[Low undergrad GPA, high post-bacc GPA. Applying to Master's in Admin. Will my undergrad GPA kill me?]

Hi all,

I was quite unmotivated in my undergraduate degree studies in Political Science. I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life or degree, and didn't take University very seriously, so my GPA suffered as a result (3.0/4.0) with a severe downward trend.

After I graduated I taught English overseas, and really enjoyed it so I came back to the US and enrolled in a post-baccalaureate teaching program. I was highly motivated and received a 4.0/4.0 in this program, and two scholarships for academic and teaching excellence.

It's been two years since that time, and I'm thinking about getting a Master's degree in Admin/Educational Leadership. I know I can most probably get into several programs, but I'd like to try my hand at some more selective schools like Harvard, Columbia, Stanford, etc. 

I have done research on these schools, but it's hard to really know whether or not my undergraduate GPA will tank my application. Does anyone have any advice? 

Thanks!

[American College of Education?]

I know that Arizona (if not all brick and mortar) State gives the same degree for its online students as it does traditional students. The only time I can imagine it coming up is if a person on the person asks how living in Tempe was. There are some non-profit universities that people think are for profit schools. Some example are National University or Azusa Pacific University (it puts a lot of money into marketing int hings such as commercials.) As long as it doesn't sound like one then you should be good.

 

That makes total sense. Thanks very much for taking the time to answer my question. 

[American College of Education?]

Anyone who has gone to a for profit school (even if it is regionally accredited) won't even be given an interview where I work. Although it isn't official, I would suspect the same type of rationale is common at universities across America. The people on these forums are proactive  and I doubt many have gone or know anything about a for profit college in terms of how "good a program" it is.

Hence the reason you aren't getting any biters. 

 

Ah. Thanks for the insight. Can you please tell me if this is true for non-profit distance schools as well? I'm also considering Lamar University and Arizona State for masters degrees.

 

My teaching license is in a brick and mortar school, but I will have left the country by the time I complete my degree.

 

Thanks. 

[American College of Education?]

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[American College of Education?]

Hi,

 

I will be finishing my graduate post-bacc teacher license in December of next year and because I will not be staying in the country long enough to complete my masters degree, I am considering online options.

 

The school that interests me the most is the American College of Education.

 

Does anyone have any experience with this school? I know they are a for profit, online school...but they appear to be regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and they are actually cheaper than several brick and mortar universities in my area.

 

I'm not planning on ever teaching in a public school, so the purpose of the degree would be for a bigger pay scale in international private schools.

 

 

Thanks!