Hello everyone,
I'll just get right to the point, I'm applying for the next cycle for pharmacy school without the pcat since the schools I wanna apply to removed their pcat requirement for this cycle for whatever reason. My only dilemma that's been weighing heavy on my mind is well, I retook a few classes and have heard pharmacy schools do not do grade replacement which can really hurt my gpa given the fact that I did receive an F at one point my freshman year, and did do a pass/fail option for one of my classes when the pandemic first hit (i retook it and received a B) here are my stats:
(With grade replacement)
cumulative GPA so far: 3.3 (subject to change after winter and spring class grades are submitted)
Science gpa: 3.37
no academic citations on record, very clean.
3 1/2 years pharm tech experience
200+ hours volunteering at daycares and food drive organization
an active member of a professional health society club at my university: early 2020-present
tutoring: 2018-present
possible red flags on my transcript?
3 W's that I ended up retaking
2 F (my freshman year, did retake)
1 XE on the transcript (means I failed to show up to a final exam due to health complications and the professor did not submit a grade change form)
retook 4 classes, 2 of the 4 classes I retook twice until I got a satisfactory grade
was on academic probation (freshman year)
Most of my "red flags" were from my freshman year which was because I was fighting cancer at the same time (3 years cured now) and really tried getting everything together my sophomore year and got off probation as well. Its been stressing me out mentally for the last couple of days and wanted some professional advice on what to do/where to go from here? should I consider taking the pcat? Thanks, everyone! stay safe!
I'll just get right to the point, I'm applying for the next cycle for pharmacy school without the pcat since the schools I wanna apply to removed their pcat requirement for this cycle for whatever reason. My only dilemma that's been weighing heavy on my mind is well, I retook a few classes and have heard pharmacy schools do not do grade replacement which can really hurt my gpa given the fact that I did receive an F at one point my freshman year, and did do a pass/fail option for one of my classes when the pandemic first hit (i retook it and received a B) here are my stats:
(With grade replacement)
cumulative GPA so far: 3.3 (subject to change after winter and spring class grades are submitted)
Science gpa: 3.37
no academic citations on record, very clean.
3 1/2 years pharm tech experience
200+ hours volunteering at daycares and food drive organization
an active member of a professional health society club at my university: early 2020-present
tutoring: 2018-present
possible red flags on my transcript?
3 W's that I ended up retaking
2 F (my freshman year, did retake)
1 XE on the transcript (means I failed to show up to a final exam due to health complications and the professor did not submit a grade change form)
retook 4 classes, 2 of the 4 classes I retook twice until I got a satisfactory grade
was on academic probation (freshman year)
Most of my "red flags" were from my freshman year which was because I was fighting cancer at the same time (3 years cured now) and really tried getting everything together my sophomore year and got off probation as well. Its been stressing me out mentally for the last couple of days and wanted some professional advice on what to do/where to go from here? should I consider taking the pcat? Thanks, everyone! stay safe!
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