OntPremed Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 If I have the following GPA: Year 1 = 2.5 Year 2 = 3.0 Year 3 = 4.0 Year 4 = 4.0 Year 5 = 4.0 My cGPA is 3.5, but how much would the trend help? Is applying to US schools with average cGPA's of 3.7 reasonable? I believe that's the average of international students applying to the US (please correct me If I'm mistaken) -- would the upward trend compensate for this?applying to US schools Thanks a lot for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted March 20, 2017 Report Share Posted March 20, 2017 If I have the following GPA: Year 1 = 2.5 Year 2 = 3.0 Year 3 = 4.0 Year 4 = 4.0 Year 5 = 4.0 My cGPA is 3.5, but how much would the trend help? Is applying to US schools with average cGPA's of 3.7 reasonable? I believe that's the average of international students applying to the US (please correct me If I'm mistaken) -- would the upward trend compensate for this?applying to US schools Thanks a lot for your help! Pair it with strong ECs and a killer MCAT and you have a shot. Assuming full-load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiny Scrubs Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks for that Frugal doc found that tool really useful :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med School '18 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Does anyone have the stats for each med school in terms of previous years' accepted averages for MCAT or GPA - or know where I can get this information? Or do I need to contact the individual schools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med School '18 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hi Frugal doc thanks for the MSAC calculator link. Some interesting blog posts on the BeMo site as well. Still deciding whether I need to pay anyone to help me review my application Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lulu95 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 If I have the following GPA: Year 1 = 2.5 Year 2 = 3.0 Year 3 = 4.0 Year 4 = 4.0 Year 5 = 4.0 My cGPA is 3.5, but how much would the trend help? Is applying to US schools with average cGPA's of 3.7 reasonable? I believe that's the average of international students applying to the US (please correct me If I'm mistaken) -- would the upward trend compensate for this?applying to US schools Thanks a lot for your help! Would you consider uOttawa? You would have a 4.0 GPA according to their calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks_14 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Does anyone have the stats for each med school in terms of previous years' accepted averages for MCAT or GPA - or know where I can get this information? Or do I need to contact the individual schools? Get the MSAR, it costs a little bit of money but has percentiles and all sorts of useful info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eian01 Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Thanks for the calculator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bcemslayer Posted April 4, 2017 Report Share Posted April 4, 2017 Hey, I went through the US application cycle last year too! You should really check out Student Doctor Network. And check out the WedgeDawg system. The mods on the forum are the gold standard for what to do and where to apply for US med. There is so much information on there. Check out the notes that are "stickied" here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Yeh SDN is really helpful - although be careful to double check the information yourself. Sometimes some of the online "experts" are not quite what they think they are - lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biochem4 Posted May 9, 2017 Report Share Posted May 9, 2017 Pair it with strong ECs and a killer MCAT and you have a shot. Assuming full-load. full load at least 18 credits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med Eye Posted April 26, 2018 Report Share Posted April 26, 2018 On 5/2/2017 at 2:52 PM, Pippa756 said: Yeh SDN is really helpful - although be careful to double check the information yourself. Sometimes some of the online "experts" are not quite what they think they are - lol I don't know - have found SDN pretty helpful with all things US but thanks for the warning. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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