<p>if thinking about colleges/undergrad programs with a goal to apply to medical schools, how important could a grading system of the undergrad school be? i've noticed some colleges are grading A- as 3.6 vs other schools grading any A as 4.0. Knowing how important a high undergrad gpa is when applying to med school, couldn't a grading system possibly cause a problem? Hypothetical student gets all A-'s at college A and comes out with a gpa 3.6 vs gets all A-s at college B and comes out with gpa of 4.0.... wouldnt that knock out chances at some med schools??</p>
<p>yes! you're a genius! you have broken the code of med school admissions....</p>
<p>...except not...</p>
<p>AMCAS standardizes your GPA</p>
<p>thank you, i'll check that out. My son had asked if he should think about that when beginning his college search and i thought this board would know the answer. have a nice day!</p>
<p>You must send in transcripts to amcas which then creates your "amcas transcript". In this transcript any A+,A is 4.0, A- is 3.7, and so on. So, in other words, going to Cornell would not be advantageous.</p>