<p>Screwed up royally my undergrad by being stupid. I've been going to school for 5 years now with 126 credit hours and a 2.4 GPA to date Next December will be my graduation date (BBA Information Systems and minor HR Management) and there is little that can be done now to bring my GPA up now. </p>
<p>Is business grad school even possible with a GPA range of 2.5 - 2.75??? I wanted to get a Masters in HR management or Masters Health Management. What are my options now? Is it even possible to start all over in a different state? Is it worth it, with only 10 classes to go (30 credit hours) And before you lecture me, yes I fully understand the repercussions of my actions, my future lies buried in a dark abyss right now.</p>
<p>You can probably get in somewhere but you may want to take some post-bacc courses somewhere in the field you're applying to grad school for to show them you can manage the workload. If you take a year of post-bacc courses (with a full-load of 16-18 UG units or around 7-12 grad units) in the field and earn a 3.5+ during that year, your chances should increase quite a bit as schools see you're trying and have learned how to work effectively.</p>
<p>I can definitely sympathize with your situation. I managed to finish with a paltry 2.58 GPA so I decided to go for another undergraduate degree. I am scheduled to graduate in August with a GPA of 3.7- in a field that I am absolutely in love with. Though you do not have to take as drastic step as I did, I definitely advise that you follow apumic's advice and take some post-bacc courses to raise your portfolio. </p>
<p>Though I dont have any concrete evidence of this, Ad comms like to see personal growth and progression and you should definitely keep that in mind when you go back to school- at least, that's the impression I would like to think I am conveying! :) </p>
<p>Yes, you can still go to grad school on that sort of GPA, it's just trickier. My own approach has been to do a post-bac (if your field doesn't offer formal post-bacs, you can just take classes as a special student) and get a good field-relevant job (which conveniently, has paid for most of my post-bac).</p>
<p>I understand these things happen to people all the time. It's not the end of the world. From what I've seen, graduate programs especially MA/MS in HR or Health are not so competitive. I would agree with apumic with taking some post-bac courses. Work experience will also improve your application. You may also consider taking courses at your local community college or state college. Courses such as communications, health, HR, etc. can usually be easy A's if you put effort into it and they will show you have interest in the field. I don't think you could move to another state and wipe out your GPA so it's best to bring up your GPA and have a great statement of purpose which includes how you have changed. Also nailing the GREs wouldn't hurt either.</p>
<p>There will always be a school out there for you, however with your GPA it may not be the most prestigious. In California, State Universities usually only require a 2.5 for most Masters programs. You may want to consider testing out a full-time job first and see if you like health or HR or not. Work experience will only improve your application and give you some income. Give it a few years and if you still truly desire getting your masters then you will only be in a better position then you were a few years ago. Remember, set backs such as yours will take time to recover... keep working hard and you'll eventually get ahead.</p>