Spanish History Georgia
Can I get accepted to grad school at University of Georgia to study history?
I’m a history major, philosophy and spanish minor. I am really in love with the idea of going to graduate school at the University of Georgia because the faculty seem great. I think I would like to focus on France and Germany, possibly the history of science also. However, I have no language background in French, German or Latin. WIll this count against me?
I have 39 history credits, all As. I have a 3.6 in last 60 hours. However, my first three semesters I did not do well, B’s and C’s, making my overal GPA a low 3.1. Do I have a shot? If not, what other schools offer a strong program with my sort of academic record? Does it matter that I am interested in history of science but have only read books on my own–no formal course work?
I got into top 15 PhD programs right out of college with similar statistics. I had pretty high GRE scores, though (2250/2400).
The thing I did is made sure I addressed my GPA in my cover letter. I explained that if you excluded my freshman year, I would have graduated with honors and that the work I did as a junior and senior was more indicative of how I would do in graduate school.
I did well in graduate school after college, but did not complete the degree. I later went back and now have an MBA from Duke and a PhD from Berkeley.
Apply to a few schools — including at least one that you think is a reach.