{"id":26308,"date":"2020-12-09T16:36:53","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:36:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=26308"},"modified":"2020-12-09T16:37:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:37:41","slug":"could-you-be-a-little-more-vague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=26308","title":{"rendered":"could you be a little more vague?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it says provide all academic history, for every school you attended. I was previous at a post-secondary institution for health sciences, fresh out of highschool, unfortunately due to mental health problems and a Concussion, I was left with a first year of a GPA between 2.8 and 3.1, Now 3 years later, I am at a different Institute studying Science and Engineering with a GPA of 4.175 and almost all high 90&#8217;s in each course. Will I have to apply for special consideration due to my bad 1st year?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n<p>hello!<\/p>\n<p>since i&#8217;m not really sure what you&#8217;re applying to, it&#8217;s really hard for me to answer this question, unfortunately!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/gilmoregirls-season-2-netflix-3o6wrloBwfAJOr12KI\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media0.giphy.com\/media\/3o6wrloBwfAJOr12KI\/giphy.gif\" alt=\"Season 2 Netflix GIF by Gilmore Girls  - Find &amp; Share on GIPHY\" width=\"480\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>my advice would be to get in touch with the admissions office of whatever program or institution you&#8217;re interested in, and see what they say. after all, some programs (if you&#8217;re talking about graduate school) will only really look at your last two years of studies.<\/p>\n<p>sorry i can&#8217;t be more helpful! what i&#8217;ve heard is that (again, if you&#8217;re talking about graduate school) most applications will allow you to explain any anomalies in your academic record. for example, you could throw a sentence in about your rough first year in a personal statement. there&#8217;s no way to know for sure about this, though, unless you speak to someone in admissions.<\/p>\n<p>anyway, i&#8217;m rooting for you and really proud of you for doing so well in your current program. your GPA is wildly high, and it looks like you&#8217;ve really bounced back from your challenges in first year.<\/p>\n<p>if you&#8217;re not done your fall semester yet, best of luck with the rest of it!<\/p>\n<p>be Boundless,<\/p>\n<p>aska<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it says provide all academic history, for every school you attended. 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