5th year

[DrNicholas]

i might end up doing a 5th year to improve my gpa. how is this viewed by medical schools and how is the 5th year's gpa treated? does it count as a post-bac gpa (even though a degree won't be issued until the end of the 5th year) and how is it listed on the amcas application?

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[ZAZA67401]

It counts as undergrad GPA, unless you take Graduate credits. Basically every class is grouped either as a graduate or undergraduate class and you will only ever two possible GPA's " Graduate or undergraduate". So regardless of when or where you take a class it will factor into your already existing GPA either as graduate or undergrad. I don't think medical schools care, what they care about is that you did something and did it well.

 

[Homer Doughnuts]

i might end up doing a 5th year to improve my gpa. how is this viewed by medical schools and how is the 5th year's gpa treated? does it count as a post-bac gpa (even though a degree won't be issued until the end of the 5th year) and how is it listed on the amcas application?

As long as a degree is not issued at year 4, year 5 is listed as your senior year on the AMCAS app, not post-bacc. The 5th year GPA is a part of your senior year GPA, both overall and SGPA. If you want these to be bost-bacc courses you need to graduate then re-enroll, then year 5 will be listed as PBUG on your AMCAS application. My advice would be to take difficult upper level science classes. Just padding your GPA with under-water basket weaving or Rocks for Jocks won’t impress an Ad-Com at all. Good Luck

 

[scrappysurfer]

i might end up doing a 5th year to improve my gpa. how is this viewed by medical schools and how is the 5th year's gpa treated? does it count as a post-bac gpa (even though a degree won't be issued until the end of the 5th year) and how is it listed on the amcas application?

i took 5 years so i could do internships. no one mentioned it and the internships made a huge difference in my chances

 

[Blue Scrub]

yeah i dont think they care as long as you do well, good luck!

 

[RaaMD]

I'm on my fifth year, and it has never come up as an issue.

 

[ZAZA67401]

i took 5 years so i could do internships. no one mentioned it and the internships made a huge difference in my chances

what internships? Just curious? In business or law offices?

 

[fullefect1]

what internships? Just curious? In business or law offices?

Where did you get business or law offices out of the posters "Bioengineering" degree?