GPA with quality points vs GPA without quality points

[tussiN1]

Do dental schools even consider GPA without quality points? I actually have a 3.6 GPA with quality points and 3.3 GPA without quality points, so there is a pretty steep difference.

Anyone with insight?

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[blablabla1]

Do dental schools even consider GPA without quality points? I actually have a 3.6 GPA with quality points and 3.3 GPA without quality points, so there is a pretty steep difference.

Anyone with insight?

What are quality points?

 

[DMikes]

I've never heard of a GPA being calculated without quality points. Isn't that basically the definition of GPA?

I may be totally incorrect, as I've never heard them called "quality points," but isn't that basically weighing each class based on the number of credits? ex. a 5 credit class holds more "weight" than a 2 credit class.

Please correct me if I'm wrong; we may be talking about totally different things!

 

[8_man]

Quality point is basically taking into account +\-, right?

And I have no idea which GPA dental schools prefer, but my guess is both are weighed equally.

 

[Versadth]

I've heard of quality points but never bothered asking what they are. How do I calculate them?

 

[tussiN1]

You get two separate GPA calculations once your grades are verified by AADSAS.

GPA with quality points, i.e., all "+" and "-" are considered.
GPA w/o quality points, i.e., "+" and "-" are NOT considered. If you have an A-, this category will convert that grade into an A. Similarly, a B+ is converted into a B only in this category.

I was always told there would be a science GPA, non-science GPA and BCP GPA, but this extra category is confusing.

Any thoughts if this GPA w/o quality points category is important as the others mentioned?

 

[BiologyMajor86]

that's a weird system...AAMCAS is a bit more straight forward

 

[Likkriue]

Thats not what quality points mean. Quality points differentiate a 4.0 1 credit class from a 4.0 4 credit class. The class that is worth 4 credits will have more quality points than the 1 credit class.

What you are referring to is the +/- system that has been in used for quite some time. Some schools have A+s and some schools don't, this gives and approximate gpa to even out the playing field, for example a student with a 4.17 GPA would have a gpa that is less than 4.0 (provided he isn't a 4.0 student but has 4.33 A+'s to boost his gpa) to give a better idea of his academic prowess.

 

[tussiN1]

which one is more important? do they use both for screening GPA purposes?

 

[dnp123]

Whichever one that is lower they use that for admissions.

 

[tussiN1]

which schools use the lower GPA? all or some?

 

[tussiN1]

I heard some do this but this could be rumors. anyone else hear anything or thoughts?

 

[cacajuate]

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[dnp123]

which schools use the lower GPA? all or some?

All 57 dental schools in the U.S.

 

[tussiN1]

a couple of students from NYU and Bu said that the GPA with the + and - factored in is much more important. is it like that for other dental schools?

 

[dnp321]

what do you think dnp

 

[dnp321]

and both GPAs are important. not one is more important than another from what i heard

 

[kvh1591]

My GPA was a 3.4 but AADSAS calculated it to be 2.75. I've tried to contact them and will only get a copy and paste reply to the GPA information link. I did not re-take any classes or attended another university. I'm starting to panic...what should I do?