I am graduating with a low gpa (2.7) with a 2.9 science gpa. What programs are an option for me? I had some difficult time in school and i wish i could go back and fix those grades. but i am planning on moving on. i am looking for programs that can be possible in my situation. Please let me know cause i have no idea what i am going to be doing next.
Why do you want to go to a graduate program? What is your major? What are your career goals?
Without a bit more information, it is impossible to give you any meaningful advice. In general, however, for someone with a GPA below 3, it is wise to look for a job and after a bit of work experience, you will have a better idea of whether graduate school is really for you. In that case, then you might start by registering at a local university as a non-degree student to show that you can handle the coursework and get to know some of the faculty.
I should have made that more clear. I am a bio major. I am trying to apply into radiation therapy programs but I’m just worried it might not work out or just paranoid. I want to do either a master’s program or a certificate course like radiation therapy right after I graduate with my undergrad. I am also in the process of getting my emt certification and I have over 2000 hours of volunteering at hospitals including shadowing and I am in so involved in locomotion and cognitive research on little kids and how their minds work.
I don’t plan on taking a year off from school work but because of personal issues my gpa dropped I had no choice but I am picking up a lot of more extra activities hoping to get into a program right after undergrad. I just just k ow what the options are.
I just want to know what the options are as of now*
I just want to know what the options are as of now*
As i said before, most graduate programs require a GPA of3.0 or more and so your options may be significantly limited with a GPA below that. This might be different for a radiation therapy certification as my understanding is that entry level positions in this field do not necessarily require a Bachelor’s degree. Please realize that extracurricular activities are not really important for graduate programs. They care about academic performance.
What you need to do is to take the GRE as soon as possible and then find a couple of programs that are not highly selective and apply by early January. Be prepared to self-fund the degree, particularly if it is more of a professional degree like radiation therapy. Also, be prepared to look for a job and defer your graduate program until later.
If you want to go to graduate school, I would HIGHLY encourage you to take at LEAST one year off to work in your field. This will not only give you more experience but also give you better insight into whether or not you actually want to commit to paying for a masters degree of devoting 5+ years to a PhD. Getting publications under your belt would also help.
It is hard for many people to believe this, but there is, in fact, life after school.
Thank you for your reply. I am looking into this AAS radiation therapy program. They don’t have a gpa requirement just an entrance exam that can be waived with certain scores which I have. So i am Hopping to get into that program. And radiation therapy is something that I am really Interested in. But If that doesn’t work out I have to find something else to do.