cGPA vs sGPA

[Manipulator55]

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I have read many posts by pre-meds with higher cGPA's that sGPA's. Most DO school matriculants seem to have slightly higher cGPA's than sGPA's. I however am in the other boat being that my sGPA is about 3.53 and cGPA is 3.34. I might just be common sense for me to assume that a higher sGPA is a postive but my cGPA is below the average for matriculating osteopathic students.

Osteopathic schools put more emphasis on the sGPA right? Or do I gauge my acceptance probability as it relates to cGPA?

 

[hmainn]

I assume they would since the premed courses contribute to the science GPA. I had a sGPA that was also higher due to my philosophy classes pulling my overall GPA down.

You'd want to ask someone in admissions. Not sure if premed or med students would be able to answer this one for you, unless they asked an admissions person.

 

[camierz]

Medical schools usually take sGPA into higher consideration.

 

[OrthoDO]

I had some discrepancies and all the admissions committees cared about was the most recent 2 year cumulative GPA. Being a non-science major, I had a lot of non-science courses but they didn't care. All they saw was a bunch of A's in the recent years and they loved it (despite trouble earlier in my college career).

 

[Manipulator55]

I had some discrepancies and all the admissions committees cared about was the most recent 2 year cumulative GPA. Being a non-science major, I had a lot of non-science courses but they didn't care. All they saw was a bunch of A's in the recent years and they loved it (despite trouble earlier in my college career).

I really hope that is a trend among adcoms as my last 2 years undegrad was consistently 3.8+ and would greatly improve my chances. I too struggled in my initial attempt at college.

 

[OrthoDO]

I really hope that is a trend among adcoms as my last 2 years undegrad was consistently 3.8+ and would greatly improve my chances. I too struggled in my initial attempt at college.

I'm not sure how that goes in the allopathic world, but you'll be fine in the osteopathic world. I'm not the only one in my class with a similar story. Do your best and forget the rest.

 

[dntke1518]

I really hope that is a trend among adcoms as my last 2 years undegrad was consistently 3.8+ and would greatly improve my chances. I too struggled in my initial attempt at college.

Yeah I had a similar deal as Ortho, I didn't do terrible, just not stellar until my last two years.

 

[Manipulator55]

I did terrible because 2 sport athlete + immature + depression + surrounded by wrong people got me 90 credits at 2.8. I also feel like coming from a high school class of < 30 to a major college institution was a shocker. Cruising along getting A's and B's doing little or nothing in high school is a study habit recipe for disaster. Very poor very rural area of the Midwest.

I didn't get introduced to a periodic table until I was a freshman in college. I had no idea what AP classes were because my high school didn't offer any. No biology background no physics background nada. And, this was in 2004 not exactly decades ago or something im barely non trad at 26. Makes me wonder how socioeconomic challenges related to the school affect the future of its students at a collegiate level, and how kids can still be graduating from similar institutions.

Thank goodness for 2nd chances.

 

[UTsksk]

I did terrible because 2 sport athlete + immature + depression + surrounded by wrong people got me 90 credits at 2.8. I also feel like coming from a high school class of < 30 to a major college institution was a shocker. Cruising along getting A's and B's doing little or nothing in high school is a study habit recipe for disaster. Very poor very rural area of the Midwest.

I didn't get introduced to a periodic table until I was a freshman in college. I had no idea what AP classes were because my high school didn't offer any. No biology background no physics background nada. And, this was in 2004 not exactly decades ago or something im barely non trad at 26. Makes me wonder how socioeconomic challenges related to the school affect the future of its students at a collegiate level, and how kids can still be graduating from similar institutions.

Thank goodness for 2nd chances.

I happen to think that socioeconomic background does play a role in the first few years of college. Of course it is up to you to figure out what's wrong and fix it. I had the same issue because I was top 10 in class blah blah blah so I got into some honors classes and got destroyed (didn't fail). Hah I remember in chem 1 the professor started going into quantum mechanics and I freaked out. Also, most of the people I knew in ochem had familiarity with it in high school where all I got out of high school was the concept of moles and octect rule.

I thought I was gonna be special with a strong upward trend of 3.8+ for my last 100 hours...guess I gotta join the club.