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Big 3 into Grad school - 25BangBang - 02-27-2018
I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade.
So if you're worried about getting into grad school with a Big Three degree, don't sweat it. Get that knock-out GPA and focus on the LoRs and statement of purpose. You'll be surprised the amount of schools that accept your BA.
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - Ideas - 02-27-2018
Congrats on getting into both!
It's nice to see such encouragement posted here.
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - cookderosa - 02-28-2018
(02-27-2018, 02:37 PM)25BangBang Wrote: I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade.
Congratulations!
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - burbuja0512 - 03-03-2018
Great work!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!
I love it when Big 3 grads for international degrees!!!! Woo hoo!!
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - Kaskadian - 03-11-2018
Congrats! I had a similar path; did the TESC BSBA program with a TON of CLEP/DSST/No grade courses. I'm currently attending an AACSB MBA program. I think more and more people are coming to respect online degree programs.
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - bjcheung77 - 03-11-2018
That's awesome, I would think most graduate RA programs will accept the Big 3 since their undergrad programs are RA. It's good to have some type of confirmation and this is it! Woo woo!
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - Helen003 - 04-20-2018
(02-27-2018, 02:37 PM)25BangBang Wrote: I remember when I started on my journey 3 years ago, the question that stumped me was "What good is this degree anyways?' Well, I'm happy to announce that after getting my BA in History from TESU it has all been worth it. I applied to American University and UCSD for their Master's in Intentional Affairs program. Both are top 10 programs and got into both! My GRE was poor (152/150) but I had a 4.0 GPA since the 21 CLEPs and DSSTs I took didn't count for a letter grade.
Congratulations! It's great to hear you achieved what you wanted!
I am wondering whether you worked anywhere before applying for Master's.
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - 25BangBang - 04-21-2018
(04-20-2018, 08:36 PM)Helen003 Wrote: Congratulations! It's great to hear you achieved what you wanted!
I am wondering whether you worked anywhere before applying for Master's.
I was enlisted in the Army signal corps for 4 years. Most people in my program taught ESL or were working entry level jobs in energy industry or local politics.
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - tesu-acct-student - 05-08-2018
Yea any fear of getting into a good grad school with a Big 3 degree is completely unjustified. So these threads are very important. Thanks for sharing!
RE: Big 3 into Grad school - RANSOMSOUL - 05-08-2018
Congratulations - Very Cool!!!