Getting in advice

Graduate School
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<p>I decided about 2 months ago that I want to go to grad school for communication/media studies. </p>

<p>my stats
I just graduated last week with a degree in journalism
I am 31 yo
When I went to college right out of HS I screwed up royally. Long story short, I finished strong with 4.0s in my last 2 semesters, an upper division GPA of 3.727 and major gpa of 3.706.</p>

<p>The problem is my cumulative GPA is a ridiculous 3.051. </p>

<p>My question is, what can I do to better my chances of getting in to grad school. I know I need a good gre score, but hat else?</p>

<p>Should I play up the fact that I was on an upward trend grades-wise with two children under the age of 3? </p>

<p>I have a great internship and have worked on a national late night talk show as well as a reality show.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t worry about your GPA - that strong upward trend and stellar finish will demonstrate to gradcoms that you have put previous struggles behind you.</p>

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<p>Should I address my past struggles in my SOP?</p>