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I'm a bit confused at how the ptcas per req GPA works vs program specific gpa's and what the program sees? Since every school has diff per reqs and some schools average retakes and some schools just take the highest grade? How does all this work? And what does ptcas consider per reqs vs. what are program specific per reqs..... I see some some people saying there ptcas prerequisite GPA is a 3.2 but for some programs there per req GPA can be as high as 3.5 ... But I want to know what does the program see. Overall GPA, ptcas prerequisite GPA, and there programs prerequisite GPA? Or do they just see there specific prerequisite GPA and overall GPA? Sorry if this is confusing I'm just nervous a school will see my averaged in retakes from ptcas cause I know they use all scores even retakes even if that school only requires the highest grade? Thanks in advance...
Yea the only thing good about ptcas is you get to use the same LOR . I tried and tried to calculate by hand what I would make If I retake x classes , and it worked for overall but it was impossible to calculate it for other gpas
Does PTCAS take into consideration plus and minuses on grades. My undergrad university does this and I am worrying about something like what a C+ or B- might do to my PTCAS GPA.
However PTCAS does not take into account A+ grades.
I had the same concerns... I had some retakes that I definitely did NOT want calculated. I contacted the schools individually and asked about their pre-req GPA calculations and most (4 out of 6) said that they use highest grade earned. I'm not sure if they do the same thing for cGPA though. When I emailed, I also told them that I was really interested in their program and asked what I might be able to do to help my application for their program specifically. A lot of them responded positively and told me things like great GRE scores and LOTS of well-rounded observation hours. Some even gave me an idea of what the algorithm they use is like (how heavily the different GPAs are weighted, they awarded X number of points for a GRE higher than 1000, denied all students below a certain GPA, etc.) I got the impression that GRE scores are actually the best way to offset a lower GPA, which makes sense because they basically want proof that you're smart enough to succeed if your GPA is low.