how to calculate gpa

[Drwanabe]

hey guys anybody know how to calculate gpa?

[GFLIP]

Take class grade and convert to GPA:
100-90 --> 4.0
89 --> 3.9
88 --> 3.8
and so on...

Now plug in:
class 1 GPA x class 1 Credit hours* = a
class 2 GPA x class 2 Credit hours* = b
and so on...

a + b + ... / total credit hours = cumulative GPA

*credit hours for individual classes
anatomy = 14
histology = 10
biochem = 10
physio = 10
psych = 9
ethics = 4
micro / immuno = 12
neuro = 9
genetics = 5
epi = 4
pharm = 12
path 1 = 11
PD = 10
clin med = 10
path 2 = 11

[medschool22]

is that "saba gpa" or "application to residency, etc gpa"?

[nevisbutterfly]

This GPA calculation will show up on your transcript. It is the same when you apply to residency. However, when you calculate your clinicals, you will get only a A,B, C and not a number grade. So if you make a 89 like I did in one clinical, it does not show up as a high B but just a B. Nobody can tell if you just barely made a B or almost made an A. This is where LOR's come in handy.

Only the basic science grades are calculated in GPA. They did not calculate the Clinicials and electives into the GPA. It just shows the hours and a grade. Saba's grading structure is different than MUA's but it calculated the same. 75 =C at Saba 74= D at Saba
MUA: anything between 70 and 79 is a C.

Actually AMCAS calculates grades like this when you apply to medical school in the US.

MUA and SABA changed the way they calculated their grades around 2003 to reflect low B's or high C's ect. But an A is an A and ONLY worth 4 points. Therefore if you get a 90 or a 98, it is still calculated as only a 4.00 not a 4.8.

[miasma]

well, i don't think 74 = D at saba. i think it would be 74 = F on the transcript.

[FutureDoc86]

does gpa matter all that much when applying towards residency? doesn't ur Step score outweigh it all?