Is it really this hard?

mom2collegekids
Fri, 04 May 2012 23:03:54 +0000

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So, the SOMs try to find the ones with talent whose GPAs suffered a bit thru no fault of their own. After all, these kids will be “retaking” those science classes again in med school, right?

So, wouldn’t these students with inadequate K-12 education–>lower college grades eventually struggle more in med school as well? At no point will they have a chance to “catch up.” Med school is certainly not a good time to be catching up on anything.*

Not necessarily. They may have caught up while in undergrad, but had some lower grades that first year. They may show an “upward trend”…somewhat like what we often see with males in high school.