<p>I'm an incoming sophomore majoring in biology, and in my freshman year, I was a biomedical engineering major. Like all engineers, I took difficult math and physics courses instead of the math and physics designed for pre-meds. Unfortunately, I got 2 B's in those classes, and it's now ruining my GPA. This is one of the main reasons I changed my major from engineering to biology.</p>
<p>Unless your GPA in the sub 2.0 range–you haven’t ruined your chances. Bs are not fatal.</p>
<p>Is regretting going to make any difference? Not sure about your question.</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>Ruined GPA???</p>
<p>What is your science GPA and what is your cum GPA?</p>
<p>You’re only a rising soph, which means you only have one year of grades so far. You can easily dilute those B’s if you want to.</p>
<p>My cum GPA is only 3.57 (terrible start for medical school), if I get 4.0 for the next 3 years (which will never happen). The best I can get is a 3.8</p>
<p>Right now, even with a 3.57, you’re less than a tenth of a GPA point away from the 50th percentile of all matriculating students. Which means you’re certainly higher than a good portion of the matriculating students. Don’t freak out.</p>
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<li><p>Do us all a favor and quit freaking out. It kinda annoys me to see pre-meds freaking out about having a ~3.5-3.6 GPA. Even if that is your GPA when you apply, you would still be somewhat fine. A 3.57 isn’t a terrible start for medical school.</p></li>
<li><p>“The best I can get is a 3.8”. Thats actually pretty good for most medical schools. You really only need a 3.7 to be competitive at top schools. At that point, other stuff starts mattering more.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t cry over spilled milk. What happened has already happened. Just do better in your classes in the future as opposed to fretting over past classes.</p></li>
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<p>*My cum GPA is only 3.57 (terrible start for medical school), if I get 4.0 for the next 3 years (which will never happen). The best I can get is a 3.8 *</p>
<p>Well, then you’re life is just over at age 19…just kidding.</p>
<p>How many credits make up that 3.57? </p>
<p>Are you planning to apply to med school after senior year?</p>
<p>You might even want to take some summer (NON pre-med) classes to add more A credits.</p>
<p>Actually, if you average a 4.0 for the rest of the way, you could bring it up to 3.9</p>
<p>4.0<em>3 + 3.57</em>1= 15.57/4= 3.8925</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>That’s what I thought, which is why I was wondering how many credits make up that 3.57. If the student has more than 2 semesters’ worth of credits (because of dual or summer courses), then the math wouldn’t work out like that. Also, that math assumes the same number of credits each year.</p>
<p>Well if anything, chances are that OP will be taking more credits each year during the next 3 years since most freshman tend to take a lighter load of classes (and that would give more of a chance to dilute the B’s/raise the GPA). But if OP’s GPA includes summer grades, then it might be a little different.</p>