Can poor academic background affect getting admits in the U.S college ?

[shaileshGRE]

Hey Guys..!

I am preparing for the GRE and willing to take the test in November second week, I am working as a software engineer and have almost 9 months of experience, But my academics background is very poor.

Can this be an obstacle in getting admit in to the colleges in the U.S.. ? And if i manage to score a decent GRE score, Will it cover up for my academics background.. ?

Please guide in right direction,

Thanks for your time

Regards.

[comp12]

"Can poor academic background affect getting admits in the U.S college ?"

Yes.

The colleges base their entire admissions decisions on your "academic background"....

So....yes.

[comp12]

Okay, I realize that this might be a language issue. So if by "academic background" you mean your grades from undergrad, etc., then the answer is...it depends. Nobody can say except the admissions committee. Generally, grades trump GRE scores in weight, but statements and recommendations are just as important. So nobody can really answer, except do know that many of the people that you'll be competing with have high grads AND high GREs. That doesn't mean that you won't get in somewhere, but again, this is all very reductively speaking.

[emmm]

You should also keep in mind that many schools have a school-wide GPA minimum for grad admissions, and it can be a hassle for a department to get a student that does not satisfy this minimum admitted, even if the department wants the student based on other parts of the application. As the poster above mentioned, it is very competitive right now, with many programs getting many more applications than they can easily review, so they may be looking for easy ways to reduce the number of applications they want to seriously consider.