sGPA or cGPA more important?

[yellowcocopuffs]

What is more important (carries more weight) in med school admissions? sciGPA or cumulative GPA? My science GPA is a bit lower than my cumulative (by 0.1).

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[Squarely]

What are your cGPA and sGPA's?

 

[Chemdude]

They are both very important, but I'm sure the cGPA is worth more.

3.8 cGPA, 3.5 sGPA>>>3.5 cGPA, 3.8 sGPA

 

[MDhomieG]

They are both very important, but I'm sure the cGPA is worth more.

3.8 cGPA, 3.5 sGPA>>>3.5 cGPA, 3.8 sGPA

I heard the opposite, but usually if the discrepancy between the two GPA is large, that will catch the attention of the admission committee. a 0.3 difference is quite large. but consider a closer example, from what i have heard a 3.8 sGPA, 3.7 cGPA > 3.8 cGPA, 3.7 sGPA

 

[ownage]

If I was adcom, I would certainly weigh more heavily the sGPA because science classes most likely mimic the classes that will be taken in medical school. But I think both are equally weighed.

I would say sGPA is more important, especially if your major is nonscience.
If you are science major, then I think your cGPA and sGPA would be equally emphasized.

 

[Mute98]

what is considered a large difference between s/cGPAs?

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

I heard the opposite, but usually if the discrepancy between the two GPA is large, that will catch the attention of the admission committee. a 0.3 difference is quite large. but consider a closer example, from what i have heard a 3.8 sGPA, 3.7 cGPA > 3.8 cGPA, 3.7 sGPA

Many medical schools openly state the Cgpa > Sgpa.

 

[HumbleMD]

Both, of course (although I'm sure whoever has a higher one over the other will argue why that is so important). The Sci GPA is just there to make sure that you didn't achieve a 3.9 by taking a million courses to pad the thing. They should both be fairly consistent, and of course, they should both be high.

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

what is considered a large difference between s/cGPAs?

If the difference is under .3 then it's relatively no biggy. However if the difference is greater then .5 I recommend more sci classes.

 

[Cleavername]

what is considered a large difference between s/cGPAs?

0.5+, and it also depends on ur major.

 

[UNMorBUST]

Many medical schools openly state the Cgpa > Sgpa.

Could this be for reporting purposes?

 

[NickNaylor]

BS or PS on the MCAT is more important?

 

[BrainBuff]

The science GPA is more important, because science courses are essentially counted TWICE in the screening formula that med schools use for admission. Your science grades are computed into the sciGPA and into the overall GPA as well.

As far as the MCAT, I have never heard BS or PS being taken more into consideration than the other. The one that will make you stand out for sure is the VR.

 

[MDhomieG]

0.5+, and it also depends on ur major.

is it just me or would others agree in saying that a 0.5 difference in your cGPA and sGPA is PRETTY big. thats a 3.2 and a 3.7. Given that you have taken an average of 16 credits or more per semester (4 classes or more), only bombing couple of classes would grant you a difference in your GPA of 0.5 or more. I m sticking with kipping it within 0.1~0.3

 

[NickNaylor]

The science GPA is more important, because science courses are essentially counted TWICE in the screening formula that med schools use for admission. Your science grades are computed into the sciGPA and into the overall GPA as well.

As far as the MCAT, I have never heard BS or PS being taken more into consideration than the other. The one that will make you stand out for sure is the VR.

 

[DoctaFuture]

well here is the thing. your cgpa shows yours AO gpa/classes. i'm sure these schools want their students to be well rounded that's why every school says take classes in humanities, arts,etc. obviously best bet is to have a high cgpa and high sgpa.

 

[paperaeroplane]

I was wondering if science/math-y classes like Microbiology, Neuroscience courses, Statistics, College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology are considered part of the science GPA..or if only the pre-requisites (Physics, Gen Chem, OChem) are considered science GPA?

 

[HumbleMD]

I was wondering if science/math-y classes like Microbiology, Neuroscience courses, Statistics, College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology are considered part of the science GPA..or if only the pre-requisites (Physics, Gen Chem, OChem) are considered science GPA?

Why are you taking college Algebra? And don't bother taking A&P - save it for med school.

 

[paperaeroplane]

Why are you taking college Algebra? And don't bother taking A&P - save it for med school.

It was a pre-req to taking Physics or any Statistics course at my university. I've taken both A&P's and done really well in both of them, so I was just wondering if that would even count towards my science GPA. I know science majors (i.e. Biology, Chem, Physics majors) must be taking a ton of science classes other than the pre-reqs, so I was just wondering if those non-pre-req classes counted towards the science GPA, or if those classes went into their cumulative GPA and were not counted in the sGPA.

 

[Mute98]

I was wondering if science/math-y classes like Microbiology, Neuroscience courses, Statistics, College Algebra, Anatomy and Physiology are considered part of the science GPA..or if only the pre-requisites (Physics, Gen Chem, OChem) are considered science GPA?

someone correct me if im wrong but i believe the sGPA is basically ALL BCPM, pre-reqs or not

 

[CoolWhipp]

someone correct me if im wrong but i believe the sGPA is basically ALL BCPM, pre-reqs or not

sGPA is BCPM.

Think of the sGPA versus cGPA in this way: If you have a high sGPA but a low cGPA, you look like an idiot. If you have a high cGPA and a low sGPA, you look like an idiot. Thus, you have to have comparable scores. And since your GPA must be high in order to be competitive, you must have high and comparable cGPAs and sGPAs.

 

[DarknightX]

Both are looked at, but if for some odd reason you had to choose one, science GPA would be much more important.

The reason is really simple: You aren't taking any more english and history in medical school; you're taking science, and a lot of it.

To answer OP's original question, science GPA is weighed more heavily.

 

[Don Draper]

lol.

Funny that everyone knows everything about admissions.