<p>Hi, I am a current Baylor pre-med sophomore (upcoming Junior) with a 3.8 GPA. I really want to transfer to UT and have already gotten in but I am worried about the plus/minus system that UT uses (Baylor only uses a plus system, e.g. B+, C+, D+). Is UT much harder than Baylor, i.e.will UT bring my gpa down if I go there? Any help on this would be much appreciated.</p>
<p>If you’re pre-med, you probably don’t make many Bs or lower. Note that with a +/- system, you can get an A- but not an A+. This would most likely pull down your numerical average, though I would think that med school admissions offices are savvy enough to take that into account when comparing applicants.</p>
<p>TMDSAS (TX public med schools) don’t use pluses or minuses. All As are 4.0, Bs are 3.0, Cs are 2.0. AMCAS (national privates) use the +/- system: A+=4.0, A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, etc. Most kids whose UG uses a +/- tend to get a boost when they apply to TX publics because typically they have more A-s than B+. gadad is correct, though, in that they’ll look at your school and evaluate your GPA in context of reputation/rigor. I really don’t think you can go wrong at either. I know you’ll have smaller prerequisite classes at Baylor and the curving system at many state schools (large classes) can be brutal. However, I might also argue UT is considerably cheaper. In the end, I’d advise you to probably stay put (a 3.8 is a solid GPA so you’ve proven yourself at Baylor) unless finances are a concern then head south to Austin. Good luck!</p>