Do schools screen using a sciGPA or CumGPA?

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donkeykong1

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Obviously both are important for ones application, and usually the difference is minimal but when for example a DO school says it avg gpa is a 3.5 is this referring to a cum or sci GPA?
 
donkeykong1 said:
Obviously both are important for ones application, and usually the difference is minimal but when for example a DO school says it avg gpa is a 3.5 is this referring to a cum or sci GPA?
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I'm not on an adcom, but i'm 99% sure that's cumulative. I think some schools publish/share both.

I'm also 99% sure they consider both. They want to see a solid overall gpa, but they want to also know that you don't have a BAD science gpa simply carried by tons of 100 level non-science electives.
 
Both. Some schools put more emphasis on one more than the other, but all schools look at both of your GPAs. They will also commonly look at the progression/trend of your grades over time. Most schools quote cGPA in their stats (generally because it is a higher stat than sGPA).
 
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