-
Scholarship Access: Becoming a Student Doctor course
Free access to comprehensive medical school prep. Eligible students include AAMC FAP recipients and HS graduates from underserved areas. Apply today.
GPA Calculation
Started by jalwa
Surely the PharmCAS website can answer this question for you... While SDN is a good resource, I suggest you do a bit of research first. You are going to need to be resourceful if you are going to succeed in this process.
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
All college level courses ever taken.
PharmCAS averages re-taken grades.
And yeah, every college course.
And yeah, every college course.
Advise well taken.
I pretty much can say that my previous academic is not so great. Not that I've failed multiple classes but a few. Right after high school I wasn't mentally prepare for college until now that I realized what I wanted to do. In that case, should I retake Introduction to chemistry that I failed back in 2001. Since, I have taken General Chem passing with superb grade. A & B.
I also don't want to spend next three years repairing my damage GPA since I'm 27 years old.
Thank you.
If your PharmCAS GPA isn't where you want it to be, there are always non-PharmCAS schools.
Age ain't nothing, but a number... Your GPA ain't nothing, but a number.
There are a couple of schools that have low GPA requirements so do your research. Just as Pharm B said, there are also schools out there that aren't a part of PharmCAS. Additionally, you can always press your luck and try to attend a new pharm school that is not accredited yet.
If your GPA isn't where you want it to be, then there's nothing wrong with taking 1 class a quarter and studying for your PCATs while you're living life. Just make sure to get a high PCAT score to offset your GPA.
There are youngin's that go to Pharmacy school at 22, while there are older folks too. Your age isn't a determinate for where you want to be in life, unless it's drinking or driving.. I recommend not doing both at once.
I was in your shoes three years ago. I'm now 30 and will be starting pharmacy school in the Fall. I received a degree my first time through school, but after working as a tech for a year I decided to head back to school. I will have over 4 years experience when I finally start pharm school. I didn't take any many science classes my first time through college, so I ended up taking gen chem 1 and 2, ochem 1 and 2, bio chem 1, intro bio, genetics, microbiology, cell biology, anatomy/phys, calc, and stats with A's or B's. If you can prove you are a changed student, and of course a great pcat score, you will get in.
