AMCAS GPA Rounding

[Osote]

I'm sorry if this has been answered before but I would really appreciate if someone could confirm how AMCAS handles GPA rounding.

Does a 3.398 become a 3.40?

Does a 3.365 become a 3.37?

Etc.

Thank you!

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[doctorhopeful1199]

you'll see when they do it. honestly, what can you do at this point

 

[Osote]

you'll see when they do it. honestly, what can you do at this point

I'm not applying this cycle. I'm doing a post-bacc to raise my undergraduate GPA and I'm trying to figure out how many credits/points I need to reach certain cutoffs. These numbers could be drastically altered by different rounding techniques.

 

[Lord Broseidon]

Yes, AMCAS rounds the expected way to two decimals. For example, 3.365 becomes 3.37, but 3.364 becomes 3.36

 

[Osote]

Yes, AMCAS rounds the expected way to two decimals. For example, 3.365 becomes 3.37, but 3.364 becomes 3.36

This is great news! Do you by chance have a source for this? I was speaking to one of the premed advisors at my school who seemed to believe that AMCAS does not round, I.e. if you end up with a 3.398 it is reported as a 3.39 and not a 3.40.

 

[Lord Broseidon]

This is great news! Do you by chance have a source for this? I was speaking to one of the premed advisors at my school who seemed to believe that AMCAS does not round, I.e. if you end up with a 3.398 it is reported as a 3.39 and not a 3.40.

I just checked my verified GPAs, one was a rounded-up value and one was rounded-down. I'll double check to make sure.

 

[el_duderino]

This is great news! Do you by chance have a source for this? I was speaking to one of the premed advisors at my school who seemed to believe that AMCAS does not round, I.e. if you end up with a 3.398 it is reported as a 3.39 and not a 3.40.

My 2.79862069 showed up as a 2.80 while my 2.254022989 showed up as a 2.25.

 

[Osote]

I just checked my verified GPAs, one was a rounded-up value and one was rounded-down. I'll double check to make sure.

My 2.79862069 showed up as a 2.80 while my 2.254022989 showed up as a 2.25.

Thank you both for the input!