<p>Hi Guys just thought I'd ask for some input. I graduated from undergrad at a top university 3 years ago and did kind of poorly, I graduated with an overall 3.03 GPA, and a 2.6 in my major course work. After undergrad I went to a state university to do an MS in chemistry, I've done really well I have a 3.8/4.0 GPA from coursework, and have done research in an organic lab (on my masters thesis project) for the past 3 years. I have one paper on the way to being published, and am working on my Masters thesis. I have 5 years of teaching experience. I also got a 700 quant/540 verbal on my GREs.
I recently applied to 12 Ph.D programs and am kind of worried about my chances of getting into them. I applied to some Ivys, some UCs, and a mixture of pretty good chemistry programs around the nation. Did I screw up my chances by messing up during undergrad, or did my graduate GPA/Masters degree make up for my undergraduate stupidity? What do you guys think??</p>
<p>I think that your masters GPA and degree will make up for your undergraduate grades.</p>
<p>It varies from school to school, but most will judge you on recent performance. With a few quality years under your belt you should be in decent standing, provided you aimed at a spread of schools - admissions is always a bit of a crapshoot.</p>
<p>What’s done is done. After your undergraduate days, the only thing you could do was strengthen your application, and I think you’ve done that. Now you just have to wait and see for the results.</p>
<p>Some programs will be more stats-oriented than others. Unfortunately, you cannot accurately predict which ones will dismiss you because of your undergraduate transcript and which ones will look past it.</p>