ugrad prereq vs ugrad upper div vs grad level Bs

[whiteshadodw]

is it worse to get a B in ugrad prereq, ugrad upper divisions, grad level? or are they all equally weighted?

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[J ROD]

Undergrad and grad GPAs are counted separately.....

a B is a B....just dont make many!!

 

[Catalystik]

If you are an undergrad and take a grad level course, it counts the same as a normal B (whether in a prerequisite or upper-level course) in your undergrad GPA. If you are a grad student, any classes you take toward a graduate degree are counted separately.

 

[whiteshadodw]

yeah, but what i'm trying to ask is that when adcom looks at transcripts, does a B in gen bio look better/worse/equal than a B in an upper division biochemistry class? aside from the fact that Bs can kill GPAs, is there anything else to it?

 

[Catalystik]

If you got lower grades in the prerequisites and then higher grades in upper-level science it would help erase a bad impression of poor effort in the prerequsites. If you get the B in both types of classes, the impression is neutral. If you got a C in both types, they'd think you aren't going to have much potential in med school for getting good grades. So i think a B in Gen Bio is the same as a B in Biochem. Neither is special. Neither is bad.