jeffninja

Thank you for your reply. My advisor used to do what I am interested now two decades ago and I think my program admitted me because they wanted to improve the diversity. Before coming here, I have another MA degree with a GPA of 3.78. Do you think this will help?

Yes! I am ready for reapplying to a top 10 program but my only concern is my graduate GPA. I was told that top programs usually have cutoff point for GPA but they never admit that. I would be very disappointed if my application could not even pass the first-round screening.

Hi all, I am a second year PhD student in a top 50 program. I don't like my current program because few faculties work on the subfield I am interested in. My advisor doesn't like me either and thus I decided to quit my current program and reapply for the 2016 Fall. I have good GRE scores (V168 Q166), good grades in statistics courses, and research experience (a good working paper ready for peer review). My undergraduate GPA is OK, but my graduate GPA is a problem. As an international student, I didn't do well in my first semester in US so now my GPA is only 3.5. I also taught an undergraduate class and did several RA works. So is it wise for me to reapply to top programs? Will a low graduate GPA have a great impact on the application? Thank you for your attention!