Thread: Low GPA, High MCAT, and I'm very worried

I already acknowledged that I made a mistake comparing majors. I'm saying grade inflation is an unfair advantage to those who attend schools that have it. I do believe its widespread; some people believe otherwise. Also, if Harvard students are that much smarter, it would reflect in their MCAT scores. I'm not saying they are not much higher. I'm just saying there is an avenue for them to show how they are superior to people who...

I skimmed through the article in fact, and realized that it is quite true (what I heard this week from med students)... you can write a book, once you study in Harvard. LOL

Quote: Originally Posted by TheMightySmiter (Hey, rockymhs, I'm assuming you're from FoCo? Congrats on the CU Med acceptance.) Thanks~~ How did you know that I was from FoCo? or I guess it's kind of obvious if you know FoCo.

Quote: Originally Posted by rockymhs Thanks~~ How did you know that I was from FoCo? or I guess it's kind of obvious if you know FoCo. Haha, your username...you went to Rocky. I grew up near Boulder and went to Monarch. We were hard core debate rivals lol.

Quote: Originally Posted by billstevens68 JJ, this was literally the first link I came across. Grade inflation is ridiculous; it is also widespread. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200503/douthat Its six paragraphs down. "This one will be issued to you alone, for every paper and exam that you complete. The second grade, computed only at semester's end, will be your, ah, ironic grade—'ironic' in this case being a word...

If being a physican is important to you (ie, no back up plan), you might consider applying to US DO schools next season. They do regard the masters GPA somewhat, and are more forgiving of past academic mediocrity (not that a 3.0 in engineering is mediocre by real-world standards). With your great MCAT score, you'd have a high chance of an acceptance. There are a number of schools that consider a sub-3.0 cGPA. A good number accept...

Quote: Originally Posted by ANeuroscientist I am in the same boat as you ... 31S MCAT ... 2.8 undergrad GPA ... 4.0 Grad GPA ... and it's such a shame the Master's degree isn't worth crap to med schools because I learnt more in one year of graduate school than all the years of undergrad combined ... the system is bullcrap it is what it is....you have to play the game!!

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Quote: Originally Posted by billstevens68 I find it mind-boggling that schools do not value a Master's degree (in freaking engineering), but that's another discussion for another thread. I am in the same boat as you ... 31S MCAT ... 2.8 undergrad GPA ... 4.0 Grad GPA ... and it's such a shame the Master's degree isn't worth crap to med schools because I learnt more in one year of graduate school than all the years of...

You should have done a better job picking schools. Your MCAT is pretty average or only slightly better than average for many/most of those schools and your GPA is multiple standard deviations below all of those school's means. As a Canadian citizen, you have the whole internat'l thing working against you. It seems highly unlikely you will get an acceptance this year and even interviews may be hard-won. Your research, while nice,...