ronqman Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hey so I have a 2.98 uGPA and I want to apply for PhD programs in biological oceanography/fisheries. I have a ton of research experience, including two long internships with different NOAA fisheries labs. It's about 4 years altogether of research experience and I have one paper (author 2 or 3 out of 3) to submit this fall and 2 more hopefully first author papers later this year. I know who I want to work with and I know exactly what I want out of a career, I'm just afraid my GPA is gonna scare some PIs away. I have terrible test anxiety so I have a ton of D's and even an F and most of these are in my core STEM classes (calc, physics, chem, bio). I don't want to waste money on applications if they're going to throw them right out, but I'm not sure if my research experience will outweigh that. Should I bother applying to PhD programs? Or maybe just focus on getting more experience or an MS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gentvenus Posted August 28, 2020 Share Posted August 28, 2020 Any chance you have some official medical evidence of your test anxiety issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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