Hey ya’ll,
In 2009 I got a GED and then attended community college on and off for around 5 years. During that time, I failed or did poorly in my first thirty credits. I think I took prealgebra about 3 times before I actually passed it due to withdrawals and F’s. During the last year at cc, I got my act together and started finishing with B averages. Since then, I’ve transferred to a CUNY program in economics where over the last 4 semesters I’ve maintained a 3.8 GPA, gotten a 4.0 in calculus, and have even been allowed to take grad level courses in political economics and research methods. My question is this: I’m nearing graduation, and I’ve begun thinking about applying to PHD and Masters programs in Economics, Political Economics and other social science related fields. How much of an impact would you anticipate my poor performance in community college have on my chances of getting into top 50 programs given my current level of success, assuming I do extremely well on my GRE’s?
Thanks,
Djkflav
I doubt that’ll hurt you. Graduate schools look at relevant grades, which is generally the last 2 years, along with your GRE scores. I think you have a decent shot. Be sure to apply to some match and safety schools too.
Your own major advisor and the other faculty members in your department are the people who are best positioned to advise you on your grad school application list. Spend some time with them. Truly. For grad school, often the individual faculty members involved hold significant decision-making power.