random2708 Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 I'm aware that CASPA doesn't recognize school's grade forgiveness policies, nevertheless I have a question. This is just a what if, I'm a little ways away from a CASPA app, but am beginning to be curious. I have grade forgiveness from two community colleges from classes taken 25 and 18 years ago respectively. The forgiveness was done years ago itself (10+). Grades taken in those classes show up as "O" on the transcripts, if you call the school they won't provide any grade clarification on them. Will CASPA calculate all the "O"'s on an application as F's? Not all the grades that I had forgiven were F's (some were D's and C-'s, though I can't honestly tell you which is which anymore). It's not going to be the end of the world for me (I hope!) as I will be going the route of "please look at the last 60 hours of my coursework" anyway. But with all the O's changing to F's it could easily drop my GPA from a non-CASPA 3.9 to a 2.8 which could mean my apps would end up in a lot of round file cabinets. If CASPA takes all the O's as F's, are there any other strategies on grade rehab that you might suggest? Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cinntsp Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Call CASPA for clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
random2708 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Thanks, I will. Just figured with all the "I was a late bloomer" stories you see here, someone would have already discovered this answer. Happy 4th of July! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREATMDPA Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 hmmm...interesting, I have never seen an O designation before. PM me, I might have some ideas for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREATMDPA Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 FYI, this is from CASPA FAQ: any course in which a grade of withdrawal, pass/no-pass, audit, incomplete, exempted or not yet enrolled is indicated will not be included in the GPAs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I know for a fact that CASPA calculates ALL of the grades (grade forgiveness or not). However some schools will choose to RECALCULATE it and take the highest grades in which you have repeated. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalibuCA Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 I know for a fact that CASPA calculates ALL of the grades (grade forgiveness or not). However some schools will choose to RECALCULATE it and take the highest grades in which you have repeated. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted July 30, 2011 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2011 CASPA calculates all of the GRADES on a transcript. An O is not a grade, and CASPA has no right to assign a number grade to it when the issuing institution did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted July 30, 2011 Administrator Share Posted July 30, 2011 CASPA calculates all of the GRADES on a transcript. An O is not a grade, and CASPA has no right to assign a number grade to it when the issuing institution did not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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