rrosa522 Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I finished my freshman year of university at UofT. I calculated my cGPA based on the OSMAS scale and discovered it was a 3.67. My first semester GPA was a 3.8 but it lowered significantly after getting a C+ in calculus second semester. How much damage will my first year GPA do when applying to medical school? My goal was to have around a 3.95+ when applying. Is that even possible anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 I finished my freshman year of university at UofT. I calculated my cGPA based on the OSMAS scale and discovered it was a 3.67. My first semester GPA was a 3.8 but it lowered significantly after getting a C+ in calculus second semester. How much damage will my first year GPA do when applying to medical school? My goal was to have around a 3.95+ when applying. Is that even possible anymore? on a pure GPA basis it would be hard to get 3.9 directly - I mean to get over 3.95 with a single other 3.8 GPA semester requires 3 other 4.0 GPA semesters - like alone the other term. GPA is very unforgiving of any low grades as you know. Fortunately though there are variety of ways this could be dealt with - a great many schools have some form of a wGPA system to basically give people a break - Western has a best 2 years system, TO has a drop a course policy if you do more than 5.0 credits each year, Queens can take your last two year's GPA, Ottawa past 3 years. Mac takes everything but GPA is a relatively low weighted factor in there calculations compared to other schools. That's mostly it for Ontario as an example. Bottom line is you can recover as a result - and your situation is not all that unique. However of course all these systems have limits - you have to a) make sure you meet all the rules for them cold and do whatever you can to prevent any further GPA issues. It is so important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meridian Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 GPA is a nasty critter as it is non-linear. A single mark below 80% really hurts. You can see how a C+ (~GPA 2.3) in CALC hammers your overall GPA. You would need +90% in every course in years 2,3,4 to achieve a 3.95. You now see how hard it is to achieve a 4.0 in Canada. Luckily most Ontario Med-Schools have a weighted wGPA that let you throw out some of your marks or only count best 2-3 years. Use this knowledge as you go forward. You want to keep all marks above 85% (nothing below 80%). You need to take full course-load every term. If you have a pre-req that you know you cannot do well on (Calc2?) maybe do it in the summer or even online ? https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/omsas-conversion-table/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdot Posted May 2, 2017 Report Share Posted May 2, 2017 Man... physics killed my first year! But seems like you're doing OK. I have a friend who got in with 3.6! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Man... physics killed my first year! But seems like you're doing OK. I have a friend who got in with 3.6! Ditto ... Physics!!! Arggrgrhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robclem21 Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 If it makes you feel any better my first year GPA was 3.55. Lots of hard work required from here on out. A 3.95+ is probably out of the question, but a competitive GPA isn't. Keep in mind schools like UofT let you drop your lowest marks if you continue with a full course load, and schools like Western, Queens, Ottawa, Dalhousie give more weight to your later years. After first year you would be foolish to give up. Keep working hard and learn from your mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quokka Posted May 25, 2017 Report Share Posted May 25, 2017 My first year GPA was 3.2 at UofT. I got it up to 3.53 by graduation (I did the 4 year program in 3 years by taking on 6 courses a year and one two course summer). Granted my GPA wasn't competitive but I got into medical school so there's always hope. I think you're doing great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdjdot Posted June 25, 2017 Report Share Posted June 25, 2017 On 5/25/2017 at 10:18 AM, Quokka said: My first year GPA was 3.2 at UofT. I got it up to 3.53 by graduation (I did the 4 year program in 3 years by taking on 6 courses a year and one two course summer). Granted my GPA wasn't competitive but I got into medical school so there's always hope. I think you're doing great nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 On 5/25/2017 at 10:18 AM, Quokka said: My first year GPA was 3.2 at UofT. I got it up to 3.53 by graduation (I did the 4 year program in 3 years by taking on 6 courses a year and one two course summer). Granted my GPA wasn't competitive but I got into medical school so there's always hope. I think you're doing great Well done to you and nice to hear all your hard work paid off in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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