<p>But isn’t the BCPM GPA a more relevant GPA for Adcoms? I would think that other electives are not as important for admissions purposes as the BCPM core courses. </p>
<p>Every PreMed has to complete 1 year of Bio, Physics, Math, and Chem whether or not they take other grade-inflating courses.</p>
<p>So, yes, the “gaming of GPA” can occur in the overall GPA, but less so in BCPM, I would think. Besides, if they “game” the system even in BCPM, they will likely get a far lower score in MCATs. </p>
<p>Reg LORs - these too can be biased toward certain “favorite students”. I can imagine scenarios where male Profs may give better LORs to female students they have a special connection with.</p>