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I am graduating from my undergrad degree this year. I unfortunately got a C on one of my classes last semester, so it is pulling my GPA down. I am looking to apply into schools which have graduate programs which look at your last 30 credits, opposed to your last 60 credits!!
Please help! Does anybody know any schools or graduate programs which only look at the last 30 credits!?
Never heard of a graduate program that doesn't look at everything. Not 30m, not 60, but the whole four years and whatever else is asked for in the application. Since your transcripts have everything on them, I don't even see how it's possible that they would not look at everything. However, a C should not make it impossible to get into grad school. Actually, unless you are going to an Ivy league school, it's not even that hard to get into grad school. Many will accept almost anyone (within reason) and are only competitive when it comes to getting money versus paying tuition. In any case, for grad school GPA is not really as important as showing a dedication to your subject, which you can do through other kinds of work and recommendations.
I am graduating from my undergrad degree this year. I unfortunately got a C on one of my classes last semester, so it is pulling my GPA down. I am looking to apply into schools which have graduate programs which look at your last 30 credits, opposed to your last 60 credits!!
Please help! Does anybody know any schools or graduate programs which only look at the last 30 credits!?
May I ask what graduate degree you are trying to obtain?
I had a C in undergrad (several of them at my first attempt at an undergrad degree) and it didn't stop me from getting into grad school. It will depend on what grad program and what school you are applying to as to whether your C will make a difference.
I also have never heard of a grad program only looking at a portion of your transcript. You will have to submit the transcript anyway so you can't keep them from looking at all of it.
I had a C in undergrad (several of them at my first attempt at an undergrad degree) and it didn't stop me from getting into grad school. It will depend on what grad program and what school you are applying to as to whether your C will make a difference.
I also have never heard of a grad program only looking at a portion of your transcript. You will have to submit the transcript anyway so you can't keep them from looking at all of it.
You know, come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I got at least one D and one or two C's, and I went to grad school and got funding and everything.
Even though just about every grad school will require transcripts from all colleges attended, many only require that you have a 3.0 or 3.5 on the last 60 credits. I've only seen one or two schools that calculate the GPA for the last 30 credits and I don't remember which ones. There are a few non-profits that are open enrollment or have very low admissions standards, however.
I had two or three Cs, even a D (for a class I didn't even need), but I continued to bust my behind to come out with a 3.4 GPA. No school will look at just your last 30 hours, and you aren't going to be rejected from most graduate schools because of a C or two. I'm actually in grad school right now at a great university with a scholarship. If you've got the referees (they are *very* important), a strong personal statement, an upward trend in grades, and some extra padding that is directly associated with your major of interest (research, internships) then you'll definitely get into a good, even great graduate school program.
Everyone stumbles in college a little, don't fret too much over it.
A C or three is not going to hurt your grad school admissions chances.
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