SpiderSolve

SpiderSolve t1_iudm84t wrote

First off, congratulations. I mean it. That’s an impressive thing you’ve accomplished and you should enjoy the satisfaction of knowing you can do whatever you set your mind to. I’m confident you’ll be able to get the financials squared away- however I’m not sure if that’s a good thing for you. If I were you I would be slightly cautious about a school that is accepting you with such “low” GPA. For two reasons:

  1. A (part) of a universities “prestige” is based on the average grades their students achieve, if their minimum GPA is much lower than what they advertise, be certain that their other claims (of placement etc) are as they appear.

  2. On the flip side, if they’re making an exception for you, you should be equally weary. while I’m sure you’re an incredibly bright guy/gal, you may have missed out on a lot of the subject matter taught in some of those more advanced courses. You seem to be a hard working intelligent person rather put yourself an environment where you can excel crush it like you have been the past few years and become a doctor or lawyer or best selling author or engineer or acrobat (or whatever else your heart desires) rather than one where you may always feel behind.

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