01-16-2016, 10:18 AM
(This post was last modified: 01-16-2016, 10:22 AM by cookderosa.)
Like Johnny suggested, you have to work backwards.
First- all colleges give GPA assuming you take classes with them. At all 3 of the big 3, you'll be required to take at least 1 class, so you'll have a GPA no matter what.
Second- competitive grad schools probably have already published something on their website to help you position yourself for admissions. Anything they say that asks for "graded credit" means you can't use testing credit. So, a phrase like "GPA of 3.0 on your last 60 graded credits" means you'll need a GPA on your last 60 graded credits- tests are excluded from that pile.
Finally, if I can just be blunt- make the things you learn here work for you, don't reshape your whole future to fit into a degree plan you're finding here just because it saves a few thousand or can be completed in less time. Seriously, you get one life, choose wisely. Your undergrad degree MAY NOT BE a simple check-the-box degree, so don't take the people doing that path and try to make it fit in your prepare-for-my-grad-school-and-career path.
First- all colleges give GPA assuming you take classes with them. At all 3 of the big 3, you'll be required to take at least 1 class, so you'll have a GPA no matter what.
Second- competitive grad schools probably have already published something on their website to help you position yourself for admissions. Anything they say that asks for "graded credit" means you can't use testing credit. So, a phrase like "GPA of 3.0 on your last 60 graded credits" means you'll need a GPA on your last 60 graded credits- tests are excluded from that pile.
Finally, if I can just be blunt- make the things you learn here work for you, don't reshape your whole future to fit into a degree plan you're finding here just because it saves a few thousand or can be completed in less time. Seriously, you get one life, choose wisely. Your undergrad degree MAY NOT BE a simple check-the-box degree, so don't take the people doing that path and try to make it fit in your prepare-for-my-grad-school-and-career path.
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