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Damn. As someone who's moving across the country alone next fall...I was really hoping to gain something from this thread. 

You sir, are a troll. 

Accepted at (and will be attending) U of Michigan's Hospital and Molecular Epidemiology MPH program!

I'M SO GLAD I'M NOT ALONE ON THIS.

I'M SO GLAD I'M NOT ALONE ON THIS.

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.

Wait, what? Why should I keep in mind that you're a white female? Admissions isn't gonna,...or at least they're not supposed to anyways. I mean, yeah, being a white female probably would make you the program's demographic minority, but you shouldn't be considering it as a factor in your application. What's important now is that you demonstrate your mathematical abilities (grades and test scores) and have solid letters of recommendation to vouch for it. Whether or not that race/gender mumbo-jumbo is true, don't think of it as so. That person got into a program because he studied his ass off for the quantitative test, not because he's white -- that's what you should be thinking.

Wait, what? Why should I keep in mind that you're a white female? Admissions isn't gonna,...or at least they're not supposed to anyways. I mean, yeah, being a white female probably would make you the program's demographic minority, but you shouldn't be considering it as a factor in your application. What's important now is that you demonstrate your mathematical abilities (grades and test scores) and have solid letters of recommendation to vouch for it. Whether or not that race/gender mumbo-jumbo is true, don't think of it as so. That person got into a program because he studied his ass off for the quantitative test, not because he's white -- that's what you should be thinking.

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.

GAAHHH I JUST RESPONDED TO ONE OF YOUR OTHER POSTS. You don't need to retake it a sixth time, dammit!! Now I'm freaking out for you!
 
Okay, deep breath.....
 
 
If you mean to take it again, just use my study technique: do practice questions until your eyes bleed. It's tried and true when it comes to acing standardized tests....which is a skill that any graduate school worth your time shouldn't judge you on. But if you must take it again....good luck, Cat.

GAAHHH I JUST RESPONDED TO ONE OF YOUR OTHER POSTS. You don't need to retake it a sixth time, dammit!! Now I'm freaking out for you!
 
Okay, deep breath.....
 
 
If you mean to take it again, just use my study technique: do practice questions until your eyes bleed. It's tried and true when it comes to acing standardized tests....which is a skill that any graduate school worth your time shouldn't judge you on. But if you must take it again....good luck, Cat.

Well, that's a really poor assumption. I think I probably took at total of 3 tests, if that, in college. And, I also had a high GPA. 

I'm gonna give you my honest opinion, but please bear in mind that this is just my opinion.
 
I think you need to take a few years off before thinking of applying to graduate school. A bad undergraduate GPA won't break you (hell, I have one too) as an applicant, however, it doesn't look good when it's paired next to an empty resume. What I recommend is you take a couple of years off and build your resume -- find relevant work, internships, and/or research, etc. If your financial situation eases up, you can take a few graduate courses as a non-matriculated student or get a graduate certificate. Doing well in these classes can show graduate schools that you can handle graduate-level classes. It also doesn't hurt to have graduate school professors vouch for your academic abilities in your letters.
 
What you can do right now before you graduate is maintain good relations with your professors and advisors. You may need them later as letter writers. You can also try to see if there are any professors willing to take you under their wing in their labs/research.
 
I realize I was all over the place in my response... In short, take some time off and work on yourself: get some experience and build a resume....then kick the GRE's ass and get into school. You'll make it. It'll just take some time. Believe me when I say this. I graduated with a bad GPA and I only did slightly above average on my GRE...but I took a year off, worked, did research, volunteered, and cranked out some minor publications. And I'm very hopeful I'll get into graduate school next Fall. 
 
 
 
Anyways, good luck. You got this.

I'm gonna give you my honest opinion, but please bear in mind that this is just my opinion.
 
