I was just told (in an email with 2 misspellings) from an admissions counselor at my state’s biggest school that I shouldn’t apply for a masters there because I have a 2.705 GPA from my compsci bachelors degree from a college in the same university system, that earned 1 year ago.
In my defense, I have earned 4 IT certs in the last 8 months and have been getting promotions at work. I really want a cyber security masters because I think it would help my career but also I just want one to say that I have a master’s to dab on the poors.
Does anyone here have a masters? Did anyone manage to get into a masters program that isn’t some dogshit make-believe online-only school with a bad gpa? Is 2.7 really that unredeemable? Feeling sad bros.
Are there any things I can do that would allow the university to overlook my bad GPA short of military service? I don’t really feel like dying for Israel.
Im doing my masters but im not a pitiful burger, here no one cares about your bachelor gpa when doing master
Jayden Howard
Have sex
Bentley Harris
Sounds nice. I bet you aren’t shilling out $90,000 either.
Kevin Reed
im going to tell you something about gpa user. outside of academia no one gives a FUCK about gpa. If you are in a masters program, be happy. Leverage experience in the real world but use the degree to get a foot in the door.
William Smith
I’ve noticed that applying for jobs out of college it came up a lot but I know that if I were to switch companies and they saw I earned A+, N+, S+, CySA+ in the span of eight months, they wouldn’t even ask for my gpa. Because it doesn’t matter. I’ve learned more in the last 8 months than all four years of college combined. I think with a masters you kind of get to escape the gen-Ed classes and the gender studies.
So people don’t care about GPA - but would they care about a masters from NYU vs one from Nova Southeastern Technical university ?? I’d think so.
Elijah Gutierrez
whyd you get a 2.7 from a state school? are you dum?
Nathan Jenkins
why are you getting a masters user? You seem like you already have some relevant work experience, why the additional financial strain of graduate school?
Dominic Hughes
Yes.
I picked a major that I didn’t like and then I took on extreme responsibility with a student org for no fucking reason besides obligation, then my sister got breast cancer and yadda yadda yadda
I forced myself through a CS degree that I didn’t really want. I work in IT now anyways.
Also this was a “””good””” state school with top 5 programs for CS.
Grayson Lewis
Because I want to better myself and honestly just to have one.
I guess it’s a bad sign if my main reason for the pursuit of a masters is cosmetic vanity huh..
swallow your pride and go to a shitty school. OR a decent school with a shoddy odd night program. i did the same- a biotech degree at jhu that overlooked my 3.0 they can even give you a trial period where you show you can get over a 3.0 and enter the masters. i know jhu has a bioinformatics masters that will allow you a trial period. also harvard has their advanced academic program or continuing studies program i forget what its called but they will admit you for classes as long as you get over a 3.0 or something for their trial period. post-bac classes like these will bump you up.
t. phd who got into northwestern with a 3.0 undergrad and is now in med school
Ian Watson
yes, especially if you are already working in the field, its like you are taking a step back into an outdated educational model to get some academic cred
Nathan Martinez
I eventually want a doctorate tho.
Interesting. Will it be worthless if I do online and sacrifice all possibility for networking/fellowships/apprenticeships?
I think my best bet is Southern New Hampshire University online. It’s no where near me.
Dylan Phillips
get a job that will pay for you to get your masters
Owen White
why do you want a doctorate user? same thing? le epic educational attainment?
i thought nearly every tech job did all of mine have, at least
Carter Brown
Mine pays for certifications (if you pass) and is fairly generous with study materials but we are a small msp. Honestly I would be surprised if anyone even asked about this before but I guess I could poke around and find out.
Joshua Lopez
Bamp
Jacob Barnes
>tfw .1 GPA away from being eligible for my masters FUUUUCUCCKKK to be fair I didnt' want to get it anyway but a year out I miss uni life, the real world sucks and I want to go back
Wyatt Powell
That’s exactly how I feel brother.
Robert James
It really depends on how well you know the faculty and how good you do on your GRE and Statement of Purpose. Btw I would go for GOOD certs instead if i was in your shoes, Companies bend over backwards if you have your CISSP or OSCP
Nicholas Lee
Apply anyways anons, the “hard requirements” can sometimes get ignored if you have a solid rest of your application (GRE, statement of purpose, etc)
Nathan Davis
I'm starting next month. It's an online program but there's an on-campus option. It's not the best school but it's not one of the dogshit ones like SNHU/CTU/DeVry/etc.
