Possible ways to increase my chances of getting into Berkeley Bioengineering Masters Program?

antomicblitz
Tue, 07 Jul 2015 06:36:39 +0000

I’m a recent graduate in molecular cell biology from UCSC with somewhat low stats (3.38 UGPA, got a C in French and a few other silly classes ha). I want to do biomolecular engineering at Cal. I think my major GPA is a bit higher (≥3.4). On the positive side, I have some amazing recommendations from several biochemistry and genetics professors, and I placed in the top of those classes. They also they really liked my independent work (I genetically engineered glowing marijuana by myself in my garage). I’m taking my GRE this month as well. My grades are a bit hit and miss though. I missed the deadline to apply for the masters program this year, but I want to apply for next fall semester. I was thinking of possibly going to a community college to take the additional math, physics, and engineering classes I missed out on while I was an undergrad. If I do well in those classes, can I use them to raise my UGPA? Does anyone have any advice on what to do if you’re a non-traditional engineering grad student applicant?