Low GPA Chances for a PhD Program in Neuroscience

juillet
Wed, 02 Aug 2017 04:59:39 +0000

Unless that one semester was a complete blow-out and worth a lot, a 2.76 GPA indicates more than just one bad semester. I agree with the above question: what does your GPA look like without the one semester?

You wouldn’t be a competitive candidate for a PhD program right now, especially since you are graduating early and don’t have a lot of time to raise your GPA. You can try, of course, to apply to a few top-choice PhD programs and put together a really strong package, including a well-crafted statement about the low GPA (but again, you have to prove well that your GPA is only a 2.76 because of the one bad semester. If it would still be below or right at a 3.0 without the bad semester, you don’t have a great case).

The first thing to do is try to see if you can get those Fs turned into medical or hardship withdrawals. If the only reason you weren’t able to complete the work is because of family issues, you might be able to get those changed to something that will affect your GPA less.

You could try to go for a master’s, but your GPA is a bit low for that too. You could try to take some time to work/get more research experience and take some classes as a non-degree student, proving that you can excel at the graduate level.