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Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
Because academic success is a crucial part of being accepted as a medical student and leads to future success, your interviewing team at Georgetown University will ask several questions about your academic success. When asking about your GPA during your undergraduate program, they want to know if you are satisfied with your current GPA or if you would change it if you could.

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"I feel that my GPA could have been higher; however, I was working full time while attending classes, and I struggled in some of the general courses required for my bachelor's degree. I learned a lot about discipline and commitment during the last four years and look forward to bringing this same discipline to Georgetown University's medical school."

Rachelle Enns is an interview coach and job search expert. She works with candidates to perform their best in employment, medical, and post-secondary admission interviews.
"My current GPA is a fair reflection of my above-average ability in pre-med coursework. You will see that my basic science GPA is even higher than my overall GPA, which suggests my abilities within this field."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Knowing that your interviewing team will have access to your GPA through your official transcripts, you'll want to talk openly about how you feel about your performance. If you were satisfied with your GPA, talk about the hard work you committed to making it a reality. If you were not satisfied, openly discuss what hindered your GPA and show that you've put thought into how you can improve in this area as a medical student at Georgetown University.
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