Grad School GPA

[dxr]

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I posted this on the main pre-allo board,but it was suggested that I post here, so....

I'm trying to narrow down a list of schools using the MSAR and am a bit unsure how to compare my GPA to those in the MSAR. The conventional wisdom I've gleaned from SDN is that graduate grades are given less weight (if any) then undergraduate or post-bac grades, but it seems that most people are asking with respect to traditional masters programs in the sciences.

Does anyone have any idea how graduate grades are considered from MBA programs? I'm trying to figure out if I should include my MBA grades in my cumulative GPA for the purpose of narrowing down my schools list and comparing to the MSAR data (I know I have to include it for AMCAS and they see everything).

I expect the adcoms will know the University, but not necessarily the specifics of my program (its considered a top tier b-school and one of the more quantitative MBA programs).

My grades in the MBA program are actually very good, which was my concern: should I just use my undergraduate and post-bac grades to compare myself to the averages in the MSAR or should I also include the MBA (which will raise my overall GPA). My undergrad GPA is ok/not great (but about about 14 years old), my mba is very good, and my post bac is excellent and recent but not as extensive as a full undergraduate program.

 

[familyaerospace]

They primarily look at your cGPA for undergrad for MD schools. Grad school is more like a really nice EC.

 

[dxr]

cGPA= composite GPA?

Does this include post-bac classes (ie undergrad classes taken after undergrad)?

 

[familyaerospace]

cGPA is cumulative GPA. Only undergraduate. Your post-bacc courses are counted in the undergraduate GPA.

Your graduate GPA gets a separate line which many medical schools don't really seem to care about. Sad but true.

 

[the humming sea]

So to answer your original question... I wouldn't use your grad grades for MSAR exploratory/comparison purposes (by factoring it in to your cumulative GPA).

However I am sure that schools will care that you did well in your graduate work. Having an excellent grad GPA will only benefit not hurt you.