PharmCrew Posted January 7, 2018 Report Share Posted January 7, 2018 Hi everyone, I'm considering applying to pharmacy, but I'm worried that my GPA or application is not good enough? I feel fairly confident in acing the interview (if I even recieve an invite), and the letter of intent. However, my first year GPA is dragging me down because of a class I did really bad in. My current cumulative GPA is roughly a 3.3 and I know that competitive admissions is about a 3.5. Additionally, my pre-request GPA is about a 3.4. I was considering continuing third year and trying to upgrade all my marks. I sort of wanted to apply this year, in hopes to get an interview so that im exposed to the experience and that I don't regret it in the future. But, I'm also worried that if I apply this year, it may affect my application next year? Any thoughts, or suggestions? I'm a bit torn, especially because my GPA isn't as great as I was hoping for it to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful Doctor Posted January 8, 2018 Report Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hello PharmCrew, It depends, what class was it that you mentioned pulled your GPA down. And have you withdrawn from any classes? Are you in-province? All of these are important consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmCrew Posted January 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 On 1/8/2018 at 7:37 AM, Hopeful Doctor said: Hello PharmCrew, It depends, what class was it that you mentioned pulled your GPA down. And have you withdrawn from any classes? Are you in-province? All of these are important consideration. Hey there, I am in-province. Additionally, I withdrew from one class, however upon speaking with the faculty they've stated that my withdrawl does not impact my application. Lastly, the class that is pulling my GPA down is not a prereq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful Doctor Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hello PharmCrew, Also, you had mentioned that you could potentially make your LOI strong, so how and why is that? What are your potential strengths? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellohi Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Do anyone know how they usually calculate the GPA? it is rounded to the one decimal, or two decimal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopeful Doctor Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Hello Hellohi, The cumulative GPA is not rounded, it is kept as the value on your transcript, the value on your transcript may potentially be rounded depending on the faculty you are in. Other GPAs (best 30 credit year or pre-requisite GPA) are also not rounded as far as I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PharmCrew Posted February 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 1/18/2018 at 0:24 PM, Hopeful Doctor said: Hello Hellohi, The cumulative GPA is not rounded, it is kept as the value on your transcript, the value on your transcript may potentially be rounded depending on the faculty you are in. Other GPAs (best 30 credit year or pre-requisite GPA) are also not rounded as far as I know Hey! Just wanted to point out that some GPA's are rounded. My first year GPA was rounded to 0.1, which was sort of upsetting because I got rounded down, and that is still the GPA that pharmacy will look it despite UofA's incorrect rounding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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