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Jawbreaker
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Hi everyone! I've been perusing these forums for quite a while now and never introduced myself, but for lack of anything better to say for now, I'm Joey and here's my situation.
Too keep things short, I basically failed two courses, and got a D and a C in my other courses a year ago. I was severely depressed, in a horrible relationship and living situation, and basically gave up. I knew sympathy would never resolve my situation, so being the humble person I am, I accepted my failure and didn't let it bring me down any further. This happened in the spring semester. That summer some things changed for me. I got help with my depression, and though I was still in that crappy relationship and living problem, I was full of new determination not to give up. I had some hope for my future. I brought myself back to the university in the fall to make up the courses I had failed, and to bring more encouragement I took an intermediate course in Cosmology, which was thrilling and a good move. I forgot to mention that I failed physics I and am a Physics major. OUCH. Anyways, I busted my ***, eventually left the person I was with and living situation, and got great marks! This past spring I was short by a B to having straight A's. My gpa went from a 2.09 to a 3.08, and I don't plan on keeping it there. I did some rough calculations and If I bust major *** these last two years (not overloading either), I can end up near a 3.5 when I graduate, with a minor in math.
So I am curious, if I stay true to my path, do I have a chance at entering graduate school? I know you really can't answer these kinds of questions certainly. I plan on doing research during these last two years, and learning a few programming languages more to be more useful I suppose. I know graduate admissions look at your coursework, gpa, and GRE, but do they consider YOU? Will that one semester of failure be enough to make me appear unworthy, even if I surpassed it like a bat out of hell? I just need some really honest imput here. I really love astrophysics thus far, and want to study it at the graduate level. Is there anything I specifically should do to better my odds? I wouldn't be crushed if I didn't get into any of the top universities, but I would be if I was rejected by all and was stranded with a Physics B.S. and no continuation. Thanks for any imput! :]
Too keep things short, I basically failed two courses, and got a D and a C in my other courses a year ago. I was severely depressed, in a horrible relationship and living situation, and basically gave up. I knew sympathy would never resolve my situation, so being the humble person I am, I accepted my failure and didn't let it bring me down any further. This happened in the spring semester. That summer some things changed for me. I got help with my depression, and though I was still in that crappy relationship and living problem, I was full of new determination not to give up. I had some hope for my future. I brought myself back to the university in the fall to make up the courses I had failed, and to bring more encouragement I took an intermediate course in Cosmology, which was thrilling and a good move. I forgot to mention that I failed physics I and am a Physics major. OUCH. Anyways, I busted my ***, eventually left the person I was with and living situation, and got great marks! This past spring I was short by a B to having straight A's. My gpa went from a 2.09 to a 3.08, and I don't plan on keeping it there. I did some rough calculations and If I bust major *** these last two years (not overloading either), I can end up near a 3.5 when I graduate, with a minor in math.
So I am curious, if I stay true to my path, do I have a chance at entering graduate school? I know you really can't answer these kinds of questions certainly. I plan on doing research during these last two years, and learning a few programming languages more to be more useful I suppose. I know graduate admissions look at your coursework, gpa, and GRE, but do they consider YOU? Will that one semester of failure be enough to make me appear unworthy, even if I surpassed it like a bat out of hell? I just need some really honest imput here. I really love astrophysics thus far, and want to study it at the graduate level. Is there anything I specifically should do to better my odds? I wouldn't be crushed if I didn't get into any of the top universities, but I would be if I was rejected by all and was stranded with a Physics B.S. and no continuation. Thanks for any imput! :]