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Hello!
From calculating my GPA, I ran into a problem - my sGPA is right under 3.0...like a really high 2.9.
To explain this number, the sGPA was raised from a lower level by a massive post-bacc effort, which spanned for years, that consisted of many upper-division science courses with hundreds of hours of credits. When my record is submitted, that should be evident on my resume as the difference between my undergraduate and post-bacc science grades are staggering - the latter being around a 3.8 total.
I'm mostly shooting for California schools, though I'm applying a bit outside just in case California goes bust. My dream school is SCCO followed by Western since I want to work in Southern California.
I do have a question though: Would SCCO consider such an improvement when looking over my overall application as it shows the separation between my college self and my current self regarding optometry school admission? If not, should I try and add a quick additional science course to move it over the 3.0 line?
I'm just concerned since I think that is the biggest weakness on my application (even though a 3.2 cGPA isn't exactly impressive)...as long as the OAT doesn't explode in midair (taking it in November). I have thousands of hours of eye clinic work experience, which is pretty much my only ace in the hole concerning my optometry application.
Thanks!
From calculating my GPA, I ran into a problem - my sGPA is right under 3.0...like a really high 2.9.
To explain this number, the sGPA was raised from a lower level by a massive post-bacc effort, which spanned for years, that consisted of many upper-division science courses with hundreds of hours of credits. When my record is submitted, that should be evident on my resume as the difference between my undergraduate and post-bacc science grades are staggering - the latter being around a 3.8 total.
I'm mostly shooting for California schools, though I'm applying a bit outside just in case California goes bust. My dream school is SCCO followed by Western since I want to work in Southern California.
I do have a question though: Would SCCO consider such an improvement when looking over my overall application as it shows the separation between my college self and my current self regarding optometry school admission? If not, should I try and add a quick additional science course to move it over the 3.0 line?
I'm just concerned since I think that is the biggest weakness on my application (even though a 3.2 cGPA isn't exactly impressive)...as long as the OAT doesn't explode in midair (taking it in November). I have thousands of hours of eye clinic work experience, which is pretty much my only ace in the hole concerning my optometry application.
Thanks!
