<p>hello every one, I would like to know if there is any hope for a graduate who comes out with 3rd class degree. I know i tried my best but i was not good enough in school cuz in my third year i lost my elder brother and my father in a fatal car crash, i was goin thru a lot of stuff and i was left with a lotta responsibilities and balancing studying with all that drama wasnt exactly easy…
I am fresh out of school and i need to know if the If its possible for a 3rd class graduate doing PGD or even masters abroad in the united states or in london and i’d also like to know </p>
<p>the procedure for international students application from african countries…
which good grad. schools i could apply to…?
are there any exams one could take…?</p>
<p>by the way my major was Cell biology and Genetics and my cumulative gpa was 2.30
please Some one should please give me a reasonable advice.
thank you.</p>
<p>Admissions procedures vary by university. Their websites will generally have a fairly complete explanation. Be aware that international students very often will have to provide documentation of their ability to pay their tuition and housing expenses.</p>
<p>Most graduate schools suggest a minimum GPA of 3.0 for consideration. Some lesser schools may have a lower standard however. “Good” schools have considerably higher standards.</p>
<p>In the United States most graduate schools ask for a test called the GRE (Graduate Record Examination). However, it is not usually a major factor in admissions. GPA, research experience, and LORs and SOP are typically more important, and more or less in that order.</p>
<p>So what to do in your case? You might consider doing what I did.</p>
<ol>
<li>work for a few years (in my case that turned out to be 28)</li>
<li>Then go back to school part time (or full time if you can afford it) in whatever field you find most interesting.</li>
<li>Get good grades.</li>
<li>THEN start looking at grad schools.</li>
</ol>
<p>In my case I went from a GPA about the same as your’s in Computer Science at a public university better known for football than academics to a 3.68 in Classical Studies at Penn. I’ve done some (I think) interesting research that I managed to get funding for, my GRE scores turned out to be pretty darn good, and now grad school is a realistic possibility.</p>
<p>So it can be done. But you’ll have to be patient and build a work and academic resume that overshadows your initial performance.</p>
<p>I would say work for some years in a field related to what you would like to do in graduate school and do your best. Even if the position is not very prestigious go beyond what the job entails so you get promoted and also keep up to date with the academic changes in the subject.</p>
<p>A GPA of 2.3 won’t get you in to the majority of graduate school programs in the United States (I don’t know about other international schools). A friend of mine had a 2.7 GPA and got rejected from every school he applied to except one California State College. (California has two college systems, the first is the Univeristy of California system, and the other is the California State system… the UC’s are superior to the CS’s, CS’s offer MS degree programs, but not PhD)</p>
<p>If you are interested in international schools I suggest you do some online research for different universities to see what the requirements are & such.
If you don’t meet the requirements then do what others on the board are suggesting and work for a few years first to gain experience in your field.</p>
<p>(P.S. my mother passed away my 2nd year and I also had to deal with all the stress, grief, and drama (lots of drama thanks to my father). Although it makes a reasonable excuse for doing poorly academically, other people also have similar situations and don’t let it ruin them. I graduated with honors, 3.83 overall GPA in Chemistry.)</p>
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the procedure for international students application from african countries…
which good grad. schools i could apply to…?
are there any exams one could take…?[/qutoe]</p>
<p>So, you live in one of the countries in the continent of Africa and you are thinking of taking a Master’s Degree in the US? </p>
<p>I think that you need to maybe take the GRE and then look at Universities which are third tier or fourth tier.</p>
<p>A third tier school or, better yet, a fourth tier school would take you. Then, you can study hard and try to get in on a little research or what have you. </p>
<p>So, maybe look for schools like ____________ State University? Know what I mean, jellybean?</p>
<p>I purposely phrased things that way, because it it was evident to me that some of the posters overlooked annekix being from Africa. </p>
<p>I, therefore, do not really know why you would think my being a little extra careful in posting a response as being ignorant or condescending. Trying to be little careful out of consideration and kindness is neither ignorant or condescending.</p>
<p>You might want to play up the fact that you are from Africa; some schools actively recruit Africans into their grad programs. One of my professors told me a story of an African student she was giving a LOR to. Anyways, the head of the department (I believe it was sociology at Cornell, I could be mistaken however) called the professor and asked where the student was from, she told the department head Ghana and he immediately replied, “we’ll take him.” Don’t take the story too seriously, but it is something to think about.</p>
<p>The University of Memphis is very proud of its African students for the obvious, positive reasons. And, they are historically known for allowing students to have provisional acceptance into their Graduate Programs where you would have to play catch up on the undergraduate level for one semester or maybe two before becoming a full graduate student. </p>
<p>Do not let a low GPA be the end for you. The third and fourth tier schools will sometimes work with you to a very fair and honest degree.</p>