Highlighting low GPA reasons in grad school application

boneh3ad
Mon, 21 Jul 2014 20:52:01 +0000

I mentioned a similar issue in my personal statement at the advice of various professors. You just have to make sure to do it very tactfully. You can’t throw it all in there as an excuse and blame your problems on whatever your excuse happens to be except perhaps if it was like a death in the family. Even then, you need to tread lightly. Instead, I, for example, framed it as part of the greater learning experience wherein I learned how to manage stress more effectively and the virtues of not over-extending myself so much.