<p>I went to a community college, then transferred my credits over to a university. i am taking classes at that university now and i am wanting to go into graduate school once i get my bachelor's degree but i am also wondering what exactly they look at. will they look only at my GPA at the university i graduate from? or will they take an average of the community college GPA and the university GPA? Also, what else do they typically look for that I should be aware of? I know that they usually prefer you have not made below a C in courses related to your field of study.</p>
<p>thanks for the help guys.</p>
<p>They’ll look at everything - as you’ll see, the applications require you to include transcripts from all post-secondary schools.</p>
<p>Be aware that although most university websites state that a 3.0 average is the minimum, in most cases a competitive GPA is <em>MUCH</em> higher. Your LOR writers will be your best source of information on where you’ll have a good chance of admissions.</p>
<p>Depending on your field, they’ll look at and give varying weights to your GRE score(s), research experience, writing sample, statement of purpose (SOP) and Letters of Reccomendation (LORs).</p>
<p>Finally, read through the first couple pages of the “Grad school admissions 101” sticky - it covers most of the basic mechanics pretty well (no need to go through the whole thing).</p>
<p>Actually, there’s no blanket answer – it depends on the graduate school. Texas comes to mind right away as one that doesn’t require you to send community college transcripts.</p>