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HeronsBeak

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When you find out that AACOMAS science GPA only uses BCP instead of BCPM and your sGPA instantly jumps .2.:soexcited::zip:
 
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Also BCP is given more leniency for AACOMAS, such as nutrition classes counting as Bio 😀

I took a medical terminology class that I'm PRAYING will hold up as a science/bio course next cycle. It's the difference between a 3.51sci and a 3.48sci for me. Peanuts, I know, but I feel like every tenth of a grade point is a huge deal. 3.5 seems much higher than 3.48 to someone glancing through stacks of apps.
 
Having engineering count as sGPA hurts pretty good, a mountain of B- to A- isn't moved very far by another one of As. AMCAS sGPA will be higher than AACOMAS. :laugh:
 
I took a medical terminology class that I'm PRAYING will hold up as a science/bio course next cycle. It's the difference between a 3.51sci and a 3.48sci for me. Peanuts, I know, but I feel like every tenth of a grade point is a huge deal. 3.5 seems much higher than 3.48 to someone glancing through stacks of apps.

I am 90% sure that med term is specifically specified as a non-science 😳
 
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Yeah, you're right. I looked it up and it said it's typically non-science.

I'm going to mark it as other science, as to me it was 100% science with all of the physiology, anatomy, histology, and path we covered. If they want to change it, that's up to them, but it still sucks I'm right on the edge like that.