GPA and online summer courses during application cycle

[studentp0x]

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So I'm going 2 online courses (through an accredited online university) and will finish the first by mid to end of July and the second by end of August. My primary app will be submitted June 1st and MCAT scores will be in mid-July.

Based on that timeline, would I be able to get these grades onto my app (since they'd both be As) to bring my GPA even higher? It won't be anything of big importance but just wondering if schools will already have their "who to interview decision" by that time.

 

[WesternRedCedar]

Better to get the transcripts in and then submit to all the schools you want. Only submit to 1 school in June, and then submit the rest once you get at least one of the online classes in and as well the MCAT.

End of July or even August isn't that much different than mid-july when you get your MCAT.

What courses are they? And be careful about online classes, some schools don't like them as much. Is it through an extension university? or a pure-online university?

 

[studentp0x]

Better to get the transcripts in and then submit to all the schools you want. Only submit to 1 school in June, and then submit the rest once you get at least one of the online classes in and as well the MCAT.

End of July or even August isn't that much different than mid-july when you get your MCAT.

What courses are they? And be careful about online classes, some schools don't like them as much. Is it through an extension university? or a pure-online university?

So there isn't any way to update your GPA? Should I just wait and see what my GPA is and if an A will have any real impact at all?

And i've been told this university is 100% okay as I know several matriculants who did their english pre-reqs through it.

 

[WesternRedCedar]

You can easily calculate that yourself. It is better to have them already in at first submission though - not all schools get the updates promptly.

If you're just doing english classes that is one thing, but doing science courses is another.