<p>I'm currently a sophomore, and I'm getting really anxious about the med school admissions process since I did horribly my freshman year (3.0 GPA) and took only 24 credits all together, naiive that I was (inclined to be on the conservative side). Thus, not only am I taking more credits that I have per semester last year, but I'm already getting stressed from a combination of academics and all the other little things in life (not a great start to the year). Trying to substantially increase my GPA is my biggest worry right now.</p>
<p>I've recently decided to look up credentials for med school applicants in good standing, and they usually fall in the 3.5-4.0 GPA, which doesn't look plausible in my case as I started off with a low GPA.</p>
<p>So, my question is what is the general GPA range that US medical schools will accept?
Is there something that can offset a horrendous GPA that would appeal to the med school officials?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>