<p>Hey ccers, </p>
<p>Just how important is the science GPA? And around where should it be?
I ask because first semester was a bit disappointing, and it will be hard to bring it up to higher than a 3.4 or 3.5 or so. Would this look that bad next to a 3.6 overall GPA?</p>
<p>About as important as overall. Depends on where you want to go and where you are now. ... obviously it's not as good as a 3.6, which wouldn't be as good as a 3.7, which... well, you get the idea.</p>
<p>Premed today is really becoming baller. I.E. the old 3.7 is becoming a 3.8 and the old 30 mcat is becoming a 33...</p>
<p>A std. dev for applicant GPA is around 0.25 grade points so, yes, a 3.4 is significantly worse than a 3.6.</p>
<p>Oh lord, why do you insist on asking this question a million times over? Please note that this is an additional account, but I have been here for a long time and seen your multiple threads. I distinctly remember you asking a question for a "friend" about still making medical school after a poor first semester.</p>
<p>Edit :rolleyes: :
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/435628-pre-med-s-rough-start.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/435628-pre-med-s-rough-start.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/449439-ba-md-competition.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/449439-ba-md-competition.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/multiple-degree-programs/449919-ba-md-ba-do-transfer.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/multiple-degree-programs/449919-ba-md-ba-do-transfer.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/451123-first-year-gpa-admissions.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/451123-first-year-gpa-admissions.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/449899-who-gets-accepted-ba-md.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/449899-who-gets-accepted-ba-md.html</a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/496134-first-year-semester-gpa-med-school.html%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/496134-first-year-semester-gpa-med-school.html</a></p>
<p>I don't mean to ridicule you, but don't you think you should stop worrying about this, focus on your grades, and see what happens. You might change your mind on medicine altogether by the time application season rolls around.</p>