So I had a really bad experience at a community college. I got a 1.72 GPA with 24 credits earned with a total of 42. I got into a university this year and will be attending in the fall. It’s not the best school but it’s average. Northeastern Illinois University is the school. I want to transfer to UIC for kinesiology and get a degree there. What are my chances? They consider a minimum of 2.5 GPA. What should I do? Should I just get a bachelors in bio at northeastern and then apply for PT school after? Or do I go to school at northeastern for a year and transfer? Help!
I’m losing all hope. I really want to pursue PT. I have a better and clearer vision of my future and I don’t wanna let a bad experience and **** grades ruin that…
I was a really good high school student. Good grades and everything.
You need to create a spreadsheet and run scenarios. If you make all A’s for the rest of your degree, what will your GPA be? You need to be 3.5 plus to have any shot. My wife had a 3.9+ and was rejected at all but one where she was waitlisted and ultimately attended. PT school acceptance is harder than med school because there are so few slots.
When I suggested PTA, I meant as alternative to PT.
OP, how did you get into Northeastern Illinois University with a GPA less than 2.0? Were you in good standing when you left your community college?
I’m in total agreement with @Sportsman88 about what your target GPA should be, including your CC courses. Going the PTA >>>> PTA to PT route might be in your best interest. You don’t want to end up with a Bio degree and sub-optimal GPA and then what?
What were the issues behind your “poor” performance at your prior CC and have those issues been resolved going forward?
I I honestly don’t know how I got in but I’m in and registered for classes. The issue was that I just didnt don’t know what I was doing and financial issues and just a lot of stuff going on at the time. Right now I just finished my LPN program and is licensed.
What if I do really well with my bio degree? Like 3.5 gpa. I know they zero out or reset my GPA.
You might not like my suggestion, but here goes. Build on your LPN by pursuing a LPN/RN/BSN pathway. Maybe doing a LPN-to-ADN/RN bridge program and then eventually a ADN-to-BSN program (or LPN-to-BSN program). You could become a NP or CRNA at some point in the future. This would mean either abandoning your DPT aspirations totally or applying after your BSN with excellent grades.
You need excellent grades to get into PT school. UIC’s class size is about 35 students and the average GPA is over 3.5. UIC’s GPA policy regarding retakes is to average the GPA. You have a hard path if you stay with PT.