There are several issues in play in answering your questions. Many schools do indeed have a problem with grade inflation, which is why so much emphasis is placed on the MCAT. Performance in science and non-science is also evaluated (grade inflation in the sciences tends to occur less than in the humanities). This issue alone, with your GPA of 2.8 at a well-respected liberal arts college, is not enough to justify the tumult of changing colleges. It might even raise a potential red flag for medical school admissions committees to see such a change. If there are other issues in play which make you unhappy at your current college, then a change may be in order. This is something you will have to decide.
The issue of an Australian medical school is separate in my mind. It is too soon (and I know far too little about you) to recommend an application strategy at this point – especially one which involves foreign medical schools. As a rule, I would advise against pursuing admissions to a foreign medical school because being an FMG (foreign medical graduate) in the US carries additional burdens I would want you to avoid. I’m sure the quality of your medical education in Australia would be fine.
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Ron Workman, MD
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