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28 Dec 2014, 14:40
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I'm a senior majoring in Economics. I currently have a super low gpa with only one semester in college to spare! My GPA is 2.6 as of right now. I really want to get into a good Economics masters program. I'm taking a year off to do internships. But is this possible with my super low gpa? Please let me know your thought. Thank you!
29 Dec 2014, 10:58
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Your first move is to look at the masters programs you would target, looking at the best available and some that are probably acceptable. Look for their entrance statistics to see what the range of undergrad GPAs is to see if you are in range. If you can't find those statistics, call up the admissions departments at a few schools and talk them through your qualifications and they will give you a sense for what you would need to do to be a good candidate.
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Updated on: 08 Jan 2015, 13:01
Originally posted by EMPOWERgmatRichC on 30 Dec 2014, 22:57.
Last edited by EMPOWERgmatRichC on 08 Jan 2015, 13:01, edited 1 time in total.
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Hi Econ123,
Is your 2.6 GPA an overall GPA or just for your Business Classes. How do your more recent grades compare to how you were performing earlier on (as a Freshman and Sophomore)? Grad School Admissions Officers are savvy enough to look beyond an overall number IF you give them a sufficient reason to. A strong GRE/GMAT score and well-written personal statements/essays would certainly help.
Do you have a specific list of Schools that you're interested in? If you do, then contacting the schools and asking some pointed questions would go a long way to help you put together a plan of attack. In that same way, you might try reaching out to Alums (be respectful and professional in all of this - you're asking for insight and advice). Finally, you might benefit from talking to (or working with) an Admissions Expert.
There are a lot of variables that affect this process - having a lower GPA won't automatically keep you out of School, but you'll have to "make up for it" in other ways.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
Is your 2.6 GPA an overall GPA or just for your Business Classes. How do your more recent grades compare to how you were performing earlier on (as a Freshman and Sophomore)? Grad School Admissions Officers are savvy enough to look beyond an overall number IF you give them a sufficient reason to. A strong GRE/GMAT score and well-written personal statements/essays would certainly help.
Do you have a specific list of Schools that you're interested in? If you do, then contacting the schools and asking some pointed questions would go a long way to help you put together a plan of attack. In that same way, you might try reaching out to Alums (be respectful and professional in all of this - you're asking for insight and advice). Finally, you might benefit from talking to (or working with) an Admissions Expert.
There are a lot of variables that affect this process - having a lower GPA won't automatically keep you out of School, but you'll have to "make up for it" in other ways.
GMAT assassins aren't born, they're made,
Rich
