What does my Premed GPA mean?
There is an assumption about GPA that it’s all a number. The truth is that it’s beyond a single number.
Your cumulative GPA is not the only thing the medical school admissions committee is going to look at. Other things they will look for are:
Science vs. non-science
Bio, Chem, Phys, and Math (BCPM) vs. others
Grade trends
Other additional degrees or coursework (post-bacc)
Combined with the rest of your undergrad
Reported as a separate line item
There are some medical schools where your postbac, graduate program, or last year or two of your undergraduate count as your official GPA for admissions purposes. Consider the “32-hour rule,” where certain medical schools only look at your most recent 32 credit hours to determine your GPA.
Wayne State University
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Boston University Medical School
Louisiana State University – New Orleans
The AAMC survey got 127 different replies from medical schools for what factors they consider. Therefore, medical schools don’t just look at one simple number for your GPA. Instead, they look at the overall whole picture.