So a little about myself...
I attended a community college right out of high school. I managed to get a 3.4 GPA, completing my general ed classes and then transferred to a University within 2 years. At this University, I graduated with a BA in Sociology with a 3.01 GPA. Now, I am currently attending community college once again to fulfill all the prerequisite classes that I need to apply to PT school. (I took no science/prereq classes at my 4-year university). It's like starting from scratch, but I am motivated to excel with all the classes i have to take. I got a job last month as a physical therapy aide and am building my experience and observation hours.
Anyways, my question is how the PTCAS calculates the overall GPA.
Will my overall GPA be based upon both my University GPA and my prior transfer GPA from my community college?
Also, before transferring to my 4-year university, I completed statistics and a few psychology courses as part of the general ed curriculum. These courses are also listed under prerequisite requirements for many schools that I plan to apply to. Will these count or are they no longer eligible?
Your insight is greatly appreciated, along with any other advice you can give me! Do I even have a shot at PT school with my current GPA's? What if I were to get at least a 3.5 prereq GPA? Thanks!
I attended a community college right out of high school. I managed to get a 3.4 GPA, completing my general ed classes and then transferred to a University within 2 years. At this University, I graduated with a BA in Sociology with a 3.01 GPA. Now, I am currently attending community college once again to fulfill all the prerequisite classes that I need to apply to PT school. (I took no science/prereq classes at my 4-year university). It's like starting from scratch, but I am motivated to excel with all the classes i have to take. I got a job last month as a physical therapy aide and am building my experience and observation hours.
Anyways, my question is how the PTCAS calculates the overall GPA.
Will my overall GPA be based upon both my University GPA and my prior transfer GPA from my community college?
Also, before transferring to my 4-year university, I completed statistics and a few psychology courses as part of the general ed curriculum. These courses are also listed under prerequisite requirements for many schools that I plan to apply to. Will these count or are they no longer eligible?
Your insight is greatly appreciated, along with any other advice you can give me! Do I even have a shot at PT school with my current GPA's? What if I were to get at least a 3.5 prereq GPA? Thanks!
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