Grad School with Poor GPA

Retake classes at a community college?

you can get into a lot of grad schools with a 2.6. you might not get into the #1 ranked program in the country but there are plenty of great schools that would love to have you. your gpa isn't that bad and even if it was much worse schools look at a lot more than just grades. letters of reference, test scores, other interests, etc all play a big role in grad school admissions. you'll be fine.

I got into Grad school with a 2.7 undergrad gpa. The interview helped as well as being a college athlete. Without those two things to add on, I don't think I would of been able to get in.

My first 3 years of undergrad were a joke. I had a 2.4 when I graduated. I addressed my low gpa and also addressed the last years when I had 3.9's.

My advisor told me getting in is the hard part; It's all about supply and demand. Do you have something they want? It's also about your Experience and Letters of Recommendation. I had great letters and much experience.

I was excepted into 3 out of 5 graduate programs.

Keep hammering away!

What do you want to study? Almost anyone with an undergrad degree can get into some grad school somewhere, so yes, you can get into grad school. The question then is really whether you can get into a grad school in whatever field you choose that will improve your career prospects.

RealTalk wrote:

I was excepted into 3 out of 5 graduate programs. away!

And something tells me they are kicking themselves for "excepting" you.

I had a similar undergrad GPA. In my worst semester my only passing class was a 1.7! My last year was pretty successful grades-wise though.

After undergrad I collected ~8 years work experience in a related field (in the process securing some good recommendations), took a few community college classes for pre-reqs, and scored high on the GREs (800q/710v).

I got in to one of the top programs in my field, and will be starting this fall. I was also rejected by a program with a much lesser reputation.

Good luck.

Be careful about going to graduate school. Make sure that it is worth the investment, i.e. something that will give you a good prospect of getting a reasonably well-paying job. Don't just go because you can't think of anything else to do, or because you think that any graduate degree will enhance your career prospects. I am not saying that you are doing this, I am just saying be careful because a lot of naive young people have done it and ended up selling essentially their soul to Mr. Scratch for a worthless degree, i.e. racking up mind-numbing student loan debts that they will have a great deal of trouble paying off (and cannot discharge in bankruptcy, like almost all other irresponsible or unlucky debtors!). This is especially common with those in liberal arts fields.

OMG wrote:

RealTalk wrote:

I was excepted into 3 out of 5 graduate programs. away!

And something tells me they are kicking themselves for "excepting" you.

I apologize for the typo! I will proof read numerous times on all future posts, just for you, or maybe I won't.

OMG wrote:

RealTalk wrote:

I was excepted into 3 out of 5 graduate programs. away!

And something tells me they are kicking themselves for "excepting" you.

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i think he was "excepted" from 3 out of 5 programs, meaning he was "accepted" in 2 of 5.

Grad school is as competitive as the Olympic Trials Marathon? Really?

Two words: Law School. I had a similar GPA and still got into a good school. The great thing about law school admissions is that they don't care what you majored in and a good LSAT score can give substantial leverage to your sub-par GPA. Other grad schools will have minimum GPA requirements that already preclude you from acceptance. Law schools have no GPA requirements. MAT(education) programs often do have GPA requirements.

Take off a couple years and get some practical work experience. Once you have done this, most (not the very top ones) grad schools will find a way to accept you. Remember, Academia is 50% about collecting tuition, and as long as you can pay, they'll will try to get you in.

RealTalk wrote:

I apologize for the typo! I will proof read numerous times on all future posts, just for you, or maybe I won't.

You might want to also look up the definition of "typo."

dukerdog wrote:

RealTalk wrote:

I apologize for the typo! I will proof read numerous times on all future posts, just for you, or maybe I won't.

You might want to also look up the definition of "typo."

I will do that also! So many things to do for everyone, so little time! Ahhhh!!!!

wait, this is LetsRun forum. Time for breakfast.

Sandy Rivalson wrote:

Take off a couple years and get some practical work experience. Once you have done this, most (not the very top ones) grad schools will find a way to accept you. Remember, Academia is 50% about collecting tuition, and as long as you can pay, they'll will try to get you in.

This is kinda it. Grad schools are running a business. It's about supply and demand.

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RealTalk wrote:

Sandy Rivalson wrote:

Take off a couple years and get some practical work experience. Once you have done this, most (not the very top ones) grad schools will find a way to accept you. Remember, Academia is 50% about collecting tuition, and as long as you can pay, they'll will try to get you in.

This is kinda it. Grad schools are running a business. It's about supply and demand.

End Thread.

Kinda is not a word.

My name is not a word either.....but then, this is Lets Run, isn't it? Chill.