When ppl put down their GPAs here

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Silly question, but
When ppl put down their GPAs here
are they writing their GPAs w/ +.- or are they writing GPAs w/o +.- ?
Or are they simply putting down whatever is higher?

I see some ppl with insanely high stats and getting worried with a thought of competing with them😱

 

[tbond5]

I believe it's with +/- but then again there are those that like to lie about their GPA or DAT to make others feel bad.

 

[fungames]

don't worry about it. GPAs vary a lot based on the undergraduate institution.

 

[Glimmer1991]

I'm going to assume they definitely put whatever is highest. However, I think the GPAs with and without +/- are probably very close for most folks. Mine are the same.

 

[InterproximalDK]

don't worry about it. GPAs vary a lot based on the undergraduate institution.

I think you meant GPAs vary a lot based on the student. I got your back partner.

 

[ModifiedBass]

Does it really matter? Dental schools see both, and they should be very similar in any case.

 

[fungames]

No. I definitely meant undergraduate institutions. We all know that it's easier to get higher GPA at a random college in the middle of nowhere.

 

[squigloo]

No. I definitely meant undergraduate institutions. We all know that it's easier to get higher GPA at a random college in the middle of nowhere.

Maybe so, but I don't see a 3.7 at Small Town College being valued less than a 3.6 at Big University.

 

[ktran17]

the pandora box has just been opened..

 

[Papasmurf1234]

Maybe so, but I don't see a 3.7 at Small Town College being valued less than a 3.6 at Big University.

A GPA of 3.5 from ASU (a well known party school) is certainly valued less than a 3.4 at UC Berk. But then again, that's why the DAT exists.

 

[InterproximalDK]

A GPA of 3.5 from ASU (a well known party school) is certainly valued less than a 3.4 at UC Berk. But then again, that's why the DAT exists.

I don't see how you can be so certain of this.

 

[ehdnwk]

Mine is actually different by .14
I think that is not considered "similar in any case" lol

 

[MedDevil]

A GPA of 3.5 from ASU (a well known party school) is certainly valued less than a 3.4 at UC Berk. But then again, that's why the DAT exists.

Given grade inflation. deflation, different curves, and different majors/curriculums, it's becoming increasingly difficult to compare GPA's across institutions. The grade inflation at some top ten schools make it easier to earn an A compared to state colleges (Berkeley is one of the grade deflating schools, which is why it's more difficult to earn a high GPA), so I wouldn't say a school's reputation alone is enough to measure numbers differently. However, if a large number of applicants from a single school are applying with high GPAs and low DAT scores, that might be a reason to question the difficulty of the school.

As an ASU student, I'm not taking this personally; that's why the DAT exists.

 

[ModifiedBass]

Mine is actually different by .14
I think that is not considered "similar in any case" lol

OK I guess so.. haha. I'm just speaking from what I've seen, they're typically pretty close. Mine are only .05 and .01 off.

I would think that people would put whatever is higher, seeing as +/- grades are subjective by school. Again, d-schools see both, so it's only a matter of what you want your peers on SDN to see.

And to the discussion that's about to get ugly, don't compare where you go to undergrad because you can't change that now and it doesn't matter at this point. A 3.7 is a 3.7, a 4.0 is a 4.0, etc.

 

[Eri3]

A GPA of 3.5 from ASU (a well known party school) is certainly valued less than a 3.4 at UC Berk. But then again, that's why the DAT exists.

how can you be so sure of that ? How do you know that if the person who received a 3.5 from ASU attended Berkley would not actually receive a 3.5 from Berkley? It's all speculation. And in a competitive application process like dental school admission you can not base a decision on speculation.

Further more, I would advice against using "my school is known for deflation" argument for a low GPA b/c that sounds like you're making excuses. (you are includes everyone-not directed towards you)

 

[jeffity]

It's true. ASU is a joke. After 176 credits, I walked away with 3.9 o/s/BCP/pb GPAs and I don't even know where the campus is.

 

[Glimmer1991]

My slew of 5000 GPAs that were calculated by AADSAS range from 3.94 to 4.0. However, a majority of them are a 3.97... Thus, I use it. It's my oGPA and sGPA.

 

[CleverThought]

I tend to not worry about it, because a lot of schools are moving towards a holistic approach to reviewing an applicant.

What do you think if more impressive to ADCOMS:

A 4.0 student with minimal/non-existent extracurricular. There's a pre-dent like this at my school who has killer grades, but it's because he sits in his dorm room all day. He's involved in no clubs and holds no job, not even a simple campus workstudy. Then proceeds to brag how his dentist is on the admissions committee at our state school.

Or

A 3.5 student who has still completed the upper-level bio classes schools like to see, but also has volunteer hours, is in several clubs and may even hold office in one of those clubs, and holds a job.

Don't stress about what you see on SDN anyways because they applicants on here to be skewed towards the upper ends of stats compared to the actual applicant pool

 

[ktran17]

Honestly, neither are that impressive. The people that really stand out are the 3.8 + ,22AA + , and have multiple EC's.

Imo though, the most impressive of all are parents. Man, I would not be able to do what they do 🙂

 

[jeffity]

Honestly, neither are that impressive. The people that really stand out are the 3.8 + ,22AA + , and have multiple EC's.

Imo though, the most impressive of all are parents. Man, I would not be able to do what they do 🙂

Awesome! Consider me a champion.

 

[gn4]

Honestly, neither are that impressive. The people that really stand out are the 3.8 + ,22AA + , and have multiple EC's.

what about 3.8 and 21AAs? haha. kidding. anyway, parents or people who have families or are married are more impressive to me. I don't know how they find the time to cater to family and study and volunteer

 

[Bottle]

Honestly, neither are that impressive. The people that really stand out are the 3.8 + ,22AA + , and have multiple EC's.

Imo though, the most impressive of all are parents. Man, I would not be able to do what they do 🙂

Amen. I cannot imagin myself studying while my baby cry

 

[jeffity]

Amen. I cannot imagin myself studying while my baby cry

Imagine 2. They're actually pretty well-behaved, but I would suggest not having twins during D1.