Non-Trad, use average cGPA or above average sGPA?

[tri99]

Hello SDN,

I am wondering how I should go about using my non-traditional cGPA and sGPA to get a ballpark for what schools I can realistically have a chance at. My undergraduate degree was in business which I completed with a ~3.5 cumulative GPA, of which only statistics would be calculated into my BCPM GPA.

I am about to finish a career-changer post bacc which consists of 40 hours of BCPM courses, and at this time it is reasonable to believe I will finish with a ~3.9 in the program giving me a ~ 3.9 BCPM GPA and around a ~3.6 cumulative GPA.

I understand that there is far much more than GPA that goes into factoring what schools I have a good chance at, I would just like to know if I should base my GPA more towards the ~3.6 or ~3.9 or somewhere in the middle when evaluating where I should apply.

Thanks

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[Phile98]

Your sGPA is more important than cGPA. You have a 3.9 sGPA and that is what you should use more to decide. Don't nail yourself in the coffin before you even apply...

 

[MyOdyssey]

Hello SDN,

I am wondering how I should go about using my non-traditional cGPA and sGPA to get a ballpark for what schools I can realistically have a chance at. My undergraduate degree was in business which I completed with a ~3.5 cumulative GPA, of which only statistics would be calculated into my BCPM GPA.

I am about to finish a career-changer post bacc which consists of 40 hours of BCPM courses, and at this time it is reasonable to believe I will finish with a ~3.9 in the program giving me a ~ 3.9 BCPM GPA and around a ~3.6 cumulative GPA.

I understand that there is far much more than GPA that goes into factoring what schools I have a good chance at, I would just like to know if I should base my GPA more towards the ~3.6 or ~3.9 or somewhere in the middle when evaluating where I should apply.

Thanks

AMCAS computes your undergraduate cGPA and sGPA by taking account of postbacc courses AND undergrad courses.

Your “official” sGPA and cGPA will take account of both.

 

[Catalystik]

I am wondering how I should go about using my non-traditional cGPA and sGPA to get a ballpark for what schools I can realistically have a chance at. My undergraduate degree was in business which I completed with a ~3.5 cumulative GPA, of which only statistics would be calculated into my BCPM GPA.

I am about to finish a career-changer post bacc which consists of 40 hours of BCPM courses, and at this time it is reasonable to believe I will finish with a ~3.9 in the program giving me a ~ 3.9 BCPM GPA and around a ~3.6 cumulative GPA.

I understand that there is far much more than GPA that goes into factoring what schools I have a good chance at, I would just like to know if I should base my GPA more towards the ~3.6 or ~3.9 or somewhere in the middle when evaluating where I should apply.

I'd suggest picking a spread of schools that covers the range, since you don't know what metrics individual schools use to compare you to other applicants.