what if my GPA is low is there no hope in graduate school?

Question

i am majoring in psychology and i finsihed with my B.A i ahev good references and i am planning to work to gain experiences.. do u think being a studnet at large will help

if i take graduate schools

Answer 1

It depends on how low your GPA is. Many graduate programs (the graduate schools at the universities, not the psych departments) generally have a 3.0 cutoff GPA for admission into any graduate program, though there is probably some flexibility. If you are below this, then you will need to either retake some classes or take some new classes to boost your record. You don't necessarily need to attend the same school where you got your BA, as transcripts from every school attended are required as part of the application process.

If you are above a 3.0 but not at 3.5 or above (considered a "good" GPA for most purposes), then you still have a shot at getting accepted, but you need to stand out in some other area. Having good to great GRE scores is crucial, as is experience. Schools are looking especially for research experience, and for clinical or counseling disciplines, relevant work or volunteer experience. If you've worked in a professor's lab helping with research, and especially if you've gotten more deeply involved in the research process than running sessions and data entry, psych programs look very favorably on this. Another helpful thing is having taken additional math and science courses (the more advanced the better).

Even with all these things, there is a high level of subjectivity in graduate admissions. When I was attending a recruitment weekend at one school, I found out that one of the other recruits had been accepted at a school that had rejected me, but rejected at a school that had accepted me. One major factor is how your interests in the field fit with the faculty at a particular school. Make sure that you apply to schools for the specific program, and not the school as a whole.

Answer 2

Your GPA will have an effect towards grad school....however, it is not the be all end all.

1st off. Instead of going to grad school immediately after undergrad (a mistake many young professionals make), get some actual real world experience.

I don't know what you'd be going to study, but in my case, (MS in ITS) they asked for transcripts, a resume and an essay. Your real world experience could be the breaker that gets you in.

Still with some experience, you may be asked to take remedial classes to get you up to par.

good luck.

Answer 3

Then, you stay back a year and re-take classes and try to improve your GPA.

Once you get into a school (or a job for that matter), people tend to forget
what you did before hand. That doesn't help if you can't get in, however.

If you have to take another year of high school or some sort of technical
college or state college work to get a better track record, than that is what
you have to do.

Answer 4

You can get into grad school without a high GPA, but you're not likely to get much financial help.

Probably the best way to go is to work for a while. Alot of companies will pay for your graduate degree, if it would be helpful to them for you to get it.

Answer 5

Do you have any more semesters or quarters in your undergraduate work to show improvement in your grades? You always have the GRE to prove yourself on, too. Are you going to be able to get good references? This might help. On your grad school application, maybe you could try to explain why you have lower grades. Don't give up.

Answer 6

It depends on what university and what you want to go to grad school for.
Another determining factor is your GRE score.

Answer 7

Summer school and hire a tutor for help.

Answer 8

not true i had a friend who graduated with a 1.9 gpa. but i dont think it will be easy for him getting a job.

Answer 9

Then get a tutor? Whats your GPA?

Answer 10

get your tutor to help you. Don't ever think there is no hope.