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Hey everyone! Just wondering if anyone may know how the sub gpa calculation works with summer school courses. So my 20 most recent half credit courses include a summer course, which means I think they average a semester as that semester is where they are pulling the 20 credits from (if that makes any sense at all lol). This is from the ORPAS website: Where course grades and/or lengths must be extracted from a grouping or duration to make up the 20 course grades and/or lengths required, we will use the average of the next grouping or duration of ORPAS GPA values. In the situation where “Full‑time”, “Supplementary” and “Semester” durations exist for the same year, we will use the “Supplementary” grades first, then “Semester” and then “Full-time”. so in this case, i am wondering how they would weigh an averaged semester. All of my courses are a 0.5 credit, with one course at 1.0 credit , so im wondering if when they do the calculations, the averaged semester is weighed at a 2.0 or something? If anyone who has gotten in has any idea at all please let me know! Anything at all helps. hope that made sense haha, thanks in advance!

i think last year i submitted it through the SAM section just how western wants you to submit your CV through there too... but i think this could've been wrong LOL. i was unsure if it was supposed to be with your letter because there is so little room already to say what you want in the LOI. on their website it says to have it in the second section, but then on ORPAS it doesn't say anything under personal submissions about the experience/volunteering (unless its been changed) if anyone who has applied and been accepted can give us any advice we would all appreciate it!

they didnt last year but before that i’m not sure! i only know of mac doing interviews but there may be others

I would also appreciate any advice on this as a second time applicant! Thanks in advance

Western doesn’t look at volunteer hours but I guess it’d be good on the CV/Resume as they look at that

I also think this is a great GPA! I believe they take the 20 most recent classes if I'm not wrong... typically, if you are starting your 4th year in sept 2024, they will take your first semester of 4th year, all of your 3rd year, and the last semester of your second year (considering you took 5 classes in each semester, and no summer classes). This is how i remember them doing it last years applications, but i could be totally wrong hahaha. If you had taken summer school (like I did), then they would have to average your second year grades and weigh it as a 2.00 rather than a 1.00. They have to average it because getting to the 20 courses does not take up the whole semester of courses because of those summer courses, if this makes any sense. They outline it much better on the actual ORPAS website or on last year's forum. I hope this helps!

I think it’s rounded up? Mine last year was only 2 decimal places which I believe was rounded.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to start the 2025 Canadian SLP forum for application/re-application prep and discussions! I know its really far in advance but we have a platform to share any tips, questions resources, news, or advice for topics such as subGPA, volunteering, statement of intent, reference letters, etc. Wishing everyone the best of luck on their applications!

mine still says incomplete too but people have gotten their acceptances. i was thinking about emailing them but ive never been successful with getting to speak to someone from the program

SAME i’m terrified

oh god lol im so nervous!!!!

this includes both acceptances and rejections right?

just checked westerns website and it says april 1 is when offers are being sent out?!?! i thought april 3rd?

i’m getting worried too lol i wonder if this is a glitch?

amazing congrats! may i ask if your dal portal was updated and had the reference letter and other info filled out? i had to contact the admissions department about my admissions portal as it is still blank and only has the date i paid the fee on there (even though I submitted everything ahead of the due date). just wondering if this is the same for anyone else?