<p>"First of all, probably not. Even lower-tier universities will probably want a PhD candidate to have at least a 3.0, or even at least a 2.8+.</p>
<p>Second of all you don’t want to go to a no-name university for your PhD. You will have very small chances of getting a job in the field."</p>
<p>1.Would it be better to raise your GPA to 2.8 from 2.65 by attending school for one more semester? Or would it be better to go to a low Masters program then excel to have a chance at high PhD?</p>
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<li><p>If you go to low PhD but then get out with a Masters can you use that to go to a high PhD? (I heard some people don’t complete the PhD but get a Masters out of it, so essentially getting the Masters without paying for it like you normally have to)</p></li>
<li><p>I’ve seen some people working on their PhD (PhD candidate) but don’t live at campus and have a job somewhere else. How can you do this? I guess one disadvantage pointed out at PhD track is that you don’t earn much money, but if you can have a job and not live on campus then I guess it’s something I would like to do.</p></li>
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