Low GPA Chances for a PhD Program in Neuroscience

dazedandbemused
Sat, 05 Aug 2017 16:32:07 +0000

Sometimes admissions committees will take a flyer on someone with mediocre grades if it’s clear they truly excel at the bench. Your best hope is to work in a research lab for a few years and publish a couple of first-author papers - being first author means you carried out most of the work. Having multiple first author papers and at least one this-person-walks-on-water recommendation letter from your research supervisors would encourage the admissions committee to look past your grades. Your gpa would still need to be >3.0 at a minimum though, and you should show strong upward trajectory during your final semesters.