How much do you think schools look at BCPM?

[Julietcf14]

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Alright, I am bored and thought I would throw this out there. If you have a high BCPM but a normal GPA, does that add "points" to the GPA side of your application or does your overall GPA matter more. Just curious what you guys think for have experienced because my BCPM is the strongest part of my application (besides letters of rec).


EDIT:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=439396&highlight=bcpm

I found this old post that relates to mine... But I still want to know what people think in general if anyone has a opinion.

 

[Bartelby]

I guess it is like most other things in the application process-- if it is good it will not make your application, but if it is bad it breaks your application.

 

[littlealex]

They look at it... a little.

If it is down between two applicants who are identical in almost every way but you have a higher BCPM, you'll likely be offered admission. However, you'll be competing against applicants with a distinctly different profile than you, so there's really no way to compare. There are so many factors involved (Extra curriculars, GPA, BCPM, MCAT, Recommendations, Research, etc etc etc).

 

[postbacker]

What is "high" and what is "normal?"

Overall GPA is more important than any other GPA calculation. BCMP should be in the same ballpark, and both should be above 3.6 to be competitive.

 

[limpkitty]

What is "high" and what is "normal?"

Overall GPA is more important than any other GPA calculation. BCMP should be in the same ballpark, and both should be above 3.6 to be competitive.

This isn't true, in a michigan admissions chat the director said that they consider BCPM to be more important, and I'm pretty sure that every school at least considers it equally important as overall gpa.

OP, you're gpa's fine and I'd say that you're application looks great. Perform well in interviews and you're golden

 

[postbacker]

This isn't true, in a michigan admissions chat the director said that they consider BCPM to be more important, and I'm pretty sure that every school at least considers it equally important as overall gpa.

OP, you're gpa's fine and I'd say that you're application looks great. Perform well in interviews and you're golden

A 3.15 is not "fine" by any med school admissions standard. Check the MSAR, but something like less than 2 percent of med school matriculants have a GPA in this ballpark on down...

OP will be lucky to get the chance to be "golden" if he can get any interviews with that GPA...

 

[Revenant]

What is "high" and what is "normal?"

Overall GPA is more important than any other GPA calculation. BCMP should be in the same ballpark, and both should be above 3.6 to be competitive.

Swing and a miss...