uGPA and gGPA averaged?

[allanMED15]

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I just read a comment on a thread and it said that DO schools look at the undergrad GPA and grad GPA as an average. Is this true?

I'm curious if it is like TMDSAS where they have a total GPA?
I have a 3.3 uGPA and 3.6 gGPA with a 510 MCAT. I'm currently pulling together my school list, but want to know if having both GPAs will be to my benefit.

I know that MD schools do not take it into account very much, so I thought I would ask.

 

[SmilingTooth]

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[DrMikeP]

DO schools look at ugpa and grad gpa and various other averages provided by AACOMAS.

You can once your app is verified see what is sent to each school, including your averages. Different schools weigh averages differently, but having a strong grad gpa is helpful and a poor grad gpa unhelpful.

 

[allanMED15]

DO schools look at ugpa and grad gpa and various other averages provided by AACOMAS.

You can once your app is verified see what is sent to each school, including your averages. Different schools weigh averages differently, but having a strong grad gpa is helpful and a poor grad gpa unhelpful.

And I expect there is no way to really tell how the schools look at them together except for maybe anecdotal examples?

It definitely seems that DO schools will look at it a bit more than MD schools which is good regardless!

 

[kamakazi5]

I read it recently on here by an adcom who stated that DO schools do look at gGPA a little more highly than MD schools but not by a lot. My guess would be that a decent uGPA followed up by a good gGPA would look better than a weak uGPA followed a strong gGPA since it would lead more to the credence that gGPAs are seen as generally inflated.

 

[DrMikeP]

And I expect there is no way to really tell how the schools look at them together except for maybe anecdotal examples?

It definitely seems that DO schools will look at it a bit more than MD schools which is good regardless!

Unless a particular school just wants to tell you their specific scoring and calculation methods...lol. But most don't weigh grad gpa that heavily due to you are expected to make A's & B's in grad school and many grad programs kick you out for C's so grade inflation is expected.

Also an SMP gpa can get weighed more heavily than other grad gpas. Do poorly in a med school SMP and it can be the kiss of death. Thus lots of variability.

 

[Supernatural17]

Does it make more sense if you are applying mainly DO to just retake undergrad classes and increase your ugpa to 3.5+ or to have a low ugpa and a good grad gpa? Thoughts?


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