Hey, I graduated with Magna Cum Laude (3.7-3.84 gpa) with a BS in Psychology. I came back to take the Science classes that I didn't need to take so I could apply to medical school (ie. Genetics, Physics, Chem, Organic Chem). Can someone give me the run down on what they know about science GPA versus overall GPA when applying to medical school?
sGPA versus GPA
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sGPA is a part of your overall GPA, and is based on any biology, chemistry, physics, or math courses you take. Both are very important and should be as high as possible.
Here is an official guide to what courses count as sGPA (the orange box on the left): https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/amcas_course_classification_guide.pdf
Here is an official guide to what courses count as sGPA (the orange box on the left): https://www.aamc.org/students/download/181694/data/amcas_course_classification_guide.pdf
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The median sGPA for MD school acceptees is 3.6, same as cGPA.
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It is somewhat typical to see sGPA around 0.1 lower than the cGPA. For example: 3.7 cGPA, 3.6 sGPA. However, too much discrepancy between the two can be concerning.
Your current GPA is fantastic, and if your sGPA is close to that and the other areas of your application are all solid, you'll have no problem getting into multiple medical schools.
Your current GPA is fantastic, and if your sGPA is close to that and the other areas of your application are all solid, you'll have no problem getting into multiple medical schools.
