Universities for physics master with 2.4 gpa

[cryptist]

Hi,
I want to do master in physics in an English-speaking country. (USA, UK, Canada or Australia) (though I prefer USA as a first choice)

I am senior physics undergrad student. However my gpa is very low, around 2.4. (However most probably I'll increase it to above 2.5 at the end of the year)

Do you know any universities that accepts students with this gpa? Can you give spesific university names as many as you can, please?

Another thing, in the web pages of many universities "minimum gpa 3.0" is written. Is that means there is no way to enter that university with a gpa lower than 3.0?

By the way my research areas are mainly foundations of quantum mechanics and quantum information science.

 

[Kevin_Axion]

Institute for Quantum Computing in Waterloo, Ontario Canada. I'm not sure the GPA with qualify though.

 

[eri]

Most US schools won't consider you with a GPA under 3.0; 3.0 is the minimum GPA you must maintain in graduate school to remain enrolled, and grad school classes are a lot more demanding than undergrad. Your GPA will tell them you're not ready for grad school. However, if you can take some graduate courses and get A's in them, you might be able to convince a school to give you a chance - this will mean personal contact between you and the school, and hopefully a professor on your side (this is very hard for a foreigner to accomplish). Certainly don't try this at a top school.

 

[cryptist]

Waterloo probably do not accept students with gpa lower than 3.0

Please, can you give school names that are not in top 100 or top 250? Of course I don't ask you very bad schools, but the middle rank schools or low rank but good condition schools I'm searching. There are thousands of schools, isn't there any students? Please come on..

Let me give an example;
University of Miami -> minimum gpa requirement 3.0
Kansas State University -> minimum gpa requirement 2.5

All I want is school names that accepts students with gpa lower than 3.0

 

[cristo]

I think a more pertinent question you need to ask yourself is why did you only obtain a GPA of 2.4? I imagine many universities won't take you unless there are some clear extenuating circumstances that prevented you from doing your best, otherwise you are not likely to perform well in the masters degree. Furthermore, especially in the US, masters students do some teaching, and if you can't show that you've mastered material then how will you teach it to undergraduates?

 

[Vanadium 50]

Please, can you give school names that are not in top 100 or top 250?

The total number of schools offering the MS is only 253.

 

[cryptist]

I am also a musician, and I spent more time to music rather than physics in my freshman and sophomore years. So, I think that my gpa does not reflect my abilities. After all, I have researches in quantum information science, that shows my research abilities.

I want a university that giving importance on researches and has good (not best, but not bad) academic and social environment. Then I will do my best to achieve success in graduate school. That's all. I'll be glad if you can advise me some universities that you know.

 

[Mororvia]

Have you always averaged about 2.4? Have your more recent semesters been better than 2.4 (closer to 3.0)? Upward trends in grades would give the admissions folks a better feeling.

People aren't going to do your university research for you. Look for smaller schools.

 

[cryptist]

Have you always averaged about 2.4? Have your more recent semesters been better than 2.4 (closer to 3.0)? Upward trends in grades would give the admissions folks a better feeling.

People aren't going to do your university research for you. Look for smaller schools.

Yes. My last two semester gpa is 3.50.