nino Posted May 25, 2009 Report Share Posted May 25, 2009 is a decreasing GPA over 4 yrs of undergrad a problem for med schools? i've heard that med schools may look for an upward trend in gpa....so does that mean they hate to see the opposite? or do they not care at all and only look at cgpa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Most schools in Canada use the GPA in very specific ways. For the most part, it's the overall GPA that is important and trends are meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 is a decreasing GPA over 4 yrs of undergrad a problem for med schools? i've heard that med schools may look for an upward trend in gpa....so does that mean they hate to see the opposite? or do they not care at all and only look at cgpa? don't care, don't look, - things are just run through a computer system at most schools and you make the cut offs or you don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman101 Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 Ottawa has their nifty weighting system. But thats about it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nino Posted May 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 thx guys i really hate ottawa's weighting formula...or maybe i'm the only person who thanks upper yr courses r a lot more difficult than lower yrs..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewfieMike Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 my gpa has gone up every year... so i love ottawa's weighing formula! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmorelan Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 thx guys i really hate ottawa's weighting formula...or maybe i'm the only person who thanks upper yr courses r a lot more difficult than lower yrs..... It isn't just you, but it is program/person specific. Don't worry Ottawa is just one school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RapedByLifeSci Posted May 26, 2009 Report Share Posted May 26, 2009 It isn't just you, but it is program/person specific. Don't worry Ottawa is just one school i freaking hate ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 is a decreasing GPA over 4 yrs of undergrad a problem for med schools? i've heard that med schools may look for an upward trend in gpa....so does that mean they hate to see the opposite? or do they not care at all and only look at cgpa? Trends are useful when someone has fairly low GPA but shows an upward trend. But if you have a competitive GPA but show a slight decrease over the years, I doubt it'll a problem. The problem arises when you have a fairly low GPA AND a decreasing trend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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