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<p>Could even 2.65 GPA get a probationary admission? Is that not too low?</p>
<p>Lightning does sometimes strike- but it’s more than gpa. They have to want you for a host of reasons- and we don’t know your selling points. I don’t think we even know your major. Or, where you flubbed the gpa. Tell us why grad level profs would want to work with you. How would you present yourself? If I could generalize, I’d say: for UG, they’re looking for your potential, as evidenced by your hs record (incl activities.) For G, they’re looking for evidence of success in your academic arena (and the skills/tools to go further) in your specific focus. Have you spoken yet with your current profs?</p>
<p>If you are near a school where you may wish to matriculate for a master’s, then take some time, find a professor, volunteer in his research and prove that you are worth the risk. Get that professor to support your master’s app, prove that whatever caused your GPA issues has been resolved.</p>
<p>My current thesis adviser had a similar situation. Finished bottom 1/3 in his class with around a 2.5 gpa from a top 10 undergraduate focused school…</p>
<p>… After some job work he hated he begged and pleaded (not literally but you know) with UMich and did amazing on his GRE. He got in on probation, worked his ass off, got his Masters. Went to Penn State got his PhD. Now is a tenured professor with 15 years industry experience before academia, oh and he has a startup company that has secured a few million in funding over the years.</p>
<p>So yes, ANYTHING is possible. Figure out a way and you can do it. Why would you go to a low tier school with students who don’t care as much? Go to a GREAT school with people who are passionate and want to achieve great things.</p>