SUB 3.0 potential...and a PhD?

College Search & Selection
1

I don’t know about other people out there but I am constantly struggling to maintain a 3.0 in my graduate program - and before that in my undergrad work - because of a ridiculous accumulation of lateness points. My husband is a heart patient with multiple conditions…I can’t count how many times I’ve been on a laptop in the ER or the hospital trying to get things finished for school. If I was never late, I’d probably have a 4.0.

So now the question becomes, is it possible to get accepted into a doctoral program without the coveted, benchmarked, required 3.0?

2

You might want to email a few departments to see what they say- contact the Director of Graduate studies. At some schools, your application would be flagged as ineligible and might not even make it to the department’s admissions committee.

3

What about staying in your graduate program for a Ph.D. – assuming that degree is offered at your current school?