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Thank you everyone for giving me feedback! I would like to continue with research however, I am just worried that since I am just shy of the undergrad 3.0 cutoff, my application would not even make it to the POI's desk so that even if I have more pubs, it wouldn't be looked at. I should have another 1 or 2 pubs out this year and atleast another poster or presentation. Hopefully that will get me accepted somewhere next year. I still haven't heard back for even an interview this year. I will def look into some ph.d classes or post-bacc research programs. Thanks for the suggestions!!

After looking through this forum as well as studentdoctor, I realize that my situation is a bit different than some of the other posters. I'm hoping to get some advice as to what my next step should be. My bachelor's CGPA was abysmal (2.98)- it's the same story as many people- I wasn't sure what I was doing and I was pretty burnt out trying to condense my degree into the shortest time possible to start working in the 'real world'. I applied with my fingers crossed..I just miss the cutoff of 3.0 for the programs but most told me that my masters gpa will also be considered. Upon graduation, I was accepted into a Master's program (in a health area) and since then, I was lucky enough to get both clinical and research experience- since my current job is in the exact area I am hoping to do a ph.d in. To date, I have two first-authored pubs, 1 oral presentation and 1 poster. I am applying for the first time this year to Canadian Universities. I took my GRES V(167) Q(166) A(5) and subject GRE (760). I know it's still early, but I havent had any feedback from the universities yet. I've looked into some non-degree seeking courses and most require application before March. Is it working backwards to do undergrad courses after my master's? If I choose this route, I also have to think about scaling back the hours at my current job as a f/t R.A. I guess the big question is, should I fix the undergrad GPA or keep on doing research? any feedback/opinions would be much appreciated. thank you so much for reading!

I'm not gonna lie- I'm pretty bummed! Hopefully different tracks have different interview schedules or all interviews have not been sent yet... Good luck to you and your friend! I will probably retake some undergrad courses to up my gpa for next year's apps.

So glad to have found this thread! I applied to Western, Windsor and York this year. Has anyone heard from Windsor? I noticed that some people already got interviews from the results section. Seems like interviews are quite early this year... Good luck everyone!