so im junior and next year im hoping to apply to pt school. While i have been looking at programs ive been looking at prerequisites some in which I need to retake due to a bad grade my sophomore year which was in A&P which is a big class to have a decent grade in. When i got into college I think it took me a couple years to figure things out. I really didnt do well my freshman year and better my sophomore year then ive been pretty decent this semester. My gpa is like 2.7 so im hoping when retaking some of those classes that will bump it up to something above a 3 cause i got a couple c's and d's. I retook one class I got a D in this semester and got an A. So think i could do alright retaking some classes. I am going to do observation hrs this summer and do alot of volunteer work in the community and i have to take the GRE test this summer.. So what do you guys think?
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Will i stand a chance with my gpa
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Raising a 2.7 to a 3.0 is hard work, not to mention, lots of classes. Unfortunately, ptcas calculates all grades into their gpa, even those that are replaced and not used in your university gpa. It might be in your best interest to look at pt programs that calculate their own gpa or better yet that take into consideration the last 60 credit hours. My advice is to get nothing but A+'s from here on out. You may also want to work on how you can stand out against candidates that carry a 3.5+ gps and have similar or more observation hours. You will need to ace the gre, I mean ace it. Look at gre averages for the programs you're interested in and add 5 points to those scores or more. The more, the better. You will need great LoRs and an awesome essay. Gpa is hard to make up for but it is possible.
Raising a 2.7 to a 3.0 is hard work, not to mention, lots of classes. Unfortunately, ptcas calculates all grades into their gpa, even those that are replaced and not used in your university gpa. It might be in your best interest to look at pt programs that calculate their own gpa or better yet that take into consideration the last 60 credit hours. My advice is to get nothing but A+'s from here on out. You may also want to work on how you can stand out against candidates that carry a 3.5+ gps and have similar or more observation hours. You will need to ace the gre, I mean ace it. Look at gre averages for the programs you're interested in and add 5 points to those scores or more. The more, the better. You will need great LoRs and an awesome essay. Gpa is hard to make up for but it is possible.
I would also add you need to be smart about where you apply. Like he said, look into the programs, and look for ones that will focus on your last 60 hours ans that will replace your retakes with the highest grade and not just average out the two.
You won't get into your top choices for PT school, but you may be able to get in somewhere if you apply to a lot of schools from all over the US, specifically ones with low GPA requirements and that will calculate your GPA favorably. You may have to spend a couple thousand dollars on applying to a lot of schools and then likely travel a ways if you get an interview, so be prepared for that and hope you get lucky somewhere.
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So does anyone know of these schools that look at the last 60 credit hrs and or a way i can find these?
You need to search through ptcas and calls school if necessary. TTU14 said it the best, you need to be smart in where you apply. I had a 2.4 coming out of my undergrad and brought it up to a 3.1 overall. I knew I couldn't compete in the top schools so most of my applications went towards to schools that accepted applicants with a lower average GPA. I lucked out and got in my #1 school. I think if you apply smart, you can get in somewhere.
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what schools did you apply too?
You can check my post in the GPA/GRE/Volunteer thread
I couldnt locate the thread you were talking aboutYou can check my post in the GPA/GRE/Volunteer thread
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If you can get your GPA above 3.0 then technically you meet the minimum gpa requirements to apply to most schools.
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