GPA for grad school?

Question

When applying for grad school do they look at your overall GPA or just your last 60 hours? Or is it different depending on the school?

Answer 1

Local state universities like Cal State Univ system look at your last 2 years of college and go from there. The big research powerhouses like U of Cal system want the overall GPA. Most college websites will state whether they want that or the other. Harvard has no GPA minimum. They're admissions want to see every kind of student known to humanity.

Above all, universities generally keep a big picture and look at your entire application and GPA pattern/improvements.

Admissions staff who make the decisions have seen it all and they completely understand circumstances (i.e. party too much, tests poorly, flunked organic chemistry, bad relationship, financial crisis, etc) all that stuff that can hurt GPA.) They know what little things to look at & debate on your behalf. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

it will be pretty tough to get into grad school with your current gpa, but what you could do at this point is enter into another bachelor's program in teaching. grad schools usually have a cutoff gpa, so if your gpa is below a certain number (for some its a 3.0, some 2.7, etc), your application may not get looked at. i say your best bet is to take some undergrad level teaching courses and get your gpa up, and then, if you need to later, you can apply to grad school from there.

Answer 3

The vast majority of graduate schools look at both your overall (cumulative) GPA and your GPA in your major (presumably the area of study you are hoping to pursue at the graduate level).

There are very few graduate schools that will only look at your last two years, and these are generally third-tier grad programs.

Answer 4

I think it depends on the school. What is more important, however, is the GPA you received in your concentration (for example, history if you are a history major) and/or the GPA in the area you plan on going into.

Hope this helps!

Answer 5

The lowest I have seen Graduate programs list as their minimun GPA is 2.75. If you barely make the minimun they will look at your last two years and/or classes relating to your major. The GRE is also very important most of the time.

Answer 6

it differs from school to school, but overall they look at your total GPA. they will also look at your GPA in your major which may be higher or lower than your overall GPA (although, hopefully it is higher!). they will also take into consideration your GRE/GMAT scores in regard to the schoolaverage and the average for the particular program.

Answer 7

Overall GPA and work experience

Answer 8

depends on the school

Answer 9

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