<p>I am a upcoming sophomore at Georgia College & State University (which I know not many people have heard of). I will hopefully obtain my bachelor's of science in kinesiology with a concentration in Athletic Training and there is no doubt in my mind that I will go for my masters. </p>
<p>Just out of curiosity, can a student from a small school like Georgia College & State University get accepted into the masters program at a D1 school like the University of Alabama? I know that my GPA and GRE scores will come into play, but say I maintain a 3.25 GPA (which I hear is pretty hard for athletic training majors to keep) and take the GRE twice with a maximum score of what would be the equivalent of making a 1500 on the old test scoring (maybe a 310 or so with the new scoring??). Would I need to do better considering I will be coming from a small, liberal arts school?</p>
<p>Yes, of course. Where you go to undergrad does not necessarily limit where you can go for graduate school, unless you go to an unaccredited or for-profit school. Since GCSU is neither of those, you can certainly get into UA - although you should aim for higher than a 3.25 GPA. Aim for a high GPA (requirements for master’s programs are lower, but you will be most competitive if you have a 3.3-3.5+), get good recommendation letters from your professors by cultivating good relationships, and start getting experience in your field via internships and assistantships with your professors.</p>
<p>Just as a side note - the athletic conference of a school doesn’t necessarily denote how good the program is in a particular area, although I would imagine in athletic training/kinesiology there’s a connection with the GAships you can get.</p>
<p>ands, no I am not on a sports scholarship. </p>
<p>juillet, thanks for the advise. I was just thinking that at GCSU I will have a lot of experience with basketball, baseball, and softball teams, but not with many athletes to care for because GCSU is such a small school and that would possibly harm my chances of getting a GAship at UA because it is a much bigger school with many more athletic teams??</p>
<p>Really, the only way to find out is to apply.</p>
<p>Most undergraduate programs are at small schools with small athletic teams, whereas most big athletic training programs are likely to be at large schools with large athletic teams. But how large the team is shouldn’t matter if you are getting the experience that you need to get. I don’t know what’s valuable in that field, but if you are getting that kind of experience the size of your team shouldn’t matter much.</p>