Want to improve GPA

[YokotaJo]

I second the motion to not jump to thinking that the GPA is in stone. Unfortunately, my 98 credits from a 4 year U were not all A's. I finished off my BA with all CLEPS at TESC so that lowly GPA is going to be stenciled on my forehead for the rest of my days. That said, I applied to my three top choices for my Masters. 1 school did not have a GPA issue at all, one was no no no, hell no don't even ask and the other one was "Due to our accreditation you need to have a 2.5 GPA". So far the last one has said OK after a nice professional letter and copy of my stellar resume, a great reference letter on why I would rock in their Masters program and a "why I want to be a teacher" statement from me. It all took a bit of work and a bit of packaging but I needed to do it for my own self-esteem anyway. Plus, I am not one to walk away from a good fight!

The last one "no, no, no hell no, we can not believe you are even asking", is currently on the final steps of reviewing my request and it is really looking like they will say OK too.

So in the end, give it a go and give it a good fight. I read months ago on THIS board from another wise poster a comment something like "these days grad schools can not be picky over something as minor as a low GPA from years and years ago" and I took that to heart and thought of it every day knowing that in the end I would have to work the system a bit to get to the grad school of my choice. Wow, that was one very long sentence but you get the point.:o