GPA and Grad School Admission

[Hege-Money]

Does anyone know where I can find a comprehensive list of the different Sociology Ph.D. programs within the T-20 that calculate GPA for admission based solely on the last two years?

I've already searched through the grad school websites, but I could only come up with Berkeley and UCLA.

[ThisSlumgullionIsSoVapid]

The best tool is going to be using this site and clicking results survey at the top. Look for ones with the red diamond - hover over it and you'll see some peoples stats.

You're going to find out that top programs, more times than not, have 1300+ GRE's and GPA's of 3.8-4.0. But, like everything in this process, there are things that outweigh that (work experience, publications, etc.)

[Hege-Money]

I don't mean to be insolent, but that's not what I asked. I asked which schools calculate GPA based on the last 2 years of undergraduate work NOT what the average GPA is for each school. Knowing the latter - while useful - is irrelevant to my question.

Thanks anyway though.

[Sociograd]

There isn't a formula for this type of thing. I would suggest being above a 3.5. People have been accepted to "Top-20" schools with a lower GPA than this however according to the results survey of previous years.

[Sociograd]

Oh..and your question...do you really think any school ONLY looks at the last two years?

[sleepycat]

I know NYU and I think UMass Amherst, Princeton, Northwestern, and UCSB.

[Sociograd]

I guarantee UCLA and Berkeley look at the first two years....even if they aren't "calculated".

[ThisSlumgullionIsSoVapid]

I don't mean to be insolent, but that's not what I asked. I asked which schools calculate GPA based on the last 2 years of undergraduate work NOT what the average GPA is for each school. Knowing the latter - while useful - is irrelevant to my question.

Thanks anyway though.

Oh, hah. Lesson to the world: don't squeeze in forum browsing in between note taking during a lecture.

[ThisSlumgullionIsSoVapid]

While on this topic, on all of your admissions when it listed the GPA you were all putting your cumulative total GPA right? I only came across I think one or two applications that asked specifically what my last two years GPA was.

[sleepycat]

yeah when they just ask for a gpa i gave them my whole college career's gpa, three schools worth. which included my semester of doom.

[SocHope]

While on this topic, on all of your admissions when it listed the GPA you were all putting your cumulative total GPA right? I only came across I think one or two applications that asked specifically what my last two years GPA was.

Generally, yeah, although I think there was one (UCLA? Princeton?) where I had to calculate my major GPA. Which was terrible, because I double-majored AND transferred colleges.

[Darth.Vegan]

Berkeley only wants you to calculate the upper division credits in your cumulative GPA. They explain this clearly on the website.

[Hege-Money]

Oh..and your question...do you really think any school ONLY looks at the last two years?

I guarantee UCLA and Berkeley look at the first two years....even if they aren't "calculated".

Once again, that is not what I asked. I was not at all suggesting (at least I wasn't trying to suggest) that schools, like UCLA and UCB, ONLY look at one's last two years when performing the holistic review of one's application. I was simply asking WHICH schools formally ask on their applications for a GPA calculated using only the last two years of instruction. It's a technical question regarding the actual, official application.

[allhandsonthebadone]

While having difficulty uploading my information from my community college the admissions rep at UCLA told me I didn't even have to bother loading it. Works for me. Makes my GPA 3.93.

[DustSNK]

I don't mean to be insolent, but that's not what I asked. I asked which schools calculate GPA based on the last 2 years of undergraduate work NOT what the average GPA is for each school. Knowing the latter - while useful - is irrelevant to my question.

Thanks anyway though.

Are you Canadian? That is a style I've seen largely only in Canada (I'm applying only to schools in Ontario and am American). Most Progs I've seen in the states do a overall GPA cut-off.

[sociolog86]

Are you Canadian? That is a style I've seen largely only in Canada (I'm applying only to schools in Ontario and am American). Most Progs I've seen in the states do a overall GPA cut-off.

Do you know much about McMaster? I applied there, but I've never even been to Canada.