AMCAS Grade Conversion Question

[DeMoNdOgDFM]

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Hey guys, I have searched the forum and looked at the 2012 AMCAS Grade Conversion guide but I want to make sure I am reading it correctly. My school uses the A/A-/B+/B/B-/etc grading scale and already assigns a 4.0 to an A, 3.7 to an A-, 3.3 to a B+, etc. Does this mean that my school GPA will not change/be converted at all when I plug my grades into AMCAS?

Also, how do AP credits factor into the AMCAS GPA?

 

[mauberley]

Hey guys, I have searched the forum and looked at the 2012 AMCAS Grade Conversion guide but I want to make sure I am reading it correctly. My school uses the A/A-/B+/B/B-/etc grading scale and already assigns a 4.0 to an A, 3.7 to an A-, 3.3 to a B+, etc. Does this mean that my school GPA will not change/be converted at all when I plug my grades into AMCAS?

Also, how do AP credits factor into the AMCAS GPA?

1) That's a fair statement to make.
2) AP credits do not factor into your GPA.

 

[DeMoNdOgDFM]

Thanks for your reply!

 

[SellerAl]

1) That's a fair statement to make.
2) AP credits do not factor into your GPA.

wrong, for some reason, if your ap credits are on your transcript, they give you A's. seriously

 

[mauberley]

wrong, for some reason, if your ap credits are on your transcript, they give you A's. seriously

Page 9 of the instruction manual (https://www.aamc.org/students/download/131750/data/2012amcasinstructionmanual.pdf) says otherwise.

 

[CodeBlu]

wrong, for some reason, if your ap credits are on your transcript, they give you A's. seriously

I can verify this. 🙂

 

[SellerAl]

I can verify this. 🙂

yeah now I don't feel like saying much more about it after reading that AMCAS document, but i'm glad codeblu had the same miracle happen

 

[SellerAl]

I can verify this. 🙂

glad i got something in common with blu, now just hope i get the plethora of acceptances he has

 

[mauberley]

I can verify this. 🙂

codeblu h4x

 

[SellerAl]

codeblu h4x

what?

 

[nctw]

I can verify this. 🙂

Why did you take down your MDApps? I wanna see where you get in! I stalk you and Nick Naylor religiously

 

[Hotshy]

wrong, for some reason, if your ap credits are on your transcript, they give you A's. seriously

I did not get A's for my AP credit. I got the letter designation G. 😕

 

[Hotshy]

Why did you take down your MDApps? I wanna see where you get in! I stalk you and Nick Naylor religiously

Codeblue is famous 😀 and nicknaylor is in med school already 😕

 

[SellerAl]

Codeblue is famous 😀 and nicknaylor is in med school already 😕

blu**

 

[SellerAl]

I did not get A's for my AP credit. I got the letter designation G. 😕

that sucks. i wonder why

 

[SellerAl]

it brought my GPA up 0.06

 

[hiyaman]

wrong, for some reason, if your ap credits are on your transcript, they give you A's. seriously

wtf, I had tons of AP credit and didn't get A's..I wish I had the same luck as you and codeblu.

 

[SellerAl]

wtf, I had tons of AP credit and didn't get A's..I wish I had the same luck as you and codeblu.

yeah i was totally surprised when i saw my verified amcas app come back like that? I have no idea why, i sure didn't tell them to

 

[mauberley]

All I can guess at is that you didn't mark the courses as AP, but whatevs. Good on ya. 🙂

 

[SellerAl]

All I can guess at is that you didn't mark the courses as AP, but whatevs. Good on ya. 🙂

i absolutely did though, im looking right now

 

[hiyaman]

I did not get A's for my AP credit. I got the letter designation G. 😕

Don't feel bad, I got the same thing too.