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DrPhilster Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 First semester's final form is shaping up and so far it looks like a 3.6ish GPA will be the result unless something horrible or spectacular happens. How bad of a start is that realistically? Not horrible but you can definitely boost that up after second semester. Remember to be competitive you need to have a gpa of around 3.85 (I would assume). Some schools take your best 2 years, so first year in some cases isn't that important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanother Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Not horrible but you can definitely boost that up after second semester. Remember to be competitive you need to have a gpa of around 3.85 (I would assume). Some schools take your best 2 years, so first year in some cases isn't that important. I figured if I get it to a 3.75 or so after first 2 semesters, I have a shot at medical. Two midterms are the difference between a 3.6 this semester and a 3.8. I still have a shot at the 3.8, but it'll take some spectacular results on finals (85+). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
future_doc Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Welcome to the real world of being an undergrad. In 1st year, I got 3.68/4.3 GPA and it was all uphill from there directly into med school. Of course, to achieve that I never worked so hard in my life......that is until I got to med school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanother Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 Welcome to the real world of being an undergrad. In 1st year, I got 3.68/4.3 GPA and it was all uphill from there directly into med school. Of course, to achieve that I never worked so hard in my life......that is until I got to med school. 4.3? I looked at the OMSAS conversion chart and there isn't anything there relating to a 4.3 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchEnemy Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 4.3? I looked at the OMSAS conversion chart and there isn't anything there relating to a 4.3 scale. He just means that his school uses a system with 4.3, like Manitoba. On the OMSAS, it probably is converted to a percentage first, then /4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justanother Posted March 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 He just means that his school uses a system with 4.3, like Manitoba. On the OMSAS, it probably is converted to a percentage first, then /4.0 That's another thing. Do they take the percent and convert that to an OMSAS number or the letter grade your school assigns? Could there be a possible difference between the two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchEnemy Posted March 19, 2012 Report Share Posted March 19, 2012 That's another thing. Do they take the percent and convert that to an OMSAS number or the letter grade your school assigns? Could there be a possible difference between the two? Yes there is a difference. At UofT, an 85% is a 4.0. But on the OMSAS, an 85% is a 3.9. They will take the percent, if both appear on the transcript, and convert that to an OMSAS GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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