<p>I graduated from Purdue University last Saturday with a cumulative GPA of of 3.24. I'm interested in doing Grad School in the same field and was thinking what my options are given my not so impressive GPA. Some other important things:</p>
<p>*There is a big black spot in my transcripts - during my fifth semester, I had to head back home due to a family emergency and I did a blunder by not withdrawing or informing my university in time about the situation. As a consequence, for that semester I received Fs in all my courses. </p>
<p>*However, my academic performance over the past two years shot up. My GPA over the past 60 credits stands at about 3.7. Below is my GPA for each semester with number of credit hours in brackets -
Fall 2007: 2.75 GPA (12 credit hrs)
Spring 2008: 2.75 GPA (12 credit hrs)
Summer 2008: 4.0 GPA (6 credit hrs)
Fall 2008: 3.7 GPA (18 credit hrs)
Spring 2009: 4.0 GPA (21 credit hrs)
Summer 2009: 4.0 GPA (3 credit hrs) </p>
<p>*I haven't taken GRE yet and I'm currently preparing for it. I know that I need to aim at 750+ in Quantitative, but I'm not sure about the verbal scores. </p>
<p>*I do not have research experience. I did internship with Dow Chemicals during the summer of 2009.</p>
<p>*And finally, I'm not a US citizen but I want to continue studying in this country. I'm currently heading back to my home country to work for some months in my father's company. </p>
<p>To end, I'm really interested in doing grad school since I really want to learn more. Also, another factor motivating me to do grad school is the fact that my undergrad cumulative GPA does not reflect my true academic potential. </p>
<p>I'll be very glad if I can get some useful tips and which schools to apply to.</p>
<p>Thanks</p>