<p>Hi guys I have a question about grad school.</p>
<p>Here are my "specs"</p>
<p>+BS in Civil/Environmental Engineering at a pretty good Uni
+3rd year (probably going to end up doing 5 years)
+Have not delved into a "focus" yet but I am leaning towards hydro
-2.69/4.00 gpa
-No interships
-Pretty minimal work experience</p>
<p>So as you can see my GPA isn't very good and I have nothing in the way of internships. I switched into civil pretty late but I'm too deep in it now to switch. I really don't want to end up graduating with a poor GPA and no internships. I have applied to a few but most--especially the government ones-- reject me right off the bat with no interview.</p>
<p>I'm wondering if I should consider going to Grad school. I believe I can get my GPA up to at least 2.8 by spring trimester of next year--especially now that I've gotten through the "weed out" classes and professors are no longer trying to kill me (they curve like a boss now). Might even be able to get it to a 3.0 by my 5th year if I take a bunch of spare easier classes.</p>
<p>What can you guys tell me about civil engineering grad school (in particular hydro)? Do they even accept GPAs this low? Will going to grad school take 1,2, or 3 years? Does the grad school GPA "replace" the undergrad one? How hard is it?</p>
<p>Any advise/help would be appreciated because I really and truly don't know anything about the subject.</p>
<p>Your GPA is too low. I doubt with a sub 3.0 any decent grad school would accept you. </p>
<p>grad school has become increasingly competitive. why would a school choose a sub-3.0 with nothing else over a 3.6+ with an impressive resume?</p>
<p>taking extra other classes wont help…your gpa in your major is critical.</p>
<p>What type of grad school are you looking at - masters or PhD? It makes a difference in terms of what they look for. For PhD programs, for example, research experience is very important. Also, why do you want to go to graduate school? You seem to have a lot of basic questions on it at this point.</p>
<p>In general, bulking up on easy classes won’t help you, but some programs do have a 3.0 GPA cutoff to be considered for admission. You’ll have to look at specific programs’ requirements for that. You can also improve your chances by having work experience to demonstrate your capabilities beyond what you GPA shows.</p>
<p>You would also probably have better luck posting on the grad school forums, as this is primarily for undergrad college searches: <a href=“Graduate School - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/</a></p>
<p>Definitely a master’s program. Not look to get into a decent one really just anything accredited. And yep I’ll post it on there instead.</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>YOU have 2 years to go. So yes, you can bring that GPA to a SOLID 3.3 if not better.
Otherwise you might want to have to talk with your academic adviser to see why you are not doing well in this major, and maybe switch majors if you are not doing well in these classes.
Best of luck to you.</p>
<p>If you can’t get internships, then try to do research during the summer with a professor, it will help you build your resume for jobs or grad school.</p>