I am taking 5th year right now to raise my GPA and I want to go to graduate school this year. If I apply this year by the deadline, will they look at my 5th year grades as well as my previous years? Or do I have to apply next year in 2016 if I want my 5th year marks to be considered for admission?
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hey there,
i’m afraid i’m not gonna be much help to you since i don’t know which graduate school/program you’re applying to. i’ll take a few stabs in the dark, but this kinda stuff varies from school to school, so it would be a good idea to double-check this.
if you were to apply to grad school straight out of fourth year, then decisions would be made based on midterm fourth year marks, as well as third and sometimes even second year grades.
so if you’re applying out of fifth year, they’ll almost certainly do the same thing. they’ll probably consider your in-progress marks for fifth year, as well as the rest of your transcript.
using a fifth year to boost your marks for graduate school is a fairly common thing at uoft, so i think you’re okay. i definitely wouldn’t wait to apply in 2016.
but each school and program has its own finicky little differences, so again, make sure you check with the actual program you’re applying to. better safe than sorry, is what i always say.
cheers,
aska