mamaSLP

I was concerned about my low overall GPA as I was applying to grad school. I was afraid the couple of F's I have on my transcript from 10 years ago was going to come back and bite me when it came to getting an acceptance. Fortunately, I did really well the past several years in both my general education and major courses. The schools must've looked past those F's and looked at the overall picture because I got into more than one school. Just like the other people on this forum said, you can still get into grad school without having straight A's. Heck! You can still get into grad school with more than one F on your transcript. Just remember to make yourself shine in other ways!

My stats are similar to yours. I got in the first year of applying. Pick the schools that don't just look at numbers. The schools I received my acceptance at looked at the overall picture such as GPA, volunteer and multicultural experiences, personality, and strong SOP and letters of rec. Make sure to put your face out there and if you have a particular school you really want to attend, go visit the program and faculty!

What a great thread for mommies! I am still waiting to hear my fate for grad school in the next few weeks since all the schools I applied to are in California. I have a 10 year old, go to school full time and work a minimum of at least 20 hours a week (even when I was a single mother I did this). I have spoke to a few of my professors who actually worked while attending grad school some 10+ years ago. Eventually they said it all comes down to the type of person you are. They were all able to make it work for them and I think I can make it work for myself too. There will definitely be some sacrafices to make such as not being able to get a full 8 hours of sleep and spending weekends on school work rather than cleaning the house. Lol. I sure would like to hear from the mommies/daddies who have experience this first hand.