(02-05-2019, 08:07 PM)retro Wrote:Quote:Most grad schools will want all of your transcripts. They will calculate a cumulative GPA based on every school you've attended.
That's a problem. So, my previous GPA from my previous college was in the 1.95 range. My HS transcripts reflect a very similar 1.9x GPA. I need desperately to counteract this as this isn't a true reflection of my capabilities.
In a nutshell:I have no real choice but to own that. I can cry about it or do something about it.
- I have ADHD/dyslexia with an IQ far above average. The ADHD is well managed now, but could not be at the time. Also, absolutely nobody knew what to do with me given that I am what is now called a "twice exceptional."
- My HS's idea of special education was to treat me as no different than some kid with a low IQ and just lower the bar, pass me, and not really make genuine attempts at helping me actually remediate my issues.
- This of course did nothing to prepare me for college and untreated ADHD had its effects on other subjects.
- My college flat out refused to accommodate my dyslexia's impact on my math skills. Yes, it's illegal. Yes, they got away with it because I didn't have the legal resources to push back. It has been 20 years, I can hardly hold them accountable now.
Ideas that have crossed my mind:
I'm open to suggestions here, lots of them.
- Compensate by getting three BS degrees, even if they're all ACE/NCCRS credits.
- Study for the SAT/LSAT as an adult, with the proper accommodations and aim very high.
- This is perhaps "unicorn country" but, most schools have a policy of accepting the higher GPA when a course is failed. Turn that policy on its ear and go take a GED test as a one-for-one counter to my original HS grades.
My undergraduate GPA was terrible, so I took community college courses to boost the last 60 credit hours to a 3.0. Graduate school admissions requirements will tell you whether they're looking at overall GPA or the last 60 credit hours. I can tell you that needing a school that only looked at the last 60 credit hours severely limited my options. I'm only able to get into so many programs now because I already have a master's in which I earned a high GPA. I also had high GRE scores.
Here's something I've never encountered before. University of Central Missouri doesn't calculate a cumulative GPA. They go off the GPA on the degree-granting transcript. Well, I don't have a GPA on my TESU transcript because I transferred in everything, and the capstone wasn't required at the time. UCMO ended up defaulting my undergraduate GPA to a 3.0. Honestly, that's probably higher than my real undergraduate GPA.
Graduate of Not VUL or ENEB
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
MS, MSS and Graduate Cert
AAS, AS, BA, and BS
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc