Am I screwed?

Graduate School
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<p>I recently graduated from Georgia Tech with an abysmal GPA of 2.45 in Biomedical Engineering. I had a really rough final year in college and I made some poor decisions. I would say I'm fairly smart as I did well in classes when I actually put effort in. I have a 1310 GRE (760 Q 550 V), 1 year of research in Neuroengineering (acknowledged in a science journal), 2 summer internships (1 with a hospital and 1 with a medical device company), various leadership/extracurricular activities. </p>

<p>I want to pursue a masters at Georgia Tech in Biochemistry (biomaterials/biopolymers focus), but I know the cut off for graduate school is 3.0. Is there even a slight possibility that I might have a chance of getting accepted? Also, I am not requesting for financial assistance if that makes a difference. And I have As and Bs in all my chemistry and biochemistry classes. </p>

<p>Also, any advice as to anything I can do to boost my chances would be appreciated.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>I’m a GT BMED student as well, so I feel your pain.</p>

<p>Why is your GPA low, is it because of one or two terrible semesters, or is it consistently terrible? What is the trend of your grades?</p>

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<p>from what some of my professors have told me, graduate engineering departments only care about your major GPA…if you got A’s and B’s in those chem and biochem classes then your major gpa should be above a 3.0. Just do your best in making the rest of your application stand out and apply. Also, the fact that you’re funding yourself gives you a higher chance of getting in. Good luck.</p>