Doing a post-bacc!! What does that mean for my sGPA?

[batfan]

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I finished half of the premed requirements in my undergrad and will be completing the rest after college. What does this mean for my sGPA? Will the undergrad/post-grad classes be considered separately or lumped in the same pool? The classes I'll be taking after graduation will be what the undergrads take at a local state university.

 

[Ismet]

Post-grad GPA is listed separately.

 

[lazyindy]

I finished half of the premed requirements in my undergrad and will be completing the rest after college. What does this mean for my sGPA? Will the undergrad/post-grad classes be considered separately or lumped in the same pool? The classes I'll be taking after graduation will be what the undergrads take at a local state university.

Any additional coursework you complete after graduation will be added on to your existing undegrad cGPA and sGPA through AMCAS.
However this does not hold true if you are planning to pursue a graduate degree like a masters, then that GPA is separate.

 

[Ismet]

Any additional coursework you complete after graduation will be added on to your existing undegrad cGPA and sGPA through AMCAS.
However this does not hold true if you are planning to pursue a graduate degree like a masters, then that GPA is separate.

We see an undergraduate GPA, a post-bac GPA, and a graduate GPA (if applicable, of course).

 

[lazyindy]

We see an undergraduate GPA, a post-bac GPA, and a graduate GPA (if applicable, of course).

correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a post-bacc GPA essentially 'adds on' to an individual's undergrad GPA?

 

[batfan]

Alright, sounds good. So post bacc GPAs are listed if I do a formal post bacc program? Therefore, if I just took a few additional classes, AMCAS would add those numbers onto my undergraduate numbers, as lazyindy said?

 

[Ismet]

correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't a post-bacc GPA essentially 'adds on' to an individual's undergrad GPA?

It's included in the cumulative, but it's also listed separately.

 

[Ismet]

Alright, sounds good. So post bacc GPAs are listed if I do a formal post bacc program? Therefore, if I just took a few additional classes, AMCAS would add those numbers onto my undergraduate numbers, as lazyindy said?

Yes. But your post-bac GPA is listed no matter if you do a formal program or just take individual classes after graduation.

 

[gard2013]

Will med schools consider both undergrad and grad GPA if the grad program is in the sciences? Which GPA holds more weight?

 

[gard2013]

Yes. But your post-bac GPA is listed no matter if you do a formal program or just take individual classes after graduation.

Will med schools consider both undergrad and grad GPA if the grad program is in the sciences? Which GPA holds more weight?