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Hi, guys, thanks for reading (and responding?). I'm in the process of getting myself ready to apply (not this year, though), but I'm looking for any insight or opinion you might have.
I recently graduated from an Ivy League university with a degree in the physical sciences. However, my GPA just isn't where it needs to be (~3.1). I know it needs work, and I'm willing to do what it takes, but I wonder how I should go about doing it. I've been looking at the different post-bacc programs, and while the formal ones seems really helpful, my state universities (I'm in California) seem to have a lot of resources, too.
My main concern is how it would look to an adcom to see an Ivy League graduate take upper level science courses at a state university. I feel like people put so much stock in names, so I am somehow going "backwards" if I go the state university route? Would it be more beneficial if I went for a Master's instead?
Again, I appreciate your responses.
I recently graduated from an Ivy League university with a degree in the physical sciences. However, my GPA just isn't where it needs to be (~3.1). I know it needs work, and I'm willing to do what it takes, but I wonder how I should go about doing it. I've been looking at the different post-bacc programs, and while the formal ones seems really helpful, my state universities (I'm in California) seem to have a lot of resources, too.
My main concern is how it would look to an adcom to see an Ivy League graduate take upper level science courses at a state university. I feel like people put so much stock in names, so I am somehow going "backwards" if I go the state university route? Would it be more beneficial if I went for a Master's instead?
Again, I appreciate your responses.