limnousine

HELLO y'all: I need your advice: I will apply for the first time to M.Sc. Hydrology programs for a Fall 2016 start! I graduated in May2014 from a big, well-known state school with a B.Sc in physics and Minors in GIS. Since then, I've worked full time as a assistant in a biogeochemistry/river dynamics lab (May2014-current) Before joining the lab, I was a student research assistant (Jan2014-May2014) Here is the catch: I have an undergraduate GPA of 2.77!! I know this will prevent my admission into top10 programs, so I am aiming for mid-tier programs? Here is what I've done to outrun my undergrad gpa: Spring: Took a graduate modelling class to show future decisions committees that I can hand graduate level work Now (summer): repeating undergrad math class that I did poorly in: Differential Eqns Fall (upcoming): Take another grad level class for the same reason above At this point, what else can I do? - Focus exclusively on attaining highest possible GRE scores? - Focus on presenting something at conferences like AGU or GSA? - Something else? I'd especially appreciate any kind of input from those of you in graduate school who had applied from a position of disadvantage (like me!) THANK YOU, I've been silently stalking this forum for over a year, and you guys are awesome.