- Were there any extenuating circumstances, such as illness or family
problems, that caused your low grades? Graduate programs are very
concerned about students being able to do sustained scholarly research,
so they get nervous when they see erratic scores. Also, it would be
quite logical for them to ask why a student who got a D in English
wants to do graduate work in that subject. Your best bet is to speak
to the Graduate Admissions Officers at the schools which interest you
and ask them how they would relate to a transcript like yours. Be
honest. If they tell you that you are not a good candidate at this
time,take some courses as a non-matriculated graduate student and
show them that you are serious about your work.
EDUFAX provides services for the Graduate School Applicant.
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