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[stookie]

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you're a bio major, and have taken alot of bio classes and can't find any bioclasses at nearby schools that you have already taken and you need to boost your gpa by 0.5-0.7 points??

 

[HemaOncoDoc]

you're a bio major, and have taken alot of bio classes and can't find any bioclasses at nearby schools that you have already taken and you need to boost your gpa by 0.5-0.7 points??

Are you trying to boost you BCPM or your overall GPA? Try chemistry, math, or physics courses or go to a farther school. If you're only trying to boost your overall GPA, take any course you want that you'll enjoy and get an "A" in.

 

[njbmd]

you're a bio major, and have taken alot of bio classes and can't find any bioclasses at nearby schools that you have already taken and you need to boost your gpa by 0.5-0.7 points??

Hi there,
If you have already graduated, you can take a graduate-level course (and get an A) in something like Biochemistry or Physiology. Not only will you show that you can pass medical school Biochemistry or Physiology by taking a course like this, but you will have a leg up when it comes to first year because you will have seen this material before.

A graduate-level course may not boost your GPA but it will boost your application and competitiveness by showing that you can master the material. Besides, either of these courses is very interesting.

njbmd 🙂

 

[stookie]

I thought they look at your undergrad GPA first and then consider your grad gpa. (the grad gpa does not hold as much weight??)

 

[njbmd]

I thought they look at your undergrad GPA first and then consider your grad gpa. (the grad gpa does not hold as much weight??)

Hi there,
Undergraduate GPA does carry more weight than graduate GPA but the entire application is reviewed at the same time. It's not an either/or situation. If I see a marginal undergraduate GPA with a A sitting there in a graduate-level Biochemistry or Physiology course, I am going to view that applicant more favorably than an applicant who took a upper division undergraduate course.

Most folks on admissions committees, like myself, have Ph.Ds in the pre-clinical sciences and know the course content of a graduate-level biochemistry or physiology course. While your total graduate GPA, if you have a graduate degree, is expected to be higher than your undergraduate degree, the OP wanted information on which courses to take to improve an undergraduate GPA in biology when there were few courses available. This person is not likely to be in a formal graduate degree program or have a formal graduate degree before they apply to medical school.

Taking a graduate course as an undergraduate is a very good thing especially if you take a course that will enhance your knowledge base in a medical school subject such as biochemistry or physiology.

njbmd 🙂

 

[Peaches3]

I'm not quite sure I understand...Does this mean that it's better to take graduate level biochemisty than undergrad biochemistry to boost your science gpa? Can you even take the graduate level as an undergrad?

Hi there,
Undergraduate GPA does carry more weight than graduate GPA but the entire application is reviewed at the same time. It's not an either/or situation. If I see a marginal undergraduate GPA with a A sitting there in a graduate-level Biochemistry or Physiology course, I am going to view that applicant more favorably than an applicant who took a upper division undergraduate course.

Most folks on admissions committees, like myself, have Ph.Ds in the pre-clinical sciences and know the course content of a graduate-level biochemistry or physiology course. While your total graduate GPA, if you have a graduate degree, is expected to be higher than your undergraduate degree, the OP wanted information on which courses to take to improve an undergraduate GPA in biology when there were few courses available. This person is not likely to be in a formal graduate degree program or have a formal graduate degree before they apply to medical school.

Taking a graduate course as an undergraduate is a very good thing especially if you take a course that will enhance your knowledge base in a medical school subject such as biochemistry or physiology.

njbmd 🙂