Do Grad Schools care about....?

Question

Do Grad Schools care about whether a student did 2 undergrad degrees? I did concurrent degrees as an undergrad...do you think this will give me an edge over other applicants because it shows that I am able to do a lot of work or do they not care about this?

MISS KNIGHT, what GPA would you consider as "excelled?" thanks for your help.

Answer 1

They are more likely to care if both of your degrees have some relationship to the program you're applying to. If one of them is unrelated, they will be less interested. Most graduate programs are not looking for well-rounded students, the way undergrad programs do. While some are looking for a particular overall GRE score, many will disregard the portions of that score that don't pertain to their field. (My profs - history- joked around about how low their quantitative scores were) The program is more interested in whether you seem prepared for graduate work in your discipline, in terms of both prior coursework and employment or volunteer work, and are sure that this is what you want to do.

This doesn't mean that you can't find a way to relate both of your undergrad degrees to the program you're applying to and that you shouldn't point out that you did concurrent degrees. Those things make for a strong statement of purpose.

What is considered a strong GPA depends on the graduate program you're applying to and where you did your undergrad degree. GPA is the primary measure for determining who gets funding from the department. My graduate program wasn't terribly competitive, most of their applicants had graduated from their own undergraduate program, and they always had many more applicants than open assistantships. You had to be awfully close to a 4.0 to get funding. In other programs someone with a 3.6 is considered a really strong candidate.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

It will probably give you some sort of an edge, but not necessarily guarantee your admission over someone else's. They look at a lot of different factors. If you have impressive GRE scores, letters of recommendation, GPA, extracurricular activities, etc. then you will probably be in.
Most schools consider a lot of areas in acceptance. Two degrees won't hurt at all.

Answer 3

They won't give you an edge unless they are both relavent to what you want to study for your Masters OR you excelled in both (3.0 and higher in both individually). If you have two irrelevant majors it may seem as if you are not focused.

But major choice isn't the only thing that is taken into consideration. GPA, recommendations, entrance exam scores, essays and interviews are also very important.

Answer 4

Grad faculties look at the two GPA's. they want nicely-rounded pupils. It sounds such as you only ought to communicate on your grad student instructor. additionally, one low grade in one classification shouldn't maintain you from moving into college. So chillll...

Answer 5

no i don't think that it matters unless you are interested in pursuing a dual graduate degree. for example, if you get undergraduate degrees in psychology and literature, the psychology department probably isn't going to care at all that you also majored in literature because, for the most part, it's just not relevant to that graduate degree.