What is a competitive GPA?

[Jula]

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I was wondering what is a competitive gpa to be accepted in PT school? I have an overall of 3.71 and a pre-req of 3.67.

 

[nicolej5]

you probably won't get in 🙄

 

[ryanrnnr]

3.72 overall and 3.68 pre-req are the minimums to be competitive. 😉

 

[adh28]

3.5 and above is competitive, just depends. I am positive yours is competitive, but make sure the rest of your app is in order

 

[NewTestament]

As long as your overall GPA is >3.0, I don't think there's much difference between a 3.0 and a 3.5 or 3.6.

Get that pre-req GPA >3.5 and you'll have a chance at most schools.

Kevin

 

[spartangal]

I believe that is more than competitive! I have a 3.66 overall GPA and a 3.45 pre-req GPA and I have been accepted to University of Indianapolis, UTHSC Memphis, and Nova. I think the rest of your application needs to be well-rounded with extra-curriculars and observation hours in various settings. Also, its nice to have a reason for wanting to go to a school. For example, Memphis is home to me. My dad lives in Indy. And the PT I went to for years who served as my role model went to Nova. I think its nice to have a reason to stand out from hundreds of applicants as to why you want to be somewhere. It comes up in interviews or essays : )

 

[hmmmatt]

As long as your overall GPA is >3.0, I don't think there's much difference between a 3.0 and a 3.5 or 3.6.

Get that pre-req GPA >3.5 and you'll have a chance at most schools.

Kevin

Hey Kevin, do you really think this is true? If it is, that is awesome! I always have done decently in college, but it wasn't until my last 2 years that I really pushed myself and did very well. Basically full time job (36 hours a week) and all those tired excuses. So I was able to manage a 3.2 overall but my prerequisite is much higher. Just under 3.9.

I guess what I'm curious about is why you say that there's not much difference in those overall GPAs. Thank you!

 

[nomattic]

I agree with Kevin. My cGPA is below 3.5 but my pre-req is over. I'm getting interviews at my top choice schools. There's no magic number or formula for acceptance. If 3.5 were the cut off I'd be getting rejected errrywhere.

 

[Jula]

Thank you so much for the responses! Well I know I really need more hours since I only have 15. And I haven't taken the GREs yet too.