Hi Bill et al!
I have been using Admit (now WebAdmit) in some iteration since 1998. My understanding has always been that the Local GPA feature was more for something that didn't need to be manually updated or changed e.g. BCPM GPA and if you needed an internally calculated GPA to use the Pre-Requisite GPA which means you end up having to go in and hand calculate for every single applicant you are reviewing.
I agree with you and others who discussed this at the workshop in July, that it would be wonderful for the Local GPA feature to be more robust so that if you do make changes those can at least be saved or that you have more choices. The operative word in my mind is "local". For example, I would love to be able to have the ability to do a Last 60 Hours GPA in the Local GPA (if anyone has figured out to do that, I would love to hear how you do it!). I am on board with asking for those modifications.
Thanks for continuing to pursue the issue.
All the best,
Jennifer
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Jennifer Richardson
Director of Recruitment and Admissions
The University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City OK
405-271-6598
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Original Message:
Sent: 09-20-2018 11:46
From: Bill Nichols
Subject: Feedback on Local GPAs
I recently learned that manual changes made to local GPAs in WebAdmit were only temporary. This is clearly stated in the WebAdmit Help Center, but I'm wondering if this has always been true. I'm trying to find out if this is surprising information to my colleagues at other pharmacy schools as it was to me or whether the limits of this feature are well known to other schools and I've just missed it completely.
We have used the local GPA feature of WebAdmit for several years to determine a recalculated GPA for candidates, removing from the GPA failed courses that have been repeated successfully (at the same institution and with the same course prefix). It was in the middle of last year's admissions cycle that we noticed our recalculations were not being maintained in WebAdmit. At that time, I inquired about the problem and was told that it would be looked into. This summer, at the AACP Admissions Workshop, someone publicly inquired about this issue, as I did again.
Presuming that it was still being worked on, I inquired about the issue again several weeks ago and was told this time that the "temporary" nature of manual changes to local GPAs was in fact the way the system was designed to function. For our purposes at Belmont, this significantly defeats the benefit of creating local GPAs and diminishes the usefulness of this feature.
Before I continue efforts to change the limits of this feature, I want to be sure I'm not missing an obvious reason why the temporary nature of manual changes to Local GPAs in WebAdmit is a good thing. I'd appreciate any feedback. Thanks.
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Bill Nichols
Belmont University
Nashville TN
615-460-6107
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