Graduate School Chances

Mokonon
Mon, 17 Dec 2012 23:09:18 +0000

It depends on the school and the program. I went through the application process a few years ago and I think all of the UCs advertised a minimum of either 3.0 or 3.5 for my program, and the reported average GPAs of the previous year’s admitted grad students were above of 3.5 for all of the UC schools I applied to. You still have time to raise your GPA, so I think you should try your best to do well in the time you have remaining there.

If grad school is very important to you, I recommend taking additional quarters (or semesters). You don’t necessarily need to artificially inflate your GPA with trivial courses, but it may be a good idea to start taking fewer courses per quarter/semester to give yourself more time to focus on each course.