risktaker Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 So, CASPA recently calculated my GPA. My undergrad science GPA is below a 3.0, but my overall science GPA is above a 3.0. For schools that have a 3.0 cut off for science GPAs, do they look at the overall one or the one from undergrad only? Also, does anyone know where overall GPA weighs in admissions? For example, my overall GPA is .3-.4 higher than my science GPA. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 When you say "undergrad" science GPA are you differentiating that from graduate science work or from postgraduate work? It seems that many schools don't consider graduate work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risktaker Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 I am differentiating it from postgraduate/postbacc work. I have taken several classes after graduating and this boosted my science GPA over 3.0. I am hoping that they consider the overall which includes undergrad and classes taken after undergrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risktaker Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 I am differentiating it from postgraduate/postbacc work. I have taken several classes after graduating and this boosted my science GPA over 3.0. I am hoping that they consider the overall which includes undergrad and classes taken after undergrad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swooshie1 Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 When you say "undergrad" science GPA are you differentiating that from graduate science work or from postgraduate work? It seems that many schools don't consider graduate work. Actually, many schools DO consider graduate/post-bacc work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkels Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Many schools do consider postbacc, but I have seen just a few that consider graduate GPA. I said "postgraduate" earlier but meant to say postbacc. Perhaps there are more schools out there that consider graduate GPA but I just haven't seen them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 29, 2012 Administrator Share Posted June 29, 2012 Postbac is either undergraduate or graduate. If it's undergraduate, it affects your undergraduate GPA, which is what schools primarily look at. How they handle graduate-level work is really up to each program, but if I were on an adcom, I would hesitate to lump it all in together when e.g. a B- is the lowest passing grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Post-graduate can be either undergraduate level or graduate level, but the term "post-bacculaurate" is by defination undergraduate level only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
risktaker Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Sorry for confusing everyone then. I meant post bacc. I have taken classes after completing undergrad, but I am not enrolled in grad school. These post bacc classes were calculated into my overall GPA, but CASPA separates undergrad GPA from "overall" GPA. My question is whether schools will look at my "overall" science GPA or my "undergrad science GPA" to enforce their science GPA cut offs? I ask because my "overall" science GPA is over a 3.o while my undergrad science GPA is under a 3.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 30, 2012 Administrator Share Posted June 30, 2012 All classes taken at the undergraduate level, whether or not part of any program, wheter before or after you received your first bachelor's, are factored into undergraduate GPA. If your overall science is higher than your undergraduate science, and you didn't mark any classes as "Graduate" level, then there's something odd going on, or CASPA has changed how they do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Rev is right; the "Cumulative Undergrad" GPA is Fresh-Senior plus post-bacc work, so if you didn't take any grad courses this number should be the same as your overall. The "Total" field is the only one that is Freshman-Senior only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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