ExtendedReign Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone's had the experience of getting accepted with a lower GPA and higher VR to make up for it. I am going into my 5th year of "undergrad" (I'm doing a professional degree), and my GPA is approx. 3.2. Is that an absolute bar to getting an interview or an acceptance? Your input is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trojjanhorse Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 how high of a VR? 11+, i would apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
souljaboy Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 GPA accounts for 1/3 of what they look at for interview, 3.2 is on the very low end, maybe in the bottom 10 or 20 percentile since most applicants have over 3.5 at least. You would need to have a very good VR (like 14 or 15) to be in the 90th percentile there to balance out the GPA and make you equal to the average applicant when combining those two. If you can do that and absolutely nail Casper then you should be good for an interview. Im just basing this on their 32/32/32 weighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w_robin Posted August 18, 2012 Report Share Posted August 18, 2012 GPA accounts for 1/3 of what they look at for interview, 3.2 is on the very low end, maybe in the bottom 10 or 20 percentile since most applicants have over 3.5 at least. You would need to have a very good VR (like 14 or 15) to be in the 90th percentile there to balance out the GPA and make you equal to the average applicant when combining those two. If you can do that and absolutely nail Casper then you should be good for an interview. Im just basing this on their 32/32/32 weighting. I applaud your reasoning; excellent! I have a similar answer but with a slight tweak. Just conjecture of course. Personally... I would say that VR = 12 is already 90th%ile in applicant. The problem is that being "average" for the 64% is probably not good enough to be in the top 15% despite doing well on CASPer. You'd probably need a combination of both a very high VR and a very high CASPer to qualify. Something like VR = 14/15. Essentially, same answer as above. I'm curious - why are you applying with a 3.2 GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DubZteR Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Hello all, I'm wondering if anyone's had the experience of getting accepted with a lower GPA and higher VR to make up for it. I am going into my 5th year of "undergrad" (I'm doing a professional degree), and my GPA is approx. 3.2. Is that an absolute bar to getting an interview or an acceptance? Your input is appreciated. You'll never know unless you try! As long as you rank high on CASPER, you def have a chance. G'luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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