<p>Sorry, if you think this question is too dumb, but I just want to know the real answer.</p>
<p>How do you count your college GPA if you are going for med school?</p>
<p>Do you count all your classes since 1st yrs to 4th yr?</p>
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<p>Do you count the Pre-med requirement classes only?</p>
<p>Lot of people told me is the 1st one, but there is a guy told me is the 2nd.</p>
<p>I am confused....</p>
<p>You will be assigned two different GPA's; one includes all college-level coursework. So, for example, anything that you do during high school counts if you actually did it at a college. This is your "overall" GPA.</p>
<p>The second GPA (your "BCPM GPA") counts all science coursework, including most of your premed requirements. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math (hence the title, BCPM.) These include but are not limited to most of your premed requirements.</p>
<p>These GPAs are often thought of as being about equal in importance.</p>
<p>So, the "3.3 borderline GPA" that people talk about is which one?</p>
<p>Neither of your GPA's should be in the 3.3 range. Typically, overall GPA's are a bit higher than science GPA's (but not as much as people think).</p>
<p>The national averages are like 3.54 BCPM and 3.63 Overall. Unless you're doing your undergrad at Penn, 3.3 is really pretty low.</p>
<p>Which GPA does med schools look at? The one on your AMACS app or school transcript? And if you went to two colleges, how does that factor into the equation?</p>
<p>AMCAS calculates a net GPA, which is a weighted average of any college-level coursework you've done. Those AMCAS-calculated GPAs are the only ones that matter. Your university's opinion of your GPA is irrelevant.</p>
<p>AMCAS calculates a net GPA, which is a weighted average of any college-level coursework you've done. Those AMCAS-calculated GPAs are the only ones that matter. Your university's opinion of your GPA is irrelevant.</p>
<p>This unexpected "gift" is the only benefit my D gets from her 24 hours of college credit earned while in high school. For a brief moment it felt worth it, then I did the calculations- not so much (0.03) and it gets smaller every semester. For other students it could be a real boost. </p>
<p>(OT: For the applicants to Texas med schools remember there are no +'s or -'s. It will hurt some B+'s but help some A-'s.)</p>
<p>oh I totally forgot about college credits I got in high school. What is the deal with AP's on the AMCAS application?</p>
<p>AP scores/AP grades don't count and won't be listed on your AMCAS (although you can list AP courses taken if they're on your college transcript but again only course titles not the grades or scores). Grades from HS count if a) they were taken at a college/community college or b) you were in some type of dual enrollment program.</p>
<p>does that include all math courses taken? because im an engineering major, so i have many...</p>
<p>... yes. Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math include math. Yes they do.</p>
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<p>But do they include all the Chemistry courses, even those designated as "Chemistry courses"?</p>
<p>I have a similar question, does "Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Math" include all anthropology and spanish courses taken as well?</p>
<p>Spanish but not anthropology.</p>
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<p>Is that still true at the HYP med schools? I have a buddy whose friend got credit at Yale and Princeton Medical Schools for "The Anthropology of Really Ugly People". </p>
<p>OT: He didn't apply to Harvard, said it was "too trendy".</p>
<p>I'm not too familiar with Princeton's med school to be honest.</p>
<p>I applied to a lot of the top schools but not Harvard. Something about the thought of attending "Harvard" just disgusts me. I'm not sure why. (not that I had a great shot at HMS anyway).</p>
<p>i thought princeton didnt have a med school?</p>
<p>Just pulling your leg, helpmegetin. Princeton has no med school. We were just on a bit of a stream of conciousness rant.</p>
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<p>haha....i guess i prbly should have gotten that...i was sleepy... forgive me :o</p>