Low GPA Chances for a PhD Program in Neuroscience

neurolarp
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:56:39 +0000

I’m currently a rising junior who will be graduating a year early. I currently have a 2.76 GPA due to one horrible semester because I had to mark two courses as incomplete(turned to Fs) because of family issues(two deaths, event-based trauma, etc). I cannot and do not have the money to spend on more semesters just to take easy classes, and would rather face an eventuality of me working in a lab for a year than having to pay more tuition. I’ll be graduating from VT’s School of Neuroscience, and have a cumulative total of 4 years of research experience(plus the upcoming year) in biology and neuroscience. I’m studying hard for the GRE and have always excelled in standardized testing so that will hopefully be a positive for me moving forward. Do I even apply for a PhD program? Any positive light on this would really help, as I’m feeling frustrated and disappointed in myself because I have always immersed myself and dedicated all my free time to research as an undergrad and am worried for my future as a PhD candidate(something i’ve always wanted to do). Other than general advice, would my fall grades look good on an application submitted this cycle?(It is possible for me to bring my GPA up to around a 3.1 in this semester). Thanks guys.