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The freshman core classes are hard, but not impossible. I play in the concert band and with the baseball team, and can even find a couple of hours a week to watch some movies or learn how to play Warcraft III. And I am by no means a genius. I came here from a waiting list and probably belong to the lowest echelon in terms of intellect
So, you can definitely find time to do whatever stuff you like if you learn to manage your time properly.
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I would consider a B/B+ pretty good in college.
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Recall that almost everyone coming here had a GPA close to 4, if not more.
But even so, you should not follow the "average GPA". This number is averaged throughout all majors, and throughout all kinds of people. Some majors are 'easier' grade-wise than others, and there are still quite many people here that sit in their rooms, studying and getting A's all the way. Ultimately, it will come down to your own will power and time managing skills.
But even so yet, assuming you do apply to a med school with a 3.3 GPA, you will be competing with many many 4.0 GPA holders from other colleges. Hence...
To be fair, Antiquark has answered this and other questions regarding Caltech premed much better than me in
this thread