{"id":15932,"date":"2015-09-24T14:18:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T18:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=15932"},"modified":"2019-07-21T12:55:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-21T16:55:36","slug":"cant-get-away-from-your-gpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=15932","title":{"rendered":"can&#8217;t get away from your GPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The grad school I wish to apply to requires a course and they need the grade from that course, I&#8217;m worried that the course will affect my GPA. So my question is, once I graduate, can I come back and take undergrad courses without them affecting my current GPA\/transcript? or will they affect my grades irregardless of taking the course after graduation or before.<\/p>\n<p>As the school said I needed it done before matriculation, not stipulating whether it had to be done at UofT.<\/p>\n<p>Regards.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hey there,<\/p>\n<p>good question. unfortunately, courses &#8211; and their grades &#8211; are always noted on a transcript and will be factored into your CGPA, regardless of whether they&#8217;re completed before graduation or after graduation.<\/p>\n<p>chin up, though! i know you can do it! uoft <a href=\"http:\/\/img.pandawhale.com\/post-41349-jonah-hill-oscars-cut-it-out-g-w5Tc.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">isn&#8217;t&#8230;that hard&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>best of luck,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The grad school I wish to apply to requires a course and they need the grade from that course, I&#8217;m worried that the course will affect my GPA. So my question is, once I graduate, can I come back and take undergrad courses without them affecting my current GPA\/transcript? or will they affect my grades irregardless of taking the course after graduation or before. As the school said I needed it done before matriculation, not stipulating whether it had to be done at UofT. Regards. \u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014 hey there, good question. unfortunately, courses &#8211; and their grades &#8211; are always noted on a transcript and will be factored into your CGPA, regardless of whether they&#8217;re completed before graduation or after graduation. chin up, though! i know you can do it! uoft isn&#8217;t&#8230;that hard&#8230; best of luck, aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-grad-school","category-grades"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The grad school I wish to apply to requires a course and they need the grade from that course, I&#039;m worried that the course will affect my GPA. 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