torpedofish

I know this thread is very old, sorry, I just thought I'd respond in case anyone is reading this and losing all hope because of a low GPA. I have a 2.75 undergrad GPA from a small university with an even smaller Philosophy department, and my major is not Philosophy. So far I've been waitlisted with funding to two pretty good PhD programs and accepted with full funding into a great terminal MA, which I think will give me a springboard to get into a better PhD than I can get into now. So, all hope is not lost if even I can get waitlisted to PhDs

I guess the only reason I disagree personally is that, no matter what school you're at or what your major, undergraduate studies are almost always BS. Chances are, if you're actually interested in the subject, you already know everything you're going to learn in the classroom. I will keep an eye out for the study I mentioned (can't remember where I heard about it, but now I'm interested!), since that would be pretty difficult to disagree with.
 
Of course, my personal opinion doesn't make a difference in admissions, and there I would defer to the two professors I spoke with. Neither said, by the way, that low GPA is irrelevant, unimportant, or even forgivable. They just said it's not the end of the world.
 
And I'll add that, even if I don't get into any schools this round of admissions, I plan on applying again repeatedly.... which the OP should also consider. Hopefully, once 20 years or so separate us from our GPAs, they'll reconsider.

This is my first post. Long time reader of the forum.
 
I just got news that I was admitted into Chicago. It's the first school I've heard back from directly, so I'm incredibly excited and relieved.
 
I really just want to say thanks to everyone who posts here. Your comments really helped me through the application process. And good luck to everyone in the rest of the process.