Your GPA is terrible and it will hurt your chances to do what you want to do. I don't know why you do so terribly in the fall, but there's no going back now. The damage is done. Even if you knock it out in your senior year, it will be too late, since you'll be applying for grad school before those grades come in.
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How bad is a 2.0-2.5 GPA?
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According to Wikipedia, 3.33 - 3.67.
Specifically psychology? Not a lot, it's not a field that the state of mississippi really gives a shit about, i know there's Southern Mississippi which has a pretty good program, and Ole Miss' (where i'm at) has an amazing doctoral program, but it's clinical and nothing in relation to what i want to do with psychology.
I've talked to a lot of professors, even professional therapists that have been in my position and have been given solid advice, but i just never had any connection to how GPA affects your career.
lol, there are people who work at Walmart that have 3.6+ GPAs.
Life works in different ways for different people.
No offense, but I'm not getting your point then. If there are only a few Psychology grad programs in your state, and they seem to be pretty good (and I assume, competitive), then how does being in a state with "shitty standards" help you get into a grad Psychology program?
It's not technically Psychology, it's through the school of education, which is in works with the psychology department to help produce therapists, counselors etc.
I should also state we have a somewhat weird grading system (i have zero idea if other schools do this, ours was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year).
Skellig Gra
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I had like 2.06 and I'm doing fine. I know I was a lazy ass but whatever. Basically if you planned on being the president of the country or a CEO thats out the window. Otherwise, you will be fine. Getting the first job will be somewhat of a challenge.
Im surprised how shocked people are that when they dont go to class, dont do their homework, and dont study get bad grades....seriously college is not that bad...GO TO CLASS....DO YOUR HOMEWORK...STUDY FOR EXAMS
I have seen very few people who did poorly in college and did the above things
I have seen very few people who did poorly in college and did the above things
Technosteve
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grad school full ride? 3.5 gpa and above all those lower must pay and go to z tier college
It's not technically Psychology, it's through the school of education, which is in works with the psychology department to help produce therapists, counselors etc.
I should also state we have a somewhat weird grading system (i have zero idea if other schools do this, ours was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year).
My school did this.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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This is true. I have a friend with far better GPA than mine and has yet to find a job. Is working in Walmart right now. Different circumstances, I suppose.
It's not technically Psychology, it's through the school of education, which is in works with the psychology department to help produce therapists, counselors etc.
I should also state we have a somewhat weird grading system (i have zero idea if other schools do this, ours was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year).
My school does this as well. A lot of professors don't follow it, though, and refuse to give minuses.
It's not technically Psychology, it's through the school of education, which is in works with the psychology department to help produce therapists, counselors etc.
I should also state we have a somewhat weird grading system (i have zero idea if other schools do this, ours was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year).
That's standard. It's unusual NOT to grade that way.
This seems to be the general idea from GAF, at most it seems i'll have trouble getting a first job.
Also your avatar is amazing.
Really? Until last year i had no idea that it even existed. Some teachers say they dont do it but i've also heard the school can deny benefits / lower pay if they don't access the plus minus system.
cool_dude_2049
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That's how it was for my school.
No, it's overcrowded, but not shitty. But with Psychology s your major you practically HAVE TO go to Grad School. So that makes you GPA more of an issue.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
I know in my job whenever a promotion comes up whatever growth and work ethic the eligible employees have displayed is completely ignored; boss pulls out the college GPA of each employee and the highest grade automatically gets the promotion. Dating is similar, can't say how many times I've pulled chicks who are a hard 10 just by mentioning my GPA.
:lol why are you bringing up your GPA on dates? My girlfriend doesn't care, nor have any other girls i've been with.
Most schools have this grading system, because many graduate application services standardize GPA's to them.It's not technically Psychology, it's through the school of education, which is in works with the psychology department to help produce therapists, counselors etc.
I should also state we have a somewhat weird grading system (i have zero idea if other schools do this, ours was implemented in the 2011-2012 school year).
Well, what's average GPA like for that graduate program that you want to go for?
This is true. You also get to cut in line at the movies if you flash your college transcript at the door.
cool_dude_2049
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*woosh*
Haha
Your GPA won't matter much instrumentally to your career, but if you place intrinsic value on education, then it's pretty garbage.
