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He eats a lot. Plus, Canada tax. Wet food is more expensive than dry. Perhaps $100 is too high an estimation, but 80 at least. I don't try too hard to keep track.


It's rather irresponsible to take on two cats 2 years before grad school tbh, but most pet owners are less than ideal. I try not to judge people wrt their attitude about owning pets, but ugh. A cat is a 15+ year commitment. If you think that's too long, your local shelter has plenty of choice to show how many people don't get this...

He eats a lot. Plus, Canada tax. Wet food is more expensive than dry. Perhaps $100 is too high an estimation, but 80 at least. I don't try too hard to keep track.


It's rather irresponsible to take on two cats 2 years before grad school tbh, but most pet owners are less than ideal. I try not to judge people wrt their attitude about owning pets, but ugh. A cat is a 15+ year commitment. If you think that's too long, your local shelter has plenty of choice to show how many people don't get this...

He eats a lot. Plus, Canada tax. Wet food is more expensive than dry. Perhaps $100 is too high an estimation, but 80 at least. I don't try too hard to keep track.


It's rather irresponsible to take on two cats 2 years before grad school tbh, but most pet owners are less than ideal. I try not to judge people wrt their attitude about owning pets, but ugh. A cat is a 15+ year commitment. If you think that's too long, your local shelter has plenty of choice to show how many people don't get this...

I'm sure you did this in your SoP/whatever, but for others:
If your GPA in the last 2 years or your major GPA is better than your cGPA, mention it! If your GPA has been steadily climbing over time, mention it! You're not lying by mentioning this, especially since your transcript is appended, so don't let your mediocre cGPA just sit there as if it's "honest". Sell yourself wherever possible. (Edit: don't omit cGPA from written material if you mention other stats, since that looks suspicious)

You may be surprised by how much better these stats are. No, they're not a substitute for your cGPA, but many adcomms will put some weight on progressive improvement and GPA in relevant courses. I was surprised how much my first few semesters dragged down my GPA... I definitely was much more focused in my 3rd and 4th years.

I know some universities actually only look at (or at least officially consider) last 2 years GPA. These may or may not be a strong fit for you so ymmv