help with gpa please

[clover899]

Right now I have 54 credits completed and a GPA of 3.004. It's terrible :(. I tried to calculate how many A's. I calculate that 19 more credits (of almost all science classes) that have 11 A's and 8 B's would only bring me up to a 3.49 gpa........

:faint:

Someone please help me out with this. I am confused and I feel like I've lost my chances :(. I'm stressing out and feeling incompetent..

how do I get my gpa by the time I graduate to a 3.8..what would my average grades be...what if I get another C :/...I have gotten 3C's because I didn't study right... :doh: after high school (I had a 3.8 gpa in high school)

and what are some strategies/recommendations in changing my pattern of grades (they've been getting better overall, but not good enough to be all A's)

[Compassion MD]

Myrecommendation for you is to limit youreslf with number of classes you are taking in each semesters. Take no more than 4 a semester and study your #$%#@#&$%& off for those 4 classes.

If you are in any clubs... or anything, drop them all! Your GPA right now should be your top pirority and nothing else. After all, GPA and MCAT is usually the first thing medical school admission look at.

[swimchick]

If you are in any clubs... or anything, drop them all! Your GPA right now should be your top pirority and nothing else. After all, GPA and MCAT is usually the first thing medical school admission look at.

I disagree to an extent. Yes your GPA should come before everything, but med school admission committees like to see that you do something else besides hide in the library all day. I had a friend at my school who had a high MCAT score and almost a 4.0 but was involved no extracurricular activities (save for some physician shadowing). He got a few med school interviews, but no acceptances.

If you are in any campus organizations, I recommend you pick the one you enjoy most and get very involved with it while focusing on you academics.

How many years do you have before you're supposed to graduate? If you have 2 or less, it might be difficult to get from a 3.0 to a 3.8...you'd need to get a few 4.0 semesters. Med schools like to see you do well in upper division science classes...especially biochemistry. In my upper div science classes, I found that going over the notes ad nauseum and attending office hours made a huge difference. You should also work through the problems that are presented in the text.

If you find that your GPA isn't where you want it to be when it's time for you to graduate, you do have some options. If you have the financial resources, you might want to consider staying a 5th year at your college or look into post-bacc programs.

Do you have a pre-medical advisor on your campus? I highly recommend you schedule an appointment with him/her to discuss what you've discussed here and she what options her/she might present. I visited my advisor when everything got over my head and I'm so glad I did.

[FOID]

yeah, i agree on swimchick on that. yes, your gpa should be important, but med schools look for well rounded students.

[Compassion MD]

True that medical school look for well rounded students but I still think this student's main priority is the GPA. GPA and MCAT are that most medical school look at first and if you don't have that, they won't even go further. I have also taken the consideration that what if this student doesn't get into any US medical school... at least maybe a good GPA might still get him/her into some MS in biomedical sciences... etc

[clover899]

Well I've only completed about 54 credits...I still have about 3/4 more to go before I get to 180..I'm basically going to complete a year of inorganic chemistry and a year of biology now. I have done other classes for general education too for the bachelors, but those are the only med school requirements that I've fulfilled and some math.

I am most likely going to be taking organic chemistry and calculus in the fall.