Low GPA's and Grad School

JRabas24
Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:51:52 +0000

A Verbal in the top tenth percentile would help, as would a Analytical Writing at least 4.5 and at least a 550 Quantitative. Quantitative is not as important for history, but it would be good for you to show all-around strength. On the SOP you can’t make something up, so just tell them what happened, maybe you had a financial need to work 2 jobs and it interfered with school. But you resolved to do better with the MA. Do your research on the schools you want to apply to and the professors you want to work with and put it in your SOP, that with let the adcom know you are serious. They need to know you are not just seeking refuge from the job market and that you have a passion for academia…best of luck.