<p>Ok so I am an engineering student with a 2.78 GPA (It is terrible I know, thanks Calculus). But I am planning on getting it up for my final two years. If I can pull out a 3.5+ for my final two years will that make me look good? I am looking at Colorado School of Mines, Penn State, and U of Arizona for Mining Engineering M,S.</p>
<p>Well, yes, it will definitely look good if you can earn a 3.5 in your last 2 years/60 credits. And while blanket statements cannot be made, it does seem that graduate programs do generally weight the last 2 years of your program more heavily. It’s more important that you make good grades in your upper-level major courses (that will form the foundation of your graduate study) than it is that you make good grades in freshman gym or even calculus II…assuming that your grades in the later classes indicate that you have a good understanding of calculus II.</p>
<p>If true, that would be quite helpful, since my worst two grades in undergrad were the real analysis sequence (B- and D in real analysis I and II), both taken as a freshman. </p>
<p>I think it depends on the field, too…I’m not in math or engineering, so I can’t be sure, but as far as I can tell real analysis seems to be a more mid-level course in the major/field and so that may be weighted more heavily. Buuuuut I am not sure. Hopefully some math/engineering folks will chime in.</p>
<p>It seems to be so. When looking for programs (EE), I noticed most, or at least half, of the universities had GPA constraint (3+) only for the final two years of studies. It looks like that upward trends are considered. </p>
<p>improvement over the last two years is definitely considered. Of course overall GPA does come into play as well, as do GRE scores.</p>