>In fact, just this past cycle I know a student who graduated from Texas A&M undergrad with a 3.5 in economics, 31 mcat score (got a 27 the first time he took it) and average EC’s and he managed to get into Texas A&M’s medical school. </p>
<p>I know another kid at A&M with a 3.55 overall gpa in BIMS, graduated college in 3 years (applied to enroll in med. school directly after those 3 years—which I heard is frowned upon by medical schools), with a 31 mcat score, and was accepted to UTMB-Galveston. </p>
<p>So a 3.5 won’t kill you, but you might want to increase your gpa be able to breathe easier during the app. cycle.</p>
<p>Its certainly somewhere to start from. I had a 3.42 at the end of my freshman year and I brought it up to a 3.72 at the end of four years. However, the low grades freshman year meant there was no room for failure later on. Sometimes this meant sacrificing friday or saturday night out to study for a test etc. Although it wasn’t a great position to be in, it did not keep me out of a top 10 MD/PhD program. So just learn from the mistake and work harder in the future :)</p>