Question about how Masters GPAs are evaluated

[godoflight]

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If I got a 3.74 in a masters of chemistry and a 3.2 (BA chemistry) - how would medical schools evaluate that.

 

[gyngyn]

If I got a 3.74 in a masters of chemistry and a 3.2 (BA chemistry) - how would medical schools evaluate that.

There is a widely held opinion that grades in Master's degree programs are inflated. There is nothing about your scores that would change this.

 

[godoflight]

So - if I understand correctly - the gpa from a masters program would be (somewhat) irrelevant in the medical school's evaluation process.

And, that's interesting - I had not heard that masters programs had that perception.

 

[gyngyn]

So - if I understand correctly - the gpa from a masters program would be (somewhat) irrelevant in the medical school's evaluation process.

And, that's interesting - I had not heard that masters programs had that perception.

We expect everyone to get A's in a Master's program. If you do much worse (than almost all A's), it can certainly hurt.

 

[youmed]

True. I'm sure you yourself know that the classes that you took for your master's degree were easier to attain As than the classes that you took for your bachelor's; I'm not saying the materials were easier.

 

[tiedyeddog]

We expect everyone to get A's in a Master's program. If you do much worse (than almost all A's), it can certainly hurt.

I have heard this before, too. They aren't considered on the same level as undergraduate courses.

 

[Catalystik]

So - if I understand correctly - the gpa from a masters program would be (somewhat) irrelevant in the medical school's evaluation process.

The majority of med schools won't take a traditional masters sGPA into account in their decision making, since all candidates don't have it. There are exceptions (read to the end): http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...t-actually-matter.796298/page-3#post-10786521

 

[gyngyn]

I have heard this before, too. They aren't considered on the same level as undergraduate courses.

Not even remotely.

 

[godoflight]

Understood - thanks for the help and the links!

 

[Goro]

Indeed. How can one compare Anatomy or Physiology with "Seminars in Chemical Research" or "NMR Lab Techniques"?


I have heard this before, too. They aren't considered on the same level as undergraduate courses.

 

[youmed]

What if the courses that you need to take for your master's are graduate courses that PhD students take as well? Goro mentioned some examples above that are definitely not on the same level as undergraduate courses but what about graduate level courses, such as advanced immunology and principles of infectious disease. Would you be expected to receive A in courses that aren't easy yet they are part of master's program?

 

[gyngyn]

What if the courses that you need to take for your master's are graduate courses that PhD students take as well? Goro mentioned some examples above that are definitely not on the same level as undergraduate courses but what about graduate level courses, such as advanced immunology and principles of infectious disease. Would you be expected to receive A in courses that aren't easy yet they are part of master's program?

Nobody knows the difference. We still expect an A. Generally speaking, they do not rehabilitate the undergraduate gpa.

 

[hoihaie]

Should I just put the whole Master's degree as an item in the works&activities section 😛