<p>I graduated from UC Davis this past June with a degree in Political Science and a GPA of 3.49. I'm lucky enough that I've landed a job in the pricing & coding department of a natural foods distributor, but I want to continue to grad school in the near future. While it looks a little late for me to apply for Fall 2011, I have more than enough time to apply for the next year with a good r</p>
<p>This is the undergraduate thread. Go to the graduate school thread.</p>
<p>If you are smart enough for graduate “research” I am sure you can find the appropriate schools for you and what they need for admission.</p>
<p>3.49 is going to make any Phd program a reach. Study for the GRE. Hopefully, you have some undergrad research experience under your belt.</p>
<p>You may have to consider pursuing an intermittent Master’s degree.</p>
<p>Thanks for telling me about the graduate thread - I didn’t see anything regarding grad school in the index on the left, and thought it was kind of a weird section to leave out! I’ll go look for it now.</p>
<p>And yes, I’ve been afraid that PhD was probably out of my league at the moment. That being said, how hard would it be for me to get into a Master’s program?</p>
<p>I dont think a PhD is out of your league. Do you have research experience? I dont know how competitive political science is- but in science a 3.49 is not that bad</p>
<p>Political Science PhD programs are very competitive. Most only accept about a dozen students.</p>
<p>curious what are the average GPA requirement for PS programs</p>
<p>masters programs would cost money for the AP. Anyways it seems the OP has made an alternative thread on the graduate thread</p>