Grad School-Could someone with an undergraduate GPA of the low 2 get into grad school

[mg121078]

I had to work fulltime and go to school fulltime and take of my family, so school was very tough. Would grad school consider this situation or automatically laugh at you?

 

[Andy13]

Hmmm.. Probably depends on what university, which program, what university you are from.........

 

[mg121078]

andy

this person graduated from Suny Albany with a B.A. in Economics

 

[Puc]

yes. they consider everything.

BUT. you will want to get a good GRE score. This will tell them that you are capable. Then, you can get an interview to explain the GPA.

Programs that have difficulty getting grad students to teach are likely to let every fucker in. In liberal arts, it is harder because those undergrad degrees often lead to graduate school (there is more demand). If you were in a technical, it would be easier.

 

[KHMER ROGUE]

Well, it depends on everything. I have a friend who had 2.6 GPA (Was it 2.5? I can't remember. It was really low, though) He got a degree in Biology and wanted to get a master's degree. (He works for Phillip Morris so you know why he wanted a Master's, LOL) He managed to coax some people at graduate school admission's office into accepting him into graduate school. I don't recall how he did that but if you're a people-person, you can do that. Just state your reason why you want to go into a graduate school and be coy about that, and you should do fine. It's not like we're living in 60's anymore. They only want to see what kind of person you are and if you have what it takes to make it through a graduate school.

Good luck, though.

 

[Fonz]

I had to work fulltime and go to school fulltime and take of my family, so school was very tough. Would grad school consider this situation or automatically laugh at you?

2.5 is the lowest I have veer seen.

Depends what you want to study though.

Engineering/physics/Math all ask for some pretty high GPA's.

Economics/Business are almost always the lowest.

I'd talk to them. Make sure to bring documented evidence of everything.

Fonz

 

[Puc]

fonz that is not what i have seen.

Because univerties need TA's for technical fields, i have seen compsci/engineering lower their demands.

english and philosiphy, where everyone wants to go to grad school after they get a BA, there is more difficulty.

it probably varies by region and program quality, though.

 

[big4life]

Depends on several things, the school that you're applying to, where you went, etc.,. Plus, it's also about selling yourself, making them want you and what you have to offer.

 

[Fonz]

Depends on several things, the school that you're applying to, where you went, etc.,. Plus, it's also about selling yourself, making them want you and what you have to offer.

Have to agree with the school part too.

Some are incredibly snobby.

Fonz

 

[ConstantChange]

Totally depends on the University. At the University of Oklahoma, to get in to the Masters program in the business college they suggest "Applicants with a GMAT score of 650+ and undergraduate GPA of 3.5 are preferred; the admissions committee will consider special circumstances."

I have a friend getting his masters in physical therapy and they told him if his GPA in grad school dropped below 3.5 they would ask him to leave.

It all depends on the demand for the program.