totallyaninja Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I've heard mixed things. Wanted to confirm once and for all. So I know 80+ at Western is an A, but does AMCAS use letter grades to convert to their GPA? So would a Western 'A' = AMCAS 4.0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewheeler Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Have you read the AMCAS or AACOMAS applicant manual? I'm pretty sure there is a table in there that answers this. AFAIK the answer is 'Yes.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyaninja Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Have you read the AMCAS or AACOMAS applicant manual? I'm pretty sure there is a table in there that answers this. AFAIK the answer is 'Yes.' Thank you! I've confirmed this based on the 2016 manual. "Please note that AMCAS assigns the same weight (4.0) to grades of A+ and A." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totallyaninja Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Based on this, in terms of GPA, would I be competitive with... (as a Canadian applicant to US schools) year 1: 2.5 (this year was not at Western) year 2: 3.7 year 3: 4.0 year 4: 4.0 year 5: 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGrisham Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Without your mcat and the rest of your application we can't say for sure. But if those are all full loads, then yes GPA shouldn't be a limiting factor. Upward trend is strong. But that's just one part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slashsev Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 you should be good,kill the mcat max 3 x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frugal doc Posted January 25, 2017 Report Share Posted January 25, 2017 Found this calculator online really useful: http://bemoacademicconsulting.com/amcas-gpa-conversion-calculator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med School '18 Posted March 28, 2017 Report Share Posted March 28, 2017 Thanks for this Frugal doc - much appreciated. Have you or anyone else used a consultancy firm like this to help with your application prep etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippa756 Posted July 5, 2017 Report Share Posted July 5, 2017 On 4/3/2016 at 2:00 AM, JohnGrisham said: Without your mcat and the rest of your application we can't say for sure. But if those are all full loads, then yes GPA shouldn't be a limiting factor. Upward trend is strong. But that's just one part. Oh and also just the limitations you have as an international applicant. Always difficult to tell whether it is worth going down the AMCAS route as a Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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