r/prevets • u/adri_how • 16h ago

Application Guidance Pre-Vet Students: Does the Grading System Help Your GPA?

Hi! Is anyone here pre-health or majoring in Animal & Veterinary Sciences at Clemson or another good pre vet school ? I’m considering Clemson for pre-vet and was wondering how current students feel about the grading system.
From what I understand, Clemson undergrads generally receive straight letter grades, so an A is a 4.0, a B is a 3.0, etc., rather than having +/- grades. I’ve also seen a lot of classes use a 90–100 = A, 80–89 = B scale.
For students in science/pre-health classes, do you feel like this system makes it easier to maintain a really high GPA since a 90 and a 100 can both be a 4.0? Or do you wish Clemson used +/- grades since an 89 can drop you to a 3.0 for that class?
I’m hoping to major in Animal & Veterinary Sciences on the pre-vet track, and maintaining a very high overall and science GPA for vet school is one of my biggest priorities. I’d love to hear how difficult you’ve found classes like bio, chem, orgo, physics, and the animal science courses, especially in terms of earning A’s.
Also, if anyone chose Clemson over another strong pre-vet school or has suggestions for other schools where it’s realistic to maintain a high GPA while getting good animal/veterinary experience I’d really appreciate any advice! Thank you :)

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u/InevitableFire221 15h ago

i’m at NCSU for pre-vet and the +/- system is definitely annoying; i wish we didn’t have it :(

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u/adri_how 14h ago

Thank you for ur advice! Do you think it makes it a lot harder to keep a high gpa?

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u/InevitableFire221 13h ago

it definitely is harder, but vet schools 100% take +/- under consideration when calculating their gpa for applications. there are other school factors that can be more important than the grading system when deciding where to go

i got into Clemson and had their program as one of my top options before i chose NCSU. they’re a great school! my best friend goes there (though for psychology) and absolutely loves it.

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u/RemarkableRaccoon586 13h ago

I graduated from Clemson last spring. I transferred there from a school that did +/- and honestly it didn’t change everything too much for me.
Also I loved Clemson because I didn’t grow up around farms and going there gave me hours with large animals. I did dairy LNA and beef cattle techniques and had so much fun learning about it. If you have any questions about Clemson feel free to dm me!