POST BACC ??? If I complete prerequisites after BS..?

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How will medical schools calculate my GPA? Would my original undergrad GPA be averaged with the post baccalaureate science prerequisites?

Or will the post bacc be considered separately?

 

[nobaddays]

It's my understanding that AMCAS lumps them all together. The post bacc classes factor in just like all your other classes and add to your UG GPA.

 

[chemdoctor]

Both. They will both be included into your overall GPA and science GPA

BUT.. adcoms and med schools will see your work in your post bacc.

For example:
Say your undergrad GPA was a 3.1, but you got a 4.0 in the post bacc. It only raises your undergrad GPA to a 3.2 or a 3.33, BUT... they will see that you got a 4.0 in the last year or so, and factor that into your application as well, to show that although you took undergrad classes, you did better in your post bacc.

TLDR; both. They are factored in but med schools will see that your post bacc classes were taken separately and additionally to your undergraduate course work 🙂

just a side note, as the man west of St Louis says, ( @Goro ), it aint about raising your GPA but showing that the you of now is NOT the you of then...

 

[Angus Avagadro]

Our school breaks grades down by year and school attended. Post Bac results are listed separately in this breakdown.