Hi all! I just completed my sophomore year at Vanderbilt and have the dream of getting a masters degree in either public health, healthcare management/administration, or health systems administration. I know its difficult to get into graduate school and I’m worried that my gpa will get in the way of that. I have a cumulative gpa of 2.85 right now (very bad freshman year bc I started as a premed). I’m starting an independent research study in the fall with the hopes of getting it published and I’m planning on graduating with a 3.3 or 3.4 since my future classes will be directed towards things I’m interested in. I also work and do a lot of volunteer work in the Nashville community and other campus extracurriculars. What can I do to better my chances? What is the acceptance for masters programs I’m interested in? Thanks in advance!
“What can I do to better my chances?”
Right now the most important thing is to get better grades in your next year of classes. If you have a 2.85 after two years, then you are going to need a significant upward trend to show the admissions staff for graduate schools.