1) Show me proof that all schools will replace the grades that say they will drexel also told me they didn't when I said my science gpa was higher than what they said was the reason I didn't get in for. 2) I'm not talking about prereqs. You appoint your own prereqs so you can simply put the highest one. I'm talking about cGPA and sGPA. (Like how starrgirl said her math/science gpa was low. In fact she described what I said in the other thread that me and you we conversing about how its hard to increase the GPA by the time you start realizing that it needs to be at a certain level.) For instance at 4 year universities when you retake a class it is replaced this is the policy for most schools this backfires for PTCAS however. So when you are struggling at most 4 year universities it is suggested that you buckle down and get at least a C. This is because then you CAN retake it if you want and it will be replaced. If you drop it then you HAVE TO take it again in order to progress in your major. My university gpa was higher than my ptcas gpa because the grades are not replaced but counted as to separate but same type of course so it affects your overall GPA and your sGPA. A school with 1000+ apps is definitely not reviewing and replacing all courses believing is not reality. That's like saying all jobs review applicants resumes evenly because they say they do or all undergrad colleges enroll based on only grades, sat, essay, and extracurricular activities when there have been many cases where rich parents have paid their kids way into elite colleges. Just examples showing that just because someone says something does not mean they do it. Also PTCAS looks reviews your coursework and matches it to your transcript they change some things neuroscience/biopyschology is a natural science they changed it to social science and I had to call them to change it back.
1) If a school says they will replace your grade with your retake they will. I do not have proof, because I am not on the admissions board at all schools. This depends on SCHOOL SPECIFIC policy. Most schools note their policy on their websites - if you go to an interview and ask whatever they say will coincide with the policy that is on their website. 2) That is not the academically honest way to behave on your application and you are giving bad advice. You don't "simply put the highest one" on PTCAS. If Chemistry I is your pre-req and you have a C and then an A you must denote BOTH of those Chemistry I and denote it as a pre-req, specifying that the course is retaken. Yes, schools take the average of your courses for cGPA and sGPA, but they will certainly take the highest, if that is their policy, for the pGPA and recalculate that (what you specifically said they were too lazy to do). 3) Of course your university GPA can be different from your PTCAS GPA, because they recalculate it, and it isn't an error it is according to PTCAS policy and how all schools who use PTCAS look at it. The fact that your university GPA is higher is irrelevant, and not a mistake on PTCAS' end. It is in no school's policy, that I know of, to replace grades for cGPA or sGPA but it mosts certainly is for pGPA - so as I said before, your statement was inaccurate that they are "too lazy" to do so.
The point is you're giving inaccurate information to prospective applicants because you were too lazy to look into specific program policies. Many programs DO take the highest grade for a prerequisite grade and recalculate the applicants pGPA (take Augusta University for example) - and telling applicants that schools actually don't do this, when in reality you have no earthly idea, could be detrimental for students who need to be looking into those types of programs in order to realize their dreams of becoming a PT.
Sources:
http://www.ptcas.org/Coursework/
Please refer to the section: "Indicate if Course Fulfills a Core PT Prerequisite" and you will find that the advice you just gave to "just put the highest grade" is both wrong AND unethical.
Furthermore, in regards to Drexel their policy is stated VERY CLEARLY on PTCAS, you just didn't bother to read it: "The DPT program uses both the cumulative GPA and science GPA in making admissions decisions. If coursework was repeated, both the previously earned grade as well as the new grade will be used in the science GPA calculation. Also, please note, only core science coursework will count toward the science GPA."
Advice to prospective applicants: Thoroughly research your schools so you know their policies on GPA and how competitive you are as an applicant. That way, you can avoid silly mistakes like these and save yourself a lot of application money.
