GPA and transferred classes?

[tcmazer]

So at my primary institution I have a 3.036 GPA. I took 2 physics courses at a local university over the summer, and counting those would boost my GPA up to a 3.129. I also took classes at a community college during high school which transferred, and also counting those would boost my GPA up to 3.348. Will Molecular & Cellular Bio PhD programs consider these classes at all in determining my "true" GPA?

[juilletmercredi]

It probaby varies by school.

[Monochrome Spring]

It varies by school.

 

This is based off of my experience thus far: You have a cumulative college GPA of 3.3, but your classes from high school are not going to be weighed as heavily as those that you are taking at your current university degree. The two physics courses that you took should count more heavily than the community college, since they are summer school toward your uni. degree.

 

The application will have a spot for GPA for each university, and the adcom will decide how they want to weigh them. In the end, your grades for your major courses are what will be the most important. Don't worry about what your "true" GPA is unless you are asked to calculate it yourself; in which case, ask the specific program how they like it calculated.

 

Also, are your physics courses included on your main uni transcript, since they are being used for your degree? That is something to look into.

[tcmazer]

All of my classes from both the community college and physics courses are on my main transcript, just listed as ungraded Transfer courses.

[Monochrome Spring]

I would go with what each application asks for then. For example, on UC Berkeley's application, they ask for my current university GPA, then they ask for a cumulative GPA where I include CC courses.