I think you need to take a few years off before thinking of applying to graduate school. A bad undergraduate GPA won't break you (hell, I have one too) as an applicant, however, it doesn't look good when it's paired next to an empty resume. What I recommend is you take a couple of years off and build your resume -- find relevant work, internships, and/or research, etc. If your financial situation eases up, you can take a few graduate courses as a non-matriculated student or get a graduate certificate. Doing well in these classes can show graduate schools that you can handle graduate-level classes. It also doesn't hurt to have graduate school professors vouch for your academic abilities in your letters.
 
What you can do right now before you graduate is maintain good relations with your professors and advisors. You may need them later as letter writers. You can also try to see if there are any professors willing to take you under their wing in their labs/research.
 
I realize I was all over the place in my response... In short, take some time off and work on yourself: get some experience and build a resume....then kick the GRE's ass and get into school. You'll make it. It'll just take some time. Believe me when I say this. I graduated with a bad GPA and I only did slightly above average on my GRE...but I took a year off, worked, did research, volunteered, and cranked out some minor publications. And I'm very hopeful I'll get into graduate school next Fall. 
 
 
 
Anyways, good luck. You got this.

Yeah....no. A score report is the whole deal. If you've taken it multiple times and you report all your test scores, some schools may consider your best mark in each section per test, but they'll also be able to see all your scores. You should ask the school for a more detailed answer.

Yeah....no. A score report is the whole deal. If you've taken it multiple times and you report all your test scores, some schools may consider your best mark in each section per test, but they'll also be able to see all your scores. You should ask the school for a more detailed answer.

Jesus...where do I begin....
 
1.) Don't worry about whether you'll get into a PhD program this early in your undergraduate. For now, focus on improving your grades, studying hard, and maybe picking up some internships/research experience. You may have the GRE to worry about later too.
 
2.) GPA isn't everything. It's only one aspect of your application. Those people with perfect GPAs who got rejected, admissions probably saw something else in their application that they didn't like, i.e. irrelevant work & research experience, bad letter writers, bad impression during interviews, etc. 
 
3.) On top of that, different schools weigh GPA differently. Some schools look mostly at the last 60-90 units, others only major GPA, some science GPA, some look for improvement trends, etc.
 
4.) Calm down and enjoy your undergraduate years!

Jesus...where do I begin....
 
1.) Don't worry about whether you'll get into a PhD program this early in your undergraduate. For now, focus on improving your grades, studying hard, and maybe picking up some internships/research experience. You may have the GRE to worry about later too.
 
2.) GPA isn't everything. It's only one aspect of your application. Those people with perfect GPAs who got rejected, admissions probably saw something else in their application that they didn't like, i.e. irrelevant work & research experience, bad letter writers, bad impression during interviews, etc. 
 
3.) On top of that, different schools weigh GPA differently. Some schools look mostly at the last 60-90 units, others only major GPA, some science GPA, some look for improvement trends, etc.
 
4.) Calm down and enjoy your undergraduate years!

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.

Jesus...where do I begin....
 
1.) Don't worry about whether you'll get into a PhD program this early in your undergraduate. For now, focus on improving your grades, studying hard, and maybe picking up some internships/research experience. You may have the GRE to worry about later too.
 
2.) GPA isn't everything. It's only one aspect of your application. Those people with perfect GPAs who got rejected, admissions probably saw something else in their application that they didn't like, i.e. irrelevant work & research experience, bad letter writers, bad impression during interviews, etc. 
 
3.) On top of that, different schools weigh GPA differently. Some schools look mostly at the last 60-90 units, others only major GPA, some science GPA, some look for improvement trends, etc.
 
4.) Calm down and enjoy your undergraduate years!

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.

I'm just going to be blunt with you. If that's a priority, even a low ranking one, you should reconsider graduate school. School should be about improving yourself. While you will meet new people and form new connections, you should not be jumping into any romantic conclusions. If it does happen for you, then great! But don't be actively seeking it. If you're in a program to manhunt, I'm sorry but your spot in that program should go to someone else.