luvthebrain

Hey Everyone, So this is my second attempt for grad school. I applied to three schools for fall 2013 and two denied me out right and Pacific had me on their tier one waiting list. I was a post bac and hadn't been in college for almost 20 years. My GPA for my first degree was horrible. I think a 2.67. I was young and enjoyed the social life a little to much. I graduated from PSU in June with a 3.60 GPA. My GRE scores were 160 qual. 155 verbal and a 3.5 written. My personal statement was strong or so I was told. I had very little extra curricular activities in the field and no work experience. I did have 20 hours of observation. This year I'm getting work experience and doing a bunch of volunteer work. I've been a special needs care giver for the last 4 months and plan to continue right up to grad school. I'm still not quite sure how the schools chose. I had better stats then some that were accepted. They said that because my first GPA was from so long ago that it wouldn't be that huge of a factor. I'm not so sure. The programs are very competitive and getting more so each year. SDSU had 500 applicants, PSU had a couple hundred and Pacific had around the same. This year I'm applying to at least 9 schools. I've beefed up my resume so that should help. I think the best advice I can give is to not let the process affect your last quarter or semester of school. It's really hard in spring when people are talking about where they got accepted and you haven't heard from anyone. Finish strong. Once the application is in.... it's out of your hands. Concentrate on what you can control and that's the classes you're currently in. If you don't get in don't give up.. Start making yourself a stronger applicant. If you really want it.... I believe it will happen. Schools I will be applying to, not in any specific order: Portland State Pacific University of Washington San Diego State Cal State Northridge San Jose State Cal State Long Beach Cal State Fullerton Chico state Good luck to everyone!!

I was wait listed Tier 1 at Pacific. How many of you are on Tier 1? I know spots will be opening up so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. This is my only hope or I'm doing this all over again