GPA Question. (Low in 2 semesters, very high in another 4)

JesWoo
Sat, 22 Sep 2018 16:07:15 +0000

Hello! First of all thanks for the help.

I am an international student graduated from a Top10 public school with the overall GPA of 3.4. My GPA in my previous institution overseas is 3.6. My major is Molecular Biology. My GRE is V161 Q169 W4. I got 2 years of working experience in a small biotech company in Boston (it is REALLY hard for an international student to get a job, especially with a B.A in science) and I am going to have a publication recently(Should be a Tier-3 journal). I am going to apply for a Master of Biomedical engineering program.

My question is: I spent 6 semesters in total at my college in U.S (GPA of 3.4). I got really bad GPA(~2.2) in first and third semester. (Yes, I was playing League of Legend and hanging out with girls), and I got ~3.9 in other 4 semester. So, do I need to explain anything? Will it influence a lot? What can I do now?

Thanks!