- With your current undergraduate GPA, you will need some convincing
improvement to show an admissions committee that you are serious
about Graduate School. Your subject area is also very important, as
some graduate fields are traditionally more competitive than others.
You could also try to improve your GPA by attending summer school.
Have there been any mitigating factors which have affected your
GPA? It might be helpful to explain anything which impacted on
your academic standing. If not, I suggest you take a few graduate
courses (even as a non-matriculated student) and impress admissions
officers with your newfound maturity and scholarliness. Many
schools will let students take courses before they are formally
accepted.
Don't give up. You may have to seek admission through the back door,
but once you're in, you're in. If you have really changed your
attitude and habits, your undergraduate GPA should not be a
permanent hindrance.
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