RuralER/Ortho Posted June 14, 2016 Typically if you are below the cutoff your application is essentially automatically screened out. Applying to schools that you don't meet the defined minimums is a waste. Its been a while since I filled out CASPA, but often times GPAs are lower since both grades are averaged, not just the replaced grade. You could retake it Ochem and/or take new/additional classes. I believe they should impact your GPA similarly.
Administrator rev ronin Posted June 14, 2016 Administrator At this point, there's not a whole lot you CAN do. Keep working on your application, the whole thing, as if you would have to apply again next year.
PSPA1012 Posted June 14, 2016 Last year when I applied to schools, the same thing happened to me. I calculated my science GPA to be over 3.0 but when the actual GPA came up on CASPA it was a 2.9. I still received several interviews and got in. So it's not entirely impossible.
mk19 Posted June 14, 2016 Are you sure that you entered the correct categories for the science classes? When I applied last year, the same exact thing happened to me. I calculated my sGPA above 3.0 and CASPA calculated it as below 3.0. I went back through my calculations and realized that I entered a couple of my science classes as non science categories. For example, I listed my Biology of Aging class as "gerontology" instead of "other science" and I didn't realize that gerontology was in the non-science category. The class was given through the Biology department at my school so it was clearly a science class and when I contacted CASPA about it, they changed my GPA for me right away while I was on the phone. There was also a bioethics class that they calculated as non science. So the two of those combined made a significant difference in my GPA calculation. Since it was just your science GPA that you were surprised by, it makes me think that you could have entered the categories wrong. I would go back and compare your calculations with CASPA's and see if you can find the reason why your calculations differ. By the way, I had very similar stats as you, and I got in last year, so don't lose hope :)
modernlily16 Posted June 14, 2016 Author Are you sure that you entered the correct categories for the science classes? When I applied last year, the same exact thing happened to me. I calculated my sGPA above 3.0 and CASPA calculated it as below 3.0. I went back through my calculations and realized that I entered a couple of my science classes as non science categories. For example, I listed my Biology of Aging class as "gerontology" instead of "other science" and I didn't realize that gerontology was in the non-science category. The class was given through the Biology department at my school so it was clearly a science class and when I contacted CASPA about it, they changed my GPA for me right away while I was on the phone. There was also a bioethics class that they calculated as non science. So the two of those combined made a significant difference in my GPA calculation. Since it was just your science GPA that you were surprised by, it makes me think that you could have entered the categories wrong. I would go back and compare your calculations with CASPA's and see if you can find the reason why your calculations differ. By the way, I had very similar stats as you, and I got in last year, so don't lose hope :) Thank you for your response! I'll check tonight after work and do some in depth research!
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