<p>I'm new to this site. anyone here familiar with the california state university system?
I graduated from CSUN with a b.a. in psychology. Recently applied to cal state los angeles for the Forensic Psychology masters program. I am very anxious as to whether or not I will be accepted. my undergrad gpa was a 2.85 - not very good. I definitely slacked off in my first couple of semesters but my final 3 semesters I improved alot and I hope that the school will take this into account when they read my transcript. I took the GRE and scored a 1240 for the general test. This is a pretty good score but not spectacular or anything. So my resume is not very strong. I was able to get 3 letters of rec from my professors. I have no experience whatsoever as far as a job or internship as of right now. Does anyone have any sort of advice about any of this? The one program I applied to is fairly selective - I understand that there are approx 4 or 5 spaces open every semester with approx 45 - 50 applicants. I'm serious about wanting to attend grad school but there is a good chance my grades are too low.</p>
<p>If it doesn’t work out. (They require a 3.0 normally) You should try to take some extension courses so that you can show that you can be a competitive grad student.</p>
<p>thanks for responding. the program I applied to does not admit anyone with less than a 2.75 but even still anything below a 3.0 is pushing it. extension classes might be worth looking into. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with csula’s graduate admissions or their forensic psychology program in particular? the degree is not offered by too many schools so it is hard to find information about it.</p>