<p>I am a currently a student at a Texas highschool
I am a junior and my transcript which reflects on your sophormone year said I have:
3.8 GPA
216 class rank out of 776 kids
Is this bad I'm planning on being a premed or predental student once I get out of highschool.
I had 2 AP classes last year and 1 honors course
This year I have 3 AP classes and 1 honors course... So my gpa is expected to go upp
I'm worried because a teacher told me that 3.8 wasn't good enough and that I should give up medical programs and go to something easier so now I'm freaking out because I really want to be a doctor or dentist :(</p>
<p>a 3.8 is just fine!!! you have your undergrad gpa to worry about not your high school gpa when it comes to med school. Your current gpa will get you into college. Once in college if you want med school, you need to keep a 3.8 college gpa and get a good score on your mcat. Sorry but i think your GC is incorrect at this point in time. your gpa now wont predict whether you can get into med school. the only caveat is that you might not get an early acceptance program right now ie a bs/md but most kids dont get that that go on to med school so why worry</p>
<p>Thank you that makes me feel better that teacher made me feel like I was worthless but I really want to go to a good pre-med university and they say gpa, class rank, and sat/act scores are what gets you in :)</p>
<p>Um… correct me if I’m wrong, but I didn’t think that your high school GPA has anything to do with applying to GRAD school.</p>
<p>Grad schools (whether law or medical or business or w/e) look at your undergrad GPA and classes. Medical schools are, however, extremely competitive (note extremely), and they have set-in-stone requirements that not many students can handle, so take note of that before you set your heart on being a doctor.</p>
<p>Also, remember that if you become a doctor, you will not be entering the workforce until ~30+, depending on your specialization.</p>
<p>you are correct cinemabizzare…med schools dont look at hs gpa. As long as whatever college you go to has strong programs in whatever you choose to major in, has good premed advising, and you take the med school required courses, then it is up to you to work hard and keep your gpa up (usually need at least a 3.8 college gpa) and study for the mcats. Acceptance to med school is competitive so make sure you major in something you love and that will help you do well also.</p>
<p>Ok yes I was talking about the 4 years of college before you apply into med-school yeah I know medical school is competitive but I have my heart set to it</p>
<p>Is 3.8 your weighted GPA? If it is, your UW GPA (which is what colleges care about) could range anywhere from a 3.4-3.7.</p>
<p>nyu some schools take whatever gpa is on the transcript…i know that UA in Tuscaloosa and UAB take whatever is on the transcript and do not convert. son applied to 14 schools and if i remember correctly 9 did not convert.</p>