<p>Hey, I currently have a pretty low GPA. 3.134 from senior college, and 3.56 from community college. What kind of gpa would i need for a masters from Columbia in American Politics</p>
<p>What tier school will you be applying from? Do you have any internships or relevant job experience? How do you predict your GRE scores to turn out? Are you a minority in your field?</p>
<p>I’m applying from a CUNY, so a low tier school. I interned for a councilman, and i’ve been very active it the ows movement. I think my GRE scores will be good enough to get me in if my gpa is. I’m not from a marginalized community in academia</p>
<p>Well your experience should definitely compensate for the GPA, especially if you do well in the GRE. If you could make it to a 3.3 that would probably help you out. But I’m not sure how they’ll average your two GPAs or how that really works. Good luck!</p>
<p>Does my experience really come close to compensing for my gpa? other opinions please, or more clarification from ceilidh8</p>
<p>Well not entirely, but it will certainly help! There’s really only so much you can do to “fix” your GPA after a certain point, so thus it seems wise to, while maintaining & incrementally increasing your GPA, to focus & cultivate other areas of your application. Unless you can do a grade forgiveness, what else would you do other than impove & showcase everything else?</p>