Boston University Pre-Med Difficulty - Any input appreciated!

jbyjby90
Fri, 08 Apr 2016 12:41:05 +0000

Hi, I was recently accepted to Boston University as a biology major to the college of arts and science but my excitement was curbed a bit when I saw the numerous posts regarding grade deflation at Boston University. Assuming grade deflation is true, how hard is it to get a 3.5+ or a 3.8 at Boston University as a pre-med? If one was to work extremely hard (no partying out, staying in on weekends, doing all the homework, reading the text book, studying 2-3 hours a night and going in for office hours), would this be possible? With grade deflation, is it possible to apply to top tier medical schools such as Harvard, Brown, Cornell etc? I consider my self decently intelligent but not incredibly so. I have around a 3.6 at a very rigorous high school (bad freshman gpa of 3.2-had a 3.86 senior year, have taken 5 APs and have an A average in AP physics, chem and biology) but I’m really worried as I don’t want to tank my chances for a high ranking medical school. Any input from current or previous Boston University pre-meds especially appreciated and any input appreciated as well!