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Grades and Graduate School
I am just wondering if one c+ will affect ones prospectives to get into grad school. Currently finishing my third year studies (okay, i'll be honest I'm out of phase with my studios...screwed up last year...personal sh*t, dealing with counselling and stuff)
Well, most of my grades are predominently in the mid-high B's and a few A's. My CGPA went from 3.4 to 3.2 after my studio which i bombed last year and will retake it this winter term and offset, with an extra course on tectonics and materiality which i didn't focus cause i was worried on studio. I just dunno if i should be worrying about upgrading my c+ in an extra course that i took, while working on a studio course i'm repeating (i'm also in between new curriculums, took alot of new courses, extra credit if you will)
How do grad schools look at one low mark? and how do grad school's perceive a studio sequencing out of phase?
I know i've screwed up in the past, and I am dealing with my mess ups and I still want to go for a M.Arch one day...maybe I can't dream of Columbia or Pratt...but hopefully I can be still accepted to a grad school in the future?
Anyone in my situation before?
BTW, I know portfolios, resumes, and reccomendations are also key parts of the applications process. I'm just wondering how grades are weighed in relation to them.
From what I've heard from a mentor and other professors of mine, if it is in an extra course and you have a good gpa it won't matter. I got a D in accounting in my one and only semester as a business minor but I'm not too worried about it since I have a 3.6 gpa overall (although I may go to the local CC to take it and erase the D).
grades are grades.. if the portfolio/etc is solid, i'm sure they will over look the grades......
I’ve had friends who had poor grades and still got accepted to ivy colleges. Though their network of friends was impressive, I highly think you are that connected. I agree with binary. Grades are grades. I think you stand out more if you have a low gpa. You’ll impress the committee, assuming that you have something to offer.
I wouldn't sweat it. One mediocre grade (a C+ isn't close to failing last time I checked) isn't a death sentence. I highly doubt that individual class by class grades are analyzed for admissions. Its probably more what your overall GPA is. Don't fall into the mind trap that life ends with less than an A.
I've known folks on admissions committees - they really only care about your portfolio and references. Grades are only used to make sure you can work through an academic environment - unless they are way off the charts bad, it's fine. A mediocre grade can reflect an individual's tendency to explore on their own and not just toe the line.
I think the collective studio GPA in my class was in the low 3 range, and we were a top tier program with many that were accepted to ivy programs.
Not to worry, the studio GPA counts for more than the other courses for design programs anyway.
For undergrad, your grades will be a little more important for grad school. When you finish grad school your grades will not be important at all as long as your folio is legit.
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