AACOMAS vs. AMCAS calculated GPA

[green thicket]

Does AMCAS not count health sciences courses? Because my AACOMAS science gpa is higher than my AMCAS one and I can only guess that two of my hsc courses were not factored in (both being online)....does anyone know about how you can determine which science courses will count?

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[mjos22]

For AMCAS, not Health classes only BCPM: bio, physics, math, and chemistry.

 

[newyorkcougar]

The AMCAS counts everything...the AACOMAS only counts the highest grade recieved in any courses you retook. So if you got an F the first time and an A the second time, the AMCAS counts both of them while the AACOMAS only counts the A, giving you a higher gpa.

 

[Non-TradTulsa]

The AMCAS counts everything...the AACOMAS only counts the highest grade recieved in any courses you retook. So if you got an F the first time and an A the second time, the AMCAS counts both of them while the AACOMAS only counts the A, giving you a higher gpa.

Yep - AACOMAS' grade replacement can make a huge difference. But AACOMAS' definition of science is slightly broader, also. I had done a lot of computer science work through my past life as a CPA - for AACOMAS, all my computer science hours counted as math which grouped into my science GPA - for AMCAS, not so - all those hours were "AO".

 

[green thicket]

thanks guys, i havent taken any courses over again and so ive figured that it must be that hsc classes are not counted unfortunately.

 

[CaramelDlite]

Is the only purpose of the AMCAS gpa to make sure all grades are counted? How do they "standardize" grades? I'm a little confused.... My school operates on a +/- scale and that lowers my gpa by almost a tenth of a point and I would love it if they standardized to the A/B scale