<p>I am transferring to complete my undergrad work and as many of you know when you transfer you start out with a new GPA which will be great for me. I plan on doing really well and graduating with at least a 3.5 however I didn't put any effort into my work at the school I'm transferring from and my gpa is an embarrassing 2.2 . My question is, when I apply to grad school will my grades from my first school hurt me if I do really well at my second school ( the one I'll get my undergrad degree from)?</p>
<p>The graduate school I will be applying to requires transcripts from all colleges attended. So I think the first school will have some impact.</p>
<p>lil_killer129, yes I notice they do so I’m wondering if I’m totally screwed? I’m smart enough to get a 4.0 I just hated my school and as putting no effort towards my work. If I can get a 4.0 at my next school will I have a shot at any ivys/top schools or have I ruined my shot?</p>
<p>I think you will have a shot. If professors like you and you’re smart and you can do the work, does it really matter what grades you got four years earlier?</p>
<p>What makes you so sure you’ll do amazing in your next school? What major are you anyway?</p>
<p>You might have lost your shot at the ivies honestly, assuming you didn’t have some huge tragedy that made you get those grades. Even with a 3.5, most ivies are out of reach(depends on major of course). They will however look at your trend, so if you have a good upward trend, good major gpa, etc, you may still have a chance at decent schools.</p>
<p>Canas8762, because I know I can and when I put in effort I have done so. I am a marketing major. Please don’t comment if your going to be nasty about me doing well,being that you don’t know me I obviously know what I can and can’t do much better than you do.</p>
<p>hfkjds,thank you for your response. I know a 4.0 is needed for most ivies, if not all but hopefully they will consider what I do at my next school more than what I did at my old school. I’m not betting on an ivy but I would like to go to a very well respected school.</p>
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<p>There’s so much wrong with the above quotes that I don’t know where to start. Here’s my stab:</p>
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<li><p>“Ivies” do not necessarily have the best programs in any given field. In fact, a Ivy may be easier to gain admission to than a public university that, for undergraduate, might only be in the top 50. </p></li>
<li><p>No one needs a 4.0 to get into a top program. Grades, while important in the initial screening, have less impact on admissions than do letters of recommendation and research experience. In most cases, a 3.5 is as good as a 4.0. Of course, if that 4.0 also has excellent letters, experience, GRE scores, and statement of purpose, then he/she will trump those with lesser grades. Things are rarely that obvious, however.</p></li>
<li><p>Don’t assume that getting a certain GPA or GRE score is “easy.” Do your best; no one can ask for more. You don’t have to attend a top 5 program to make an impact on your field.</p></li>
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<p>There’s so much more . . . I suggest that you read Graduate Admissions 101 to get a better idea of what’s involved.</p>
<p>If you are doing marketing, then you probably want to go to <em>business school</em>. Which is actually pretty good since you’d be able to get into an top business school(ivies included, depending on other factors).</p>
<p>I was assuming you where a engineering or hard science major where a GPA is one of the most important things you have; whereas in marketing, actual experience is significantly more important.</p>
<p>I don’t think I was being nasty. It’s just that my cousin was the same way before he even entered college. He said he was going to get a GPA of 3.9 and that he was going to graduate school for a master’s degree before he even went to college. It turns out he got academic watch after his first quarter in university. I’m just saying that unless you’ve done it before, you won’t know 100% what you can do. Your major is easier than hard science, engineering, or math majors so you may well be able to do a 3.5 or higher.</p>
<p>Canas8762, I understand what you are saying , but I’m not your cousin and I have done I before.</p>
<p>Canas’s question was legitimate, not nasty. But you answered it.</p>