skzhong Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Hi everyone. CASPA calculates GPA into multiple categories. Is the science GPA the following: BCP GPA + OTHER SCIENCE GPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hi everyone. CASPA calculates GPA into multiple categories. Is the science GPA the following: BCP GPA + OTHER SCIENCE GPA CASPA FAQ See the page on GPA calculations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdjags Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 You need to start looking in the South!! I went to college up north and have looked at schools up there. BUT the time I have spent researching programs, I have found that Southern schools specify that they would like to see an upward trend in the last 45-60 hours and are more gracious towards "oops years". Additionally, some of them have lower science GPA requirements - which suits me because my situation is very similar to yours. I have a low science GPA from some bad college years. If the school has a lower sGPA, they usually require that you have a much higher GPA in their specific list of required courses. But they take the time to recalculate your GPA by hand after picking and choosing classes from your transcript. Some people are suggesting just increasing the number of schools you apply to. But that might not be a great use of your time and money. If you are NOT meeting the mimimum requirements, don't waste your time. Only apply where you are competitive. Look for schools with sGPA requirements of 2.75 and 2.8. Try out this site: http://physician-assistant-ed.com/ Go to the prospective students tab, perfect fit search! You can type in your specifics and see what schools come up! Hope this helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bike mike Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 May want to check out Stanford's program. They don't use CASPA and tend to look at your more recent performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G. Davenport Posted July 23, 2014 Share Posted July 23, 2014 You are competitive and actually a pretty normal non traditional applicant who had a life before deciding to go to PA school. So you didn't have a 4.0 GPA. So what. As long as you have the minimum qualifications, focus on your OTHER strengths (one is your last 60 academic hours and another is your direct patient care. I'm sure there's more). One person posted a slew of NEW programs. Yes, odds of getting into a new unknown program are better. But just do your research, apply to programs that look at the whole person, and prepare for that interview. You'll get one and more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoopeda Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 In my experience, the following schools look seriously at last-45/60 credit GPA:Rutgers Uni U of WI - Madison Pacific Uni (These guys actually replace your cumulative with recent, completely.) OHSU DeSales Uni Franklin Pierce (They'll replace your cGPA with recent ONLY if you meet their criteria.) There are probably others, but these are the ones I've found that seem to really value trend and at least calculate a recent GPA. What's your science GPA? That's important too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saldanamoreno Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 Hey Jekt, Wow, I just wanted to say thanks for your post. Your story is the most similar to mine that I have seen so far. I am 37 years old and I have ALOT of classes and my GPA is like 2.9. I have 4 years experience as a New York City EMT and almost 10 years working in the lab at Mt Sinai hospital as well as 5 years in the Air Force as admin for the medical field. So like you we have a heavy emphasis on HCE. I applied to like 7 programs and didn't even get an interview. I have a mentor that I got to regularly for advice, (if you haven't gotten a mentor I think this is a good idea) He suggested that I focus on programs where I look good. Apply only to programs where you are competitive. I am working on refashioning my PS to reflect this as well as looking at programs that I hadn't considered before. Im a inner city kid looking at inner city programs perhaps I should look at some rural places where I stand out. Get the idea? Hope this helps because your post helped me a lot. Take care and good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic16 Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks for this post! I am in a similar boat. 3.1 overall and 2.9 science from UG and have taken a few classes here and there since graduation 2 years ago. I cant seem to get an interview anywhere.. I have about 3000 hours of HCE as a phlebotomist and Patient care assistant. I am only 24 but applied twice already. Not sure what my next step should be... Good luck to you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoopeda Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Thanks for this post! I am in a similar boat. 3.1 overall and 2.9 science from UG and have taken a few classes here and there since graduation 2 years ago. I cant seem to get an interview anywhere.. I have about 3000 hours of HCE as a phlebotomist and Patient care assistant. I am only 24 but applied twice already. Not sure what my next step should be... Good luck to you all. Diversify your profile. There are lots of 3.6 phlebotomists applying. Find a tact, and get experience there: under served communities, alternative or complementary care, in patient such and such... Something direct patient with a little more variety and responsibility than blood draws. Maybe grad school (mph or just a year of a's sciences. Schools definitely accept low GPA candidates, but you must have outstanding HCE and a killer grade trend. Then write a killer ps. Also, make sure you're getting the best LORs you can. All that stuff adds up to bolster a lower cumulative average. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmac12 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 You are competitive and actually a pretty normal non traditional applicant who had a life before deciding to go to PA school. So you didn't have a 4.0 GPA. So what. As long as you have the minimum qualifications, focus on your OTHER strengths (one is your last 60 academic hours and another is your direct patient care. I'm sure there's more). One person posted a slew of NEW programs. Yes, odds of getting into a new unknown program are better. But just do your research, apply to programs that look at the whole person, and prepare for that interview. You'll get one and more. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk what are the new programs you speak of? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runforhotdogs Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 On 7/23/2014 at 1:56 PM, pdjags said: You need to start looking in the South!! I went to college up north and have looked at schools up there. BUT the time I have spent researching programs, I have found that Southern schools specify that they would like to see an upward trend in the last 45-60 hours and are more gracious towards "oops years". Additionally, some of them have lower science GPA requirements - which suits me because my situation is very similar to yours. I have a low science GPA from some bad college years. If the school has a lower sGPA, they usually require that you have a much higher GPA in their specific list of required courses. But they take the time to recalculate your GPA by hand after picking and choosing classes from your transcript. Some people are suggesting just increasing the number of schools you apply to. But that might not be a great use of your time and money. If you are NOT meeting the mimimum requirements, don't waste your time. Only apply where you are competitive. Look for schools with sGPA requirements of 2.75 and 2.8. Try out this site: http://physician-assistant-ed.com/ Go to the prospective students tab, perfect fit search! You can type in your specifics and see what schools come up! Hope this helps! Man, so glad someone speaks in practical terms and in truth. Some people just throw out the old "every school is different and all schools are competitive" spiel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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