Grades

[nayr221]

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Hey guys,

So I'm wondering what's adcoms view or the "pre-req" grades versus "upper level courses." Does an A in genetics and molecular biology trump a C in the one year intro? How about doing well in biochem but not the one year in orgo?

I understand that trends are important but sometimes I wonder if any, I suppose, emphasis is placed on this pre req classes since (after all) they are pre reqs.

One last question, does it matter how you make the average 3.6 science GPA? For example what if mostly B/A-'s in the bio and Chem classes but all A's in physics and math make up the 3.6? I guess what I'm getting at is do the adcoms look at each individual grade as well?

Thanks in advance guys!


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[WedgeDawg]

I doubt that adcoms are going to look that closely at your individual grades in most circumstances.

 

[Lost in Translation]

It kind of irritates me that someone who got a 4.0 in their psych major might be considered a better applicant than someone who managed a 3.6 in their biochem major.

 

[Glandzburg]

It kind of irritates me that someone who got a 4.0 in their psych major might be considered a better applicant than someone who managed a 3.6 in their biochem major.

Tough. You should write somebody an angry letter about it.

 

[aymar]

It kind of irritates me that someone who got a 4.0 in their psych major might be considered a better applicant than someone who managed a 3.6 in their biochem major.

Pscyh doesn't count towards your sGPA...

 

[Smoove]

Pscyh doesn't count towards your sGPA...

They were talking about cGPA, but I have to argue that major also affects sGPA regardless due to the difference in workload and how that affects your ability to give time to those classes

 

[Smoove]

1) They were talking about science/math sGPA as highest ranked factor
2) they dont mention major at all
3) therefore one can reasonably infer that major is not a high consideration by adcoms

you can argue all you want but the reality is what it is

I misunderstood what was going on, my bad! But do you think that it's odd that a 4.0 sGPA as a psych major (due to only lower level sciences being used for the calculation) vs a 3.6 sGPA as biochem (due to there being not only a higher quantity of science classes but also upper levels being counted) is viewed a "better" applicant?

 

[Glandzburg]

I misunderstood what was going on, my bad! But do you think that it's odd that a 4.0 sGPA as a psych major (due to only lower level sciences being used for the calculation) vs a 3.6 sGPA as biochem (due to there being not only a higher quantity of science classes but also upper levels being counted) is viewed a "better" applicant?

The way I see it, you are choosing your major at your own risk. So choose one that you can do well in. There are certainly people getting 4.0's as biochem majors as well.

 

[Goro]

Why do you think that Adcom members look at one thing and one thing only?

Many of the Psych majors I interview have taken courses like Neurobiology, or Neuropharmacology, or similar. They don't merely take things like "Depression and Happiness "

I misunderstood what was going on, my bad! But do you think that it's odd that a 4.0 sGPA as a psych major (due to only lower level sciences being used for the calculation) vs a 3.6 sGPA as biochem (due to there being not only a higher quantity of science classes but also upper levels being counted) is viewed a "better" applicant?

 

[WhittyPsyche]

Why do you think that Adcom members look at one thing and one thing only?

Many of the Psych majors I interview have taken courses like Neurobiology, or Neuropharmacology, or similar. They don't merely take things like "Depression and Happiness "

My psych major is like this, I've chosen all classes under the biological based theme because that's the most interesting to me. The majority of my classes have been made up of half psych half neurobio majors. There is little diff between my degree and the neurobio in terms of course work esp. Factoring prereqs. Only difference is I didn't have to take any ecology and evolutionary bio that's req'd of majors.