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1. Hi! So I'm at the part where you assign pre-req courses for each school you're applying to. However, I'm a bit confused on which courses you can enter.
For example, for a "Psychology" prereq, should I select every Psychology course I've ever taken (Abnormal, Developmental, Exercise Psych, etc.)? Or can I just select a psych course that meets the requirement but I have an A in?
So if it asks for two Psych courses, can I list the two psych courses I have As in and will PTCAS/the school count that as my pre-req GPA instead of counting a psych course where I might have a B in?
2. Some of the schools I'm applying to have supplemental essay questions. Most of them say in the prompt that it's a max of 500 words (for example), however, the box available has a 500 character limit. What should I do? Because 500 characters is definitely a lot less than 500 words, and I want to answer the question fully with the max given in the prompt.
3. Lastly, what do you *not* need completed before you can submit your PTCAS application? You don't need GRE scores, references, and observation hours all in before you e-submit right? As long as you pay for the whole PTCAS fee and have transcripts, etc. all in?
3a. On another note regarding that^, if I'm applying to say, 10 schools, do I have to pay the 500-something dollars up front? However, what if a school's minimum science GPA is 3.0, but I don't know what my exact PTCAS science GPA is until after I e-submit and get everything verified. Do I just have to sacrifice the $45 to apply to that school even before knowing if my science GPA meets the minimum?
Sorry for all the questions! I appreciate all the help/insight y'all can give!
For example, for a "Psychology" prereq, should I select every Psychology course I've ever taken (Abnormal, Developmental, Exercise Psych, etc.)? Or can I just select a psych course that meets the requirement but I have an A in?
So if it asks for two Psych courses, can I list the two psych courses I have As in and will PTCAS/the school count that as my pre-req GPA instead of counting a psych course where I might have a B in?
2. Some of the schools I'm applying to have supplemental essay questions. Most of them say in the prompt that it's a max of 500 words (for example), however, the box available has a 500 character limit. What should I do? Because 500 characters is definitely a lot less than 500 words, and I want to answer the question fully with the max given in the prompt.
3. Lastly, what do you *not* need completed before you can submit your PTCAS application? You don't need GRE scores, references, and observation hours all in before you e-submit right? As long as you pay for the whole PTCAS fee and have transcripts, etc. all in?
3a. On another note regarding that^, if I'm applying to say, 10 schools, do I have to pay the 500-something dollars up front? However, what if a school's minimum science GPA is 3.0, but I don't know what my exact PTCAS science GPA is until after I e-submit and get everything verified. Do I just have to sacrifice the $45 to apply to that school even before knowing if my science GPA meets the minimum?
Sorry for all the questions! I appreciate all the help/insight y'all can give!