Chances of Getting into USC or Any California Grad School

Graduate School
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<p>Hi all, </p>

<p>I'm getting ready to graduate with a bachelors of arts degree in communication with a minor in entertainment management this Fall 2011. What concerns me is my low g.p.a. I currently have a 3.002 overall g.p.a. but my upper division g.p.a. stands at a 3.3. How does that affect my chances of being considered at a graduate school program like USC? </p>

<p>Another thing to consider is that I'll be 20 years old when I graduate. My first couple semesters in college was HORRIBLE, I was trying to figure out exactly what career path I wanted to follow (and I was young and naive) and the pre-requisite classes I loathed brought my g.p.a. way down. Will the admissions offices recognize this in positive light or negatively? I still a have a few more classes to go, so I'm worried that my overall g.p.a. could be lower than the 3.0. :/</p>

<p>I really don't want to stay another year to take unrelated "g.p.a." booster classes either. Any advice? Applying to Grad school is stressing me out, especially when i feel like my chances of getting in ANY program is out of reach.</p>

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<p>What discipline are you interested in pursuing?</p>

<p>You need to work really hard to keep your overall and upper-division GPAs above 3.0. That’s a bright-line cutoff for many schools.</p>

<p>Why only California?</p>

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<p>I’m going to tell you now that, by the sounds of it, you’re nowhere near prepared to even be thinking about grad school. You’re too all over the place and your profile doesn’t seem top-notch (yet). And who says you have to take unrelated classes to bolster your GPA? Take more relevant classes or even graduate-level courses if you get the chance.</p>