how will the GPA be weighted? (univ gpa vs college gpa)

[redsun2]

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i don't know which gpa weights more, do they just care the cumulative gpa ? (the college +univ gpa) , or will they also look at your university gpa, especially the upper division classes and the classes for the major?

i have a quite high culmulative gpa(about 3.7) , however, i have a quite bad major(biochem) gpa--around 3, so far.
i am wondering how bad will this be?
does a 3.0 in upper division class look bad? esp when it is biochem

i tried really hard to get a good grade, but the curve really kills me....
so i think that getting A is really really hard.
so how will a good cumulative gpa, but an average(like around 3.0) upp division gpa be treated by the med school?

do they look at the major gpa, upper div gpa, university gpa, college gpa separately as well? which one is more important??

i am so stressed out as i did really bad on the 1st midterm in one of my major class....i am so worry about getting a low grade again....
(should i drop the class to get a w, so to retake it next time or not??)
please give me so advices....

 

[ryandote]

i don't know which gpa weights more, do they just care the cumulative gpa ? (the college +univ gpa) , or will they also look at your university gpa, especially the upper division classes and the classes for the major?

i have a quite high culmulative gpa(about 3.7) , however, i have a quite bad major(biochem) gpa--around 3, so far.
i am wondering how bad will this be?
does a 3.0 in upper division class look bad? esp when it is biochem

i tried really hard to get a good grade, but the curve really kills me....
so i think that getting A is really really hard.
so how will a good cumulative gpa, but an average(like around 3.0) upp division gpa be treated by the med school?

do they look at the major gpa, upper div gpa, university gpa, college gpa separately as well? which one is more important??

i am so stressed out as i did really bad on the 1st midterm in one of my major class....i am so worry about getting a low grade again....
(should i drop the class to get a w, so to retake it next time or not??)
please give me so advices....

What do you mean "univ GPA vs. college GPA" ? Are you wondering whether AMCAS weighs them differently or whether individual schools care where you did your undergrad?

I don't think your "major GPA" distinction is that important, except for where it contributes to your science GPA vs your overall GPA.

Officially, AMCAS distinguishes between your overall GPA and your science GPA. It most definitely does not distinguish between your college GPA and your university GPA.

Individual schools may consider GPA's from different institutions differenly, although the extent to which they do this is debatable. The same applies to upper division GPA vs lower division GPA, and it is also debatable.

Finally, major GPA probably doesn't matter at all, except how it applies to the other GPA's discussed.

 

[SketchLazy]

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The only GPAs that count will be your overall GPA and your BCMP which is the average of your biology, chemistry, math, and physics classes. You're major GPA is different from your BCMP. When you apply to MD schools, AMCAS will break down both those GPAs by year so people can easily analyze upward or downward trends. If you have a high GPA early on and then get lower and lower grades, it will look bad. Do your best to get A's in your remaining classes and bring that GPA up as much as possible. W's on a transcript aren't so bad, as long as the retake is a good grade, there aren't too many of them, and you are still a full-time student once you drop with a W.

 

[MattD]

What's the difference between a college gpa and a university gpa?

 

[emttim]

The only GPAs that count will be your overall GPA and your BCMP which is the average of your biology, chemistry, math, and physics classes. You're major GPA is different from your BCMP. When you apply to MD schools, AMCAS will break down both those GPAs by year so people can easily analyze upward or downward trends. If you have a high GPA early on and then get lower and lower grades, it will look bad. Do your best to get A's in your remaining classes and bring that GPA up as much as possible. W's on a transcript aren't so bad, as long as the retake is a good grade, there aren't too many of them, and you are still a full-time student once you drop with a W.

So what if you withdraw from one class which puts you at 11 units, just under full time?

 

[SketchLazy]

What's the difference between a college gpa and a university gpa?

I think he means CC gpa and 4yr-uni gpa.

 

[SketchLazy]

So what if you withdraw from one class which puts you at 11 units, just under full time?

Now you're splitting hairs. Have no clue how to answer that.

 

[redsun2]

What do you mean "univ GPA vs. college GPA" ? Are you wondering whether AMCAS weighs them differently or whether individual schools care where you did your undergrad?

actually i would like to know both...if them weight them differently And if the individual school for undergrad matters or not.

I don't think your "major GPA" distinction is that important, except for where it contributes to your science GPA vs your overall GPA.

Officially, AMCAS distinguishes between your overall GPA and your science GPA. It most definitely does not distinguish between your college GPA and your university GPA.

unfortunately i am biochem major, so it will counted to the science GPA
however i am glade to hear that it doesn't distinguish between college GPA and university GPA.....(hoping the gpa from cc will provide some buffer zone....)

 

[redsun2]

The only GPAs that count will be your overall GPA and your BCMP which is the average of your biology, chemistry, math, and physics classes. You're major GPA is different from your BCMP. When you apply to MD schools, AMCAS will break down both those GPAs by year so people can easily analyze upward or downward trends. If you have a high GPA early on and then get lower and lower grades, it will look bad. Do your best to get A's in your remaining classes and bring that GPA up as much as possible. W's on a transcript aren't so bad, as long as the retake is a good grade, there aren't too many of them, and you are still a full-time student once you drop with a W.

i know the importance of upward trend, however i really feel it is very hard to do well (get A) in those upper division biochem classes, i tried very hard, but the result is not satisfactory (the class is full of smart students who also want to be doctors....the curve is really hard to beat...)
so will it matter if i got a lot of B's in those upper division science class?
(as long as my overall science GPA is at around 3.5??)

actually i haven't have any w on my transcript, however if this time i drop the class, i will end up with 11 units....which is below full-time....how will that affect me???

 

[pakbabydoll]

They look at your BCMP and AO.


Do intro classes count in your BCMP?

I am taking intro to chemistry, and I have a "B" in it.

 

[postbacker]

They look at your BCMP and AO.


Do intro classes count in your BCMP?

I am taking intro to chemistry, and I have a "B" in it.

ummm, yes...