Question about GPA calculation

[DoctorC]

I go to a school that uses the quarter system, but I also took summer classes at a college that did semester. When I look at the calculation system on AMCAS it seems as if semester classes are weighed more when doing the GPA. Is this true?

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[dankev]

Yep. Semester credits count 1.5 times as much quarters. Or, if you like, quarter credits count 2/3 as much as semesters.

What I'm hearing though, is this: "I usually have good grades, but I took some summer classes and got my butt kicked, since I was drunk/stoned all summer. Surely those grades can't count MORE than my other grades."

Yep, they do, but don't worry about it. One semster isn't enough to sink you.