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DdraigGoch
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I am in a bit of a difficult situation and I could use some advice about the magnitude of my problem and possible options. First, a bit of history...
I had a rough adolescence resulting in graduating two years late. Not doing any studying or homework in high school lead to decent liberal arts grades, awful science/math grades, and taking the bare minimum science and math to graduate. I followed what I thought I was good at and ended up working on an environmental studies BA.
Surprise surprise, I kept doing what I had been doing all along. I got terrible grades in university but I didn't have any better ideas. I kept at it for a bit over 4 years and then bailed with 1 semester left and a GPA in the mid 2.0s.
I took a couple years off school to figure out what on Earth I was going to do with myself. Aided by the cleansing power of manual labor, I decided to chase my childhood dream and try and get an ecology degree.
I just finished my first year in a science program. I am LOVING what I am doing and have managed a 4.18/4.33 GPA so far (At this school A:4.00, A:+4.33). I want to go to grad school. As you can imagine I am concerned about how my previous academic ventures will effect my ability to get into a good graduate program. I am intended to transfer into an honors degree, do undergraduate research, and everything else I can to make up for past mistakes.
Do I have to declare my previous GPA? Will my GPAs just get pooled together for grad applications or can I present them separately? In general I am trying to get a feel for how bad this situation is and what I can do to minimize the badness. Thanks!
I had a rough adolescence resulting in graduating two years late. Not doing any studying or homework in high school lead to decent liberal arts grades, awful science/math grades, and taking the bare minimum science and math to graduate. I followed what I thought I was good at and ended up working on an environmental studies BA.
Surprise surprise, I kept doing what I had been doing all along. I got terrible grades in university but I didn't have any better ideas. I kept at it for a bit over 4 years and then bailed with 1 semester left and a GPA in the mid 2.0s.
I took a couple years off school to figure out what on Earth I was going to do with myself. Aided by the cleansing power of manual labor, I decided to chase my childhood dream and try and get an ecology degree.
I just finished my first year in a science program. I am LOVING what I am doing and have managed a 4.18/4.33 GPA so far (At this school A:4.00, A:+4.33). I want to go to grad school. As you can imagine I am concerned about how my previous academic ventures will effect my ability to get into a good graduate program. I am intended to transfer into an honors degree, do undergraduate research, and everything else I can to make up for past mistakes.
Do I have to declare my previous GPA? Will my GPAs just get pooled together for grad applications or can I present them separately? In general I am trying to get a feel for how bad this situation is and what I can do to minimize the badness. Thanks!