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Professional school GPA
Calculate your law and health-profession application GPA with official LSAC, AMCAS, AACOMAS and CASPA rules.
Why your application GPA isn't your transcript GPA
Law and health-profession application services recalculate your GPA with their own rules — and that recalculated number, not the one on your transcript, is what admissions committees see. The rules differ in ways that move the number meaningfully:
- LSAC (law) uses a 4.33 scale where A+ = 4.33, so a transcript full of A+ grades can exceed 4.0. Every attempt counts — including repeats and failures — with no grade forgiveness.
- AMCAS (M.D.) caps A+ at 4.0 (same as A), counts all repeat attempts, and reports a separate BCPM science GPA that med schools scrutinize closely.
- AACOMAS (D.O.) and CASPA (PA) are 4.0-based with their own science/non-science splits.
These are unofficial estimates. The official figure comes only from the service's own verification of your transcripts; always confirm against your Academic Summary Report or verified application.