Calculating the Pod GPA

[UrdnotWrex]

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I apologize in advance if this has been asked many times, but I have unsuccessfully tried to find a concise answer using google and the search tool here on SDN. Does anyone know how exactly the podiatry schools calculate GPA when you apply? I know that the only subjects included in science are bio, chem and physics (not math), but do they do grade replacement? There was a pdf posted on the forums some time ago, but it did not address this. Thanks.

 

[Zalligan]

I believe they do factor in grade replacement. Other than that, this should help.

https://portal.aacpmas.org/applicants2012/faq/faq_coursesubjects.html

 

[postbacpremed87]

I apologize in advance if this has been asked many times, but I have unsuccessfully tried to find a concise answer using google and the search tool here on SDN. Does anyone know how exactly the podiatry schools calculate GPA when you apply? I know that the only subjects included in science are bio, chem and physics (not math), but do they do grade replacement? There was a pdf posted on the forums some time ago, but it did not address this. Thanks.

They include math. It has a singular star by that category which means it is included in your science gpa.

 

[surfguy84]

I believe they do factor in grade replacement. Other than that, this should help.

https://portal.aacpmas.org/applicants2012/faq/faq_coursesubjects.html

Where did you see POD schools use grade replacement?

This link seems to suggest otherwise: http://careers.ucsc.edu/health/gradereplace.html

 

[SLCpod]

surfguy is right. They do not replace your grade. If you repeat a course the two grade GPAs are both added into your final GPA.

 

[feet2017]

Where did you see POD schools use grade replacement?

This link seems to suggest otherwise: http://careers.ucsc.edu/health/gradereplace.html

I dont believe pod applications use grade replacement, I am pretty sure when i applied I had a lower gpa on my app than my transcripts. My undergrad does the first 3 retakes as replacement and afterwards they average.

 

[dchunts22]

Yeah for me they took the average the two grades. They do not replace it.

 

[PatchAdamsFan]

And they shouldn't replace grades, I don't understand why DO schools still implement it.

 

[ezking]

Does anyone have any idea how to calculate your AACPMAS GPA from a numerical GPA system? At my school, a 3.9 is an A, so does that grade automatically drop to a 3.7 according to the AACPMAS system or will it just take my school GPA scale?

 

[Zalligan]

Where did you see POD schools use grade replacement?

This link seems to suggest otherwise: http://careers.ucsc.edu/health/gradereplace.html

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