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  1. Sorry about not being clear. I'm not planning to move because I have a perminent residency/citizenship in the US. I'm planning to move cause I want to and yes I will need a visa and right now the easiest visa to get is an F1. The 3.0 is on the Turkish system but it's the same with the American one. I'm at my senior year, a Bachelor's in Nutrition and Dietetics. I only have one semester remaining before I graduate on summer 2016. I have been planning to get a master's degree at first but I figured with my GPA it'll be nearly impossible to get accepted by reputable programs. And then I've started to look into graduate certificate programs that offer OPT (Optional Practical Training) which is also given under F1 visa and then can be converted to H1B with a sponsor. About the dietetics programs, I know they have to be ASCEND accredited in order to be able to get into another ASCEND accredited DI, but the initial didactic courses, well some of them, are nowhere near what I've studied in terms of the extent of clinical nutrition and dietetics education and that's why I couldn't uderstand how they could proceed into an internship afterwards, but then again, who am I to judge while they already have an ASCEND accreditation. I will have to get my degree evaluated by WES no matter what program I'm going to proceed with regardless of it's level of education. And I'm not necessarily planning on becoming an RD/RDN at this point with the rivalry over DI's with my GPA. So that's why I have said that I'm now stuck. I don't know if I should enroll in a graduate certificate or not.
  2. Hi. I don't remember if I've wrote on here about this before, if so, my apologies. I'm in my last year in a Turkish university in Istanbul, majoring in Nutrition and Dietetics. Here, normally, I'm graduating with the title of "Dietitian" which is different than the US cause over there you guys have 3 types of registered practitioners coming from so different majors. Here it's mandatory to major in Nutrition and Dietetics in order to be a Dietitian and the internships are taken as coursework unlike the US in which institutions offer something called Dietetic Internship (DI) which anyone with a basic nutrition knowledge can apply basically - but with a minimum 3.0 GPA. That's where my problem starts. So I'm planning to move over there, my initial plan was to move to NJ or Pennsylvania but then I couldn't find any master's or even Dietetic Internship's that'd accept my below speakable GPA with no actual work experience. I've contacted one of my former professors who now lives in Pennsylvania and asked her about what I should do and stuff and if any of you are familiar with what's happening in my country's region, you'd know that it's pretty hard not to be scared of what might happen to my country and everyone I love in it in near future. She told me that private schools have to fill their quota regardless of what the applicant's GPA is which would make things easier. I now that the Ivy League schools' admissions wouldn't even check the rest of my papers after seeing the GPA regardless of what program I'm applying for. So I've started to check extension programs that I could afford on my own. But then there is the Trump issue that'd make it really hard for me to stay after I'm done with whatever program I've completed. I've checked UCLA, UC Berkeley, Columbia, Cornell, Rutgers and Harvard Extension schools and I'm convinced non of them would shine bright like a master's on my resumè. And I know, CV only opens the door for he first job but still. I don't wanna throw my money away. So I'm pretty stuck. Idk if I should stay and live doubtful and uneasy. Or go to an extension which in my case could only be UCLA or UC Berkeley cause others' are rather expensive for non-degree/certificate programs which are nowhere near master's so might as well pick the cheap one. Any advise would be helpful cause I'm struggling hard. Edit: spelling mistake
  3. My current GPA is unspeakably and shamefully low but by the end of this semester it'll probably be 2.5-2.6 (Still very low, I know). I'm considering to apply in spring 2016 for fall 2016 or spring 2017 depending on the school I'll apply to. Do you think I should wait until I graduate and have a higher GPA (2.8-2.9)? The schools I have in mind vary but they're primarily located around the East Coast. I have done compulsory (unpaid) internship that the program I'm currently enrolled to required (Nutrition and Dietetics) and I still have 2 separate semesters of internships and they make 960h in total that which I'm not entirely sure whether or not has any influence on universities preferences. I'd like to know your professional opinions on this. Thanks in advance!
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