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I'm a little new to the GPA world (I never got a real grade in college) but now I'm seeing how it's working in my postbac work.
My school assigns different grade points for an A versus and A-, B versus B-, etc. It seems fair enough, but not when you compare that to other schools that give a 4 for any kind of A, + or -.
Do admissions committees, or even the AAMC, take these differing systems into account? I guess they see all the grades straight up anyway, but on a glance at the GPA it would be nice if everyone was on the same playing field.
When I was applying to the UCs for undergrad, we had to compute our GPA on THEIR standards. I guess what I'm asking is, do we get to do that for med school applications as well?
Thanks!! I don't post often but I'm addicted to reading SDN...
My school assigns different grade points for an A versus and A-, B versus B-, etc. It seems fair enough, but not when you compare that to other schools that give a 4 for any kind of A, + or -.
Do admissions committees, or even the AAMC, take these differing systems into account? I guess they see all the grades straight up anyway, but on a glance at the GPA it would be nice if everyone was on the same playing field.
When I was applying to the UCs for undergrad, we had to compute our GPA on THEIR standards. I guess what I'm asking is, do we get to do that for med school applications as well?
Thanks!! I don't post often but I'm addicted to reading SDN...