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How to address low GPA?

by BlackStreet » Sun Jun 20, 2010 12:56 pm
My target school is langone NYU Part time

my undergraduate GPA in engineering was 2.3 and a 4.0 in grad school also in engineering. Do i still need to address the low gpa in my optional essay? I did work full time during my undergraduate years but I feel there is no excuse good enough too justify such a low GPA and that i could possibly be better off just ignoring it since my graduate GPA supposedly indicates that my uGPA was not a reflection of my academic abilities.

Any thoughts or advice? thanks
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by Jessica@VeritasPrep » Mon Jun 21, 2010 8:44 am
I agree with you (that it isn't necessary to address the undergraduate GPA). If you do chose to address this I would only write a very simple sentence to state that you hope the admissions committee will give more weight to your graduate gpa as this gpa is more indicative of your abilities than is your undergraduate GPA (but the admissions committee already knows this without you telling them!!).

There may be an opportunity in an essay or short answer question to discuss WHY this is (not an excuse for poor grades in your early academic career but perhaps a maturity or interest in the subject matter later? learning discipline or confidence as a result of success at work as well?).

Just a thought. But, I do believe your instinct is correct that there is no reason to draw attention to the low GPA unless you have a compelling reason to do so.
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