Low college gpa

WilliamC
Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:38:42 +0000

While your field may be different, graduate admissions are generally extremely competitive. In most cases an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 is the posted minimum - but this is simply a way for the graduate school to filter unqualified applicants. The department or program will usually have a much higher minimum to be competitive; 3.6-3.7 is not uncommon.

You need to sit down with the professors who will be writing you LORs and get some straight talk on the realities in your field.

Good Luck!