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Old 11-19-2011, 10:17 AM
 
Location: Maryland
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My Doctor is great....haven't a clue as to what his GPA was. And if you tell me that you know the GPA of your family doctor i will get right on this forum and call you a liar....forum rules be damned.
Ok let me spell it out so you can understand. With a low GPA it will be near impossible to get into a reputable medical school. The average GPA of those entering medical school is about 3.5.

Of course being black maybe the standards will be lowered for her to account for the institutional racism she had to face.
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Old 11-19-2011, 12:42 PM
 
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Ok let me spell it out so you can understand. With a low GPA it will be near impossible to get into a reputable medical school. The average GPA of those entering medical school is about 3.5.

Of course being black maybe the standards will be lowered for her to account for the institutional racism she had to face.
Oh my oh my.

I'm going to make it simple. Firstly, 1/4 of all Black doctors come from Howard, there's not alot of affirmative action going on there, at least not for Blacks.

And again, unless you're a physician or have been through the process you have no idea what you're talking about.

Are you a doctor?

Again your comments (not you) come across as either self-hating or as a false-flag.

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Old 11-19-2011, 12:50 PM
 
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Ok let me spell it out so you can understand. With a low GPA it will be near impossible to get into a reputable medical school. The average GPA of those entering medical school is about 3.5.

Of course being black maybe the standards will be lowered for her to account for the institutional racism she had to face.
In the U.S.'s roughly 125 med schools- which one is not reputable? We're ruling out St. George's or other Caribbean med schools.

Any med student graduating from any U.S. med school has to pass USMLE Step I and II before graduation (some minor exceptions for step II). Multiple choice. No extra points for being anything.
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Old 11-19-2011, 02:18 PM
 
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Point made.
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Old 11-19-2011, 03:11 PM
 
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Ok let me spell it out so you can understand. With a low GPA it will be near impossible to get into a reputable medical school. The average GPA of those entering medical school is about 3.5.

Of course being black maybe the standards will be lowered for her to account for the institutional racism she had to face.
I swear...one can only shake their head.

That's the point all along. If she's not good enough to get into medical school, then why in the hell do you care that Howard is taking her money? It's HER money, not yours! If her medical education ends there due to her GPA, then why in the hell should you or i give a damn?

But if she does by some chance attain the title of "Dr.," i won't cast aspersions on her just because she's black...like you're doing. Her GPA will be of no interest to me, no more than it is for my mechanic, my dentist, my exterminator, or my lawyer.
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Old 11-19-2011, 03:43 PM
 
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Maybe the Team knows from personal experience that a 2.7 didn't get him in. Otherwise not sure why he's adamant a 2.7 won't get anyone in.
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Old 11-19-2011, 08:07 PM
 
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Maybe the Team knows from personal experience that a 2.7 didn't get him in. Otherwise not sure why he's adamant a 2.7 won't get anyone in.
I don't doubt it.
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Old 11-19-2011, 08:49 PM
 
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Howard University Student Banned From Campus Following Dorm Room Fight (http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/howard-university-student-banned-from-campus-following-dorm-room-fight-111611?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook# .TsUKfJCehs8.facebook - broken link)

Two roommates were involved in a physical dorm fight and now they are not allowed back on campus.

The fight is fairly egregious. But to effectively stop a student's education is more problematic to me. The university has a loco parentis obligation which it seems they just passed on to the local police.
I'm betting if she was the starting QB or point guard she wouldn't have been booted!
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Old 11-19-2011, 09:21 PM
 
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I'm betting if she was the starting QB or point guard she wouldn't have been booted!
At Howard?

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Old 11-19-2011, 09:30 PM
 
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Howard University Student Banned From Campus Following Dorm Room Fight (http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/howard-university-student-banned-from-campus-following-dorm-room-fight-111611?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook# .TsUKfJCehs8.facebook - broken link)

Two roommates were involved in a physical dorm fight and now they are not allowed back on campus.

The fight is fairly egregious. But to effectively stop a student's education is more problematic to me. The university has a loco parentis obligation which it seems they just passed on to the local police.
Ya break the rules you pay the price...

Just another example of how immature and childish the current crop of college kiddies are...

And these kiddies are part of what makes up OWS....

Maybe the kiddies should have been thinking about their education rather getting into a fight.

Obviously they are not taking any courses on how to live by the rules...
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