Then again, if you want to go all Pascal's wager on this shit, then I guess you could say a high GPA could potentially give you an edge in a competitive setting, whereas a low GPA will, at best, do absolutely nothing.
Then again, if you want to go all Pascal's wager on this shit, then I guess you could say a high GPA could potentially give you an edge in a competitive setting, whereas a low GPA will, at best, do absolutely nothing.
My gpa is honestly suffering because my freshmen year i went through these awful bouts of depression, never went to class, my grades suffered, so i have my first freshmen semester to thank fucking me over.
I'll be taking my GRE within the next few months, as my advisor has told me to take it as many times as possible.
Then tell them you've got a magna cum loade.
SouthernDragon
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I got into grad school with a "low" GPA of 3.3, but it's because I kicked ass on my GREs and had a ton of extracurriculars, a pretty good part-time with my school, and an internship with a local, small city government.
I know of someone that got into grad school with a sub-3.0 GPA but they had years of experience under their belt and had worked as a research assistant for two consecutive summers with lead professors in the program they wanted to apply to. The professors were impressed with their hands-on knowledge and wrote his recommendation letter.
I mean, you can do it, it's just really hard.
I know of someone that got into grad school with a sub-3.0 GPA but they had years of experience under their belt and had worked as a research assistant for two consecutive summers with lead professors in the program they wanted to apply to. The professors were impressed with their hands-on knowledge and wrote his recommendation letter.
I mean, you can do it, it's just really hard.
i had pretty much the opposite problem, too much fun. now (21) i get depressed sometimes when i think about what i've done and what i still have to do. it was much worse when i wasn't working though, right after i got home.
RustyNails
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2.0-2.5 GPA is nothing to be proud of. Anything above 2.5 GPA is okay, in my opinion.
In work, your GPA doesn't matter. You can be a 4.0 GPA, but if you don't know how to talk to different people in work environment, you're as good as college dropout. No one really cares about your grades, school or transcripts as long as you can get the job done and behave like a normal human being in work environment.
In work, your GPA doesn't matter. You can be a 4.0 GPA, but if you don't know how to talk to different people in work environment, you're as good as college dropout. No one really cares about your grades, school or transcripts as long as you can get the job done and behave like a normal human being in work environment.
xKilltheMx
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>.<
How bad are we talking for STEM? After my stint in mechanical engineering my GPA was hurting...*sigh* regrets in my life.
Open Source
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You're fucked if you want to go to a decent grad program or get a job in a competitive industry. The fact that it's a psych degree doesn't help, either.
I see the public sector in your future.
I see the public sector in your future.
If i was truly 100% fucked over i'd probably just go work on my family's farm and make a larger if not the same amount i'd make as licensed counselor.
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that's under the most extreme desperate circumstances though.
youngwerther
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3.5 gets you a full ride to grad school?
Maybe if you have no arms and was orphaned in Siberia at age 4.
SouthernDragon
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Public sector can be quite competitive, especially at the Federal level.
That changes things. Since you've got a family business I would just focus on running that eventually. Skip the grad school debt.
The Artful Dodger
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I ended up with a 2.75, which wasn't quite as bad, but not so good. My Professors explained it like this for me in Grad School, you're probably not going to get into any Tier 1 post-grad programs, and probably no Phd's either. But you can get into some tier 2 programs and with MA degrees and use those to boost your GPA and many offer Phd placements, it's not the end of the world, and it's not like some doors are closed off forever, they're just not options at the moment. Best of luck.
Depends on the grad school. If you're paying money to go to grad school for a science, you fucked up.
For psych though, who knows.
YuriLowell
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GPA only matters to people who want to go straight into grad school.
I'm in a position where basically my 2 brothers, my dad uncle cousin and grandfather are all farmers, farming for over 50 years, they feel like farming isn't for me, in the sense that they want me to achieve to do better things (in their eyes farming is a great life, great money, but in the realm of things it wouldn't suit me) this isn't to say that if i fuck up i have a safe way to live the rest of my life.
Hari Seldon
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Worked for a company that was company policy to toss resumes with below a 3.2. STEM though, but this was even for experienced people. My buddy works for the HQ of a major national chain retailer. Because business degrees are a dime a dozen and are definitely the easiest major you can have, they toss resumes under 3.9 for new college grads lol.
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