<p>i've made so many mistakes in my last 4 years of college. screwing my gpa, barely passing major courses. i duno why, but i was so lazy, not being really serious about my grades. I didn't build any relationships with professors. SO i ended up joining the army for 2 years, without graduating. the trainings that i have been taking were good discipline, refreshing my minds.
And now, I get discharged in a few months, and I'm going to fix up my mind. Go back to school and really concentrate on work, and try to work for undergraduate research with professors. Planning to study for extra 1 year to finish my undergraduate. and I really want to go to graduate school.
what are my chances for getting into graduate school? any school suggestions?</p>
<p>-Currently studying E.E in virginia
-2.1 GPA
-planning to take GRE later
-internship at top asian telecommunication company in asia.</p>
<p>2.1 GPA? Ouch. Even if you earn straight A’s in the next year, you’ll be hard-pressed to get that in an acceptable range, even for schools that only look at the last two years of your undergraduate record.</p>
<p>Not sure there’s anywhere worth going that will take you right out of college, particularly in engineering.</p>
<p>Your best option is, IMO, to do the absolute best job you can in the next year (and by that I mean 3.7+, preferably), then find a research internship for a year or so. Then you can apply with a strong track record demonstrating your change.</p>
<p>thanks for the realistic reply polarscribe. I also thought about getting a research internship or job, after graduating my undergraduate to appeal my change.
what are some colleges that you recommend? let’s say i pull up my overall gpa to 2.3~2.4,my in-major gpa is 3.0 and i score high on GRE exam. Also, i get good letters of recommendation.</p>
<p>people posting their profiles on college confidential usually all have high GPA, high GRE scores, and just high enough to get into ivy schools… i kinda got bored of reading them (not saying i’m jealous,)</p>
<p>The combination of the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon program covers a lot of tuition. For example, at Columbia’s School of General Studies - if you are a veteran eligible for 100% of the GI Bill coverage the combination of GI and YR completely covers your tuition and fees.</p>
<p>If you’re talking about graduate school, I can’t really say. But I will say that even someone in electrical engineering is not going to be able to answer that question because you didn’t give enough information. Are you interested in an MS or a PhD? What are your research interests or your intended career field?</p>