CSDCAS GPA

[hopefulfuturespeechie]

So I was super excited I only just submitted my app Friday and its already verified, but then I looked at the GPA my GPA is lower on the CSDCAS than if I asked my University?!?!

Edited December 17, 2018 by hopefulfuturespeechie

[Rezzy S.]

Was it your overall GPA or communication disorders coursework GPA? I know there can be slight variations based on how they formulate it, but everyone's GPA will be calculated the same way so everyone should experience the same variation. Unless it's really drastic, it's probably normal. 

[bibliophile222]

From what I've read on this forum, for many people the CSDCAS GPA is lower than how they calculated it, me included. It might be something to do with how they count, say, an A- versus an A (?). I think I read the reason somewhere, just can't remember. I had a few pass/no pass classes, so I have no idea how they counted those. Of course, I also had a couple Fs (whoops!) from a million years ago at my first botched attempt at higher education, which I hadn't included in my calculations--I guess I blocked them out of my memory!

[hopefulfuturespeechie]

14 hours ago, Rezzy S. said:

Was it your overall GPA or communication disorders coursework GPA? I know there can be slight variations based on how they formulate it, but everyone's GPA will be calculated the same way so everyone should experience the same variation. Unless it's really drastic, it's probably normal. 

Thank you both! It was my overall GPA and was only by .04 so I don't think over all it will make much of a difference.