Hi! So here’s my situation- Masters degree in Electronics Engineering gpa 3.74- graduated in 2012 from university in uk Undergraduate degree in electronic engineering – graduated in 2010 in India. I passed in first class but WES evaluated my GPA as 2.8. I have been trying to get into a PhD biomedical engineering program and facing rejections. I applied for a masters program , rejected again. Grading in my undergraduate program was strict and there were only 2 students who were awarded distinction (>3 gpa). How can I improve my gpa from 15 years ago? Taking up an undergraduate degree now would push my PhD goals further. What do I do? Please help I sincerely appreciate any suggestions
hey there,
thanks for this question! geez, that undergrad program sounds so tough if only two people graduated with distinction.
well, i can tell you that this is a very common situation. many people end up needing to raise their undergrad GPA years after they’ve already graduated. and the main way to do this is to enrol at a university as a non-degree student.
basically, being a non-degree student allows you to take classes at a university without the commitment of pursuing an entire undergrad degree. taking these classes will give you the opportunity to improve your academic record, which is perfect for what you need!
i’m not sure if you were considering U of T as your university of choice since you asked me this question, but that’s where my expertise lies, so that’s what the next part of this post will be about.
usually i point people towards taking non-degree courses within the faculty of arts and sciences, since that’s our main faculty here at U of T. but since you’re in engineering, you might prefer to take non-degree courses within our faculty of applied science and engineering. i feel like taking courses that are relevant to your intended grad program would be helpful for your application, right?
well, just in case, here is how to apply for both.
applying for non-degree at the faculty of arts & sciences
if you want to start this fall, the application deadline would be june 2. you would apply on OUAC using the non-degree application. admission requirements would be based on your previous academic record from high school and university, as well as your english proficiency, if required.
applying for non-degree at the faculty of engineering
meanwhile, for engineering, the application deadline to start this fall would be august 1. according to their website, it seems like you would need to directly contact the engineering undergraduate admissions office to get a non-degree application. i’d assume that admission requirements for this are also based on your previous academic record and english proficiency.
look at courses on the timetable builder
if you were interested, or even partially interested in taking non-degree courses at U of T, i’d encourage you to check out what courses are offered at U of T on our timetable builder. this website allows you to search courses by faculty, session, department, or code. for example, if you wanted to check out biomedical engineering courses, you would type in BME in faculty of applied science and engineering in the filter bar.
and that’s it from me! hope this was helpful and best of luck. you are so swagalicious for not giving up in the face of rejection, you’ve got this!
over and out,
aska