Comments on: I have a 3.5 cummulative high school gpa and want to know if I could be a possible canidate for medical school? http://UniversityCoursesOnline.net/i-have-a-3-5-cummulative-high-school-gpa-and-want-to-know-if-i-could-be-a-possible-canidate-for-medical-school Online Courses In Education Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:57:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PE2008 http://UniversityCoursesOnline.net/i-have-a-3-5-cummulative-high-school-gpa-and-want-to-know-if-i-could-be-a-possible-canidate-for-medical-school/comment-page-1#comment-4198 PE2008 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:34:01 +0000 http://UniversityCoursesOnline.net/i-have-a-3-5-cummulative-high-school-gpa-and-want-to-know-if-i-could-be-a-possible-canidate-for-medical-school#comment-4198 If you have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in High School, you will likely not do better in University, and you will very likely not be selected for Medical School. It is true that the GPA "resets" in university, but the ugly fact is that medical students usually have very high GPA throughout High School and University. My guess is you should aim lower, such as one of the following health professions (though, note, these too are extremely competitive): Osteopath Podiatrist Pharmacist Optometrist Audiologist Physician's Assistant The other choice of course is RN Nurse, leading to Nurse Practitioner If you have a cumulative 3.5 GPA in High School, you will likely not do better in University, and you will very likely not be selected for Medical School. It is true that the GPA "resets" in university, but the ugly fact is that medical students usually have very high GPA throughout High School and University.

My guess is you should aim lower, such as one of the following health professions (though, note, these too are extremely competitive):

Osteopath
Podiatrist
Pharmacist
Optometrist
Audiologist
Physician’s Assistant

The other choice of course is RN Nurse, leading to Nurse Practitioner

]]> By: Rosalie W http://UniversityCoursesOnline.net/i-have-a-3-5-cummulative-high-school-gpa-and-want-to-know-if-i-could-be-a-possible-canidate-for-medical-school/comment-page-1#comment-4199 Rosalie W Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:34:01 +0000 http://UniversityCoursesOnline.net/i-have-a-3-5-cummulative-high-school-gpa-and-want-to-know-if-i-could-be-a-possible-canidate-for-medical-school#comment-4199 Your high school GPA means nothing, and just because you did poorly in highschool doesn't reflect how you will do in college. There is such a drastic difference between being a freshman in highschool at fifteen and a freshman in college at nineteen that its not even fair to compare the two. a 3.7 is a pretty good GPA. The top medical schools want about a 3.81, but that's just an average. Basically, all you need to worry about now is getting into a good college, and doing well on your MCATs, earning a high GPA, volunteering, gaining leadership experiences, etc. Your high school GPA means nothing, and just because you did poorly in highschool doesn’t reflect how you will do in college. There is such a drastic difference between being a freshman in highschool at fifteen and a freshman in college at nineteen that its not even fair to compare the two.

a 3.7 is a pretty good GPA. The top medical schools want about a 3.81, but that’s just an average.

Basically, all you need to worry about now is getting into a good college, and doing well on your MCATs, earning a high GPA, volunteering, gaining leadership experiences, etc.

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