lost__in__space Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 When applying to a US med school, do they all look at 2 separate GPAs (your science courses GPA and your overall GPA)? Or is this at some universities only....I keep seeing this pop up on SDN. What's the deal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochi1543 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 AMCAS releases both your cumulative and BCPM, so the schools look at both. Hence why your humble servant here is currently depressed and applying to a 5th year BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyvaio2700 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 When applying to a US med school, do they all look at 2 separate GPAs (your science courses GPA and your overall GPA)? Or is this at some universities only....I keep seeing this pop up on SDN. What's the deal? Yes there are 3 GPAs listed on your application: BCPM, AO and cumulative GPA. Mine: BCPM: 3.76, 105 credits hours AO: 3.49, 21 credit hours Total: 3.72, 126 credit hours 6 Credit Hours = a FULL year course (eg. BIO150Y1) 126 Credit Hours = 21 FULL year courses I took, of which only 3.5 courses were not BCPM. From personal experience I believe total GPA still holds most weight. Followed closely by BCPM... FYI: The BCPM GPA is comprised of courses, which are considered to be Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics courses. And compromise of the following courses (see below). AO (all others) is everything not included below. Biology (BIOL) - BCPM • Anatomy • Biology • Biophysics • Biotechnology • Botany • Cell Biology • Ecology • Entomology • Genetics • Histology • Immunology • Microbiology • Molecular Biology • Neuroscience • Physiology Chemistry (CHEM) - BCPM • Biochemistry • Chemistry • Physical Chemistry • Thermodynamics Math (MATH) - BCPM • Applied Mathematics • Mathematics • Statistics Physics (PHYS) - BCPM • Astronomy • Physics Source: AAMC Instruction Booklet. Look at pages 76-79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hippie Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hmmm, pharmacology is not science? that's weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonyvaio2700 Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 Hmmm, pharmacology is not science? that's weird! well the subject that stands out the most is psychology. its not a science! who'd have thunk it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUNNY Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 Can anybody care to enlighten me on how US medical schools calculate your GPA's. For example, I'm from the UofM and we use a 4.5 grade point system, however I've heard other institutions using 4.0. This has been on my mind for a while. Perhaps someone on here could help me out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madz25 Posted April 19, 2007 Report Share Posted April 19, 2007 hmm...best would be to call and ask AAMC..or apply and find out lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TofuMisosoup Posted April 20, 2007 Report Share Posted April 20, 2007 Hmmm, pharmacology is not science? that's weird! I'm not sure about this, but from what I've heard, Pharmacology is usually a graduate program. Few universities offer it as an undergraduate degree, so most universities doesn't have a special pharmacology course for undergrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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