Granting Institution GPA versus overall

[tijames]

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I transferred schools at the end of my soph. year. I did poorly my first two years (~3.2 amcas sci gpa) and my jr year, at my new school, I got almost straight A's so i'll graduate witth a 3.4 overall amcas sci gpa, but my granting institution GPA will be 3.6-3.7 science gpa.

Will having done so well my last two years make me more competitive than someone who earned 3.4 sci grades consistently all the way through undergrad?

Also, does granting institution GPA make any difference to MD applications?

Thanks for the thoughts 🙂

 

[Barcu]

I transferred schools at the end of my soph. year. I did poorly my first two years (~3.2 amcas sci gpa) and my jr year, at my new school, I got almost straight A's so i'll graduate witth a 3.4 overall amcas sci gpa, but my granting institution GPA will be 3.6-3.7 science gpa.

Will having done so well my last two years make me more competitive than someone who earned 3.4 sci grades consistently all the way through undergrad?

Also, does granting institution GPA make any difference to MD applications?

Thanks for the thoughts 🙂

Med schools look for upward trends in grades. So, you will be more competitive than someone who got a 3.4 throughout undergrad.

 

[LizzyM]

Adcoms look at everything. They will note the gpa by academic year, the BCPM and all other (AO) gpa by year, and the institution at which the gpa was earned. An upward trend is nothing to sneeze at but if the transfer was "downward" in terms of school reputation and rigor then you will not get the same props that you'd get if you managed an upward trend after transferring to a more rigorous school.