AMCAS GPA - Has anyone else ran into this issue?

[xbowers003]

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The school I go to is a bit...odd in terms of how they do things, at least in grading respect. An "A-" at my school is a BA. A "B-" is a CB, etc. Odd, I know. I put in my grades to the the Excel spreadsheet of the AMCAS GPA calculator, and it gives my "BA's" a 3.3 weight, versus the 3.7 weight that it gives for "A-".

I contacted them (AMCAS), and they said I need to talk to my school about it. My schools website says a BA is a 3.5. Anyone else ran into this issue or have a school with a similar grading scale? Or any idea what to do? If I put my "BA's" as "A-", my AMCAS GPA is significantly higher (obviously). But if I do the reverse, its significantly lower (also obviously). Any help??

 

[Ryank327]

You should input your BAs as ABs. See the conversion guide here:

https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181676/data/amcas_grade_conversion_guide.pdf

Also are you sure your school uses BA for A-? Typically AB is A- and BA would be a B+

 

[xbowers003]

Thank you for that! I guess since its a 3.5 by my school it would be a B+....They go right from A to BA, so there's nothing in between. No AB's are given. Thank you for your help!