What Should I Do That There’s No Guarantee That I Can Get Accepted In Graduate School?
I have to take certain extra undergrad courses to raise my GPA & take the GRE with no minimum score. Even if I make straight A’s & have a high GRE score, there’s still not a guarantee that I can be accepted. This makes me feel like I’m wasting my time. Should I still try to pursue this goal or just simply work & try to get off of SSI & Social Security? What’s there in life if I can’t get accepted into grad school? No jobs want to hire me, so that’s why I’m trying to get back into school.
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Posted On: Jul 10th, 2009 at 8:57 am
There’s a difference between no guarantee of being accepted into grad school, and no chance of being accepted. It sounds to mel ike you have a decent chance. Nobody is guaranteed to get accepted to anything, so it’s not like you are at some unusual disadvantage that no one else has. Bust butt and go to grad school, you are not wasting your time just because there are no promises. That’s life.
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Are you limited in the grad schools you can attend? What about getting an online MBA from a university? That will set you up for a great career and earning potential, and you can do it from anywhere. Keep trying to pursue this goal. With a decent GPA and a decent score, you should be able to get in somewhere. In the end, it won’t matter as much what school you went to. Also get an internship, and that will REALLY help.
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I’m actually proud of you for going back to school!
It’s really good that you are concerned about your future and are trying to make a positive difference in your life
I would say foremost, just stay positive and make sure that you achieve the best you can whilst there.
There are no guarantees in life concerning anything, let alone exam results! So just stay strong, do what you can and be the best you can.
Did you know that some of the best business women in the industry never even went to university? They just had perseverance and were ready to take on the challenges ahead.
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If you give up now there is no way for you to get into grad school, it really is determination that counts in the long run for getting a masters or PhD.