Improving GPA during application year!

[YoungDoctor12]

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Hello all,

After having multiple people review my application they'd say the weakest portion is my GPA. Though it's 3.6cGPA and 3.5 BCPM, relative to other portions of my app it drags the application down.

I was wondering if there are any possible ways of improving this portion of your app after you've submitted your primary? Do school's care for any class work taken during the year and could it make any bit of an impact?

Thank you!

 

[dr_kateb]

Not particularly. I doubt an extra .02-.03 on to your GPA will be worth an update anyway.

 

[On_The_Way_Up]

Some schools don’t accept updates so make sure you know which ones do. Not sure how much of an impact that would make. And a lot of schools are done taking updates before spring semester ends or they’ve already made their decision regarding your application. Honestly if you really want to improve your GPA and have it make an impact you would need to take a gap year and apply the following year. But depending on the rest of your application your GPA might be fine.

 

[Catalystik]

After having multiple people review my application they'd say the weakest portion is my GPA. Though it's 3.6cGPA and 3.5 BCPM, relative to other portions of my app it drags the application down.

I was wondering if there are any possible ways of improving this portion of your app after you've submitted your primary?

For schools that allow it, you can send in updates about new grades earned, but they will not recalculate your application GPAs even if you submit a new transcript.

 

[Gill_97]

What is this Postbaccalaureate Undergraduate category and why is it blank ? Is this where non degree granting SMP grades go ? I wonder if taking undergrad courses count towards undergraduate gpa or in a separate category ?

 

[Gill_97]

Thanks. So, the SMPs that offer masters degree would not add to the GPA and would go under separate category. According to AAMC undergrad postbacc grades are added to undergrad GPA as well as show up separately.
Won't that be an issue especially for schools that are only looking at GPA for initial screening ? I believe some of the California UCs do that. That also implies that an undergraduate postbacc where students only take undergraduate level courses (that add to GPA) would be prudent as opposed to SMP like Georgetown where students compete with the medical students and it would not even help unless school does a holistic review of the application.