Question about inputting grades into PharmCAS

[WSUWarrior012]

Hi everyone, I have a quick question. So I went to a community college for my first year of college and they used a grade point system that resembled GPAs (4.0,3.7,3.6, etc.). My question is how do I enter these into pharmcas? PharmCAS asks for both the letter grade on the transcript and the equivalent PharmCAS grade.

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[JoPharmyD]

Have you read the instructions that PharmCAS has supplied or tried emailing or calling them???

 

[WSUWarrior012]

Have you read the instructions that PharmCAS has supplied or tried emailing or calling them???

I've looked at the instructions but they don't really address this. I should probably give them a call.

 

[pinko]

I just saw on pharmcas that they can enter the courseworks from our transcript with a fee. Does that mean they will also enter the grades?

 

[WSUWarrior012]

I just saw on pharmcas that they can enter the courseworks from our transcript with a fee. Does that mean they will also enter the grades?

Yes but in my opinion that's an absolute waste of money. It takes a little bit of time but just by sitting down for a solid half hour and entering the grades manually you save money. Not worth it at all.

 

[wicked7172]

Yes but in my opinion that's an absolute waste of money. It takes a little bit of time but just by sitting down for a solid half hour and entering the grades manually you save money. Not worth it at all.

It sure looked like inputting the info was going to be a daunting task. I nearly considered paying the $150 (3 colleges) for them to do but, after inputting one semester (took all but 5 minutes) there was no way I was paying someone to do it! Now I can use that money saved for the PCAT.

Regarding PharmCAS grades, when entering your transcript grade you can either enter a letter grade OR a numeric one. You can then use the PharmcCAS conversion table (next box) for the equivalent grade. Hope this helps.

 

[pinko]

I was considering the option too but seem like I changed my mind after seeing everyone's posts.