Heres the deal for me: I graduate in December 08, and am most likely going to grad school immediatly after that..in particular, the masters in real estate program here at A&M, assuming that I can get in. A lot of these kind of programs seem to look highly on applicants that have a 3.5 overall GPR in their last 60 hours. Right now I'm on the boarderline, but it's looking like I could get a C in what I thought would be an easy class. What I could do is use my last Q-Drop, have 9 hours this semester and then just have 13 my last semester here instead of 10. The C class is an elective, so I can just take something else in its place. If I did that, I could probably get 2 A's and a B this semester, and have around a 3.5 in my last 60 while applying to grad programs in the fall. Most of the deadlines are in October-November, so to me my Fall 08 GPR won't really matter.....right? Even if I decide to not do grad school and just to right into a job, the GPR that they will be considering will pretty much be the one thats on my resume at the end of May...

If I'm looking at this the wrong way then feel free to chime in. Any thoughts are appreciated.

So I have been admitted into Grad School here at A&M and along the same line (well not really) want to know if I can graduate with a D in a Finance elective. I have been way too apathetic since getting into grad school and have a D in a class right now.

if you have to be here another semester anyway, use the q-drop.

The q-drop deadline has passed.

Without looking I'm pretty sure it is tomorrow...

i'm pretty sure that it's tomorrow.

April 1st = Q Drop Deadline.

yep, its tommorow....

another thing: would potential grad school programs look at you having 9 hours your 2nd to last semester and hold it against you, or is that not really an issue?

they look at your last semester. their acceptance is pending based on your final transcript. my acceptance to grad school was pending based on my last semester GPA (I needed a 3.5 for the semester to get in, got a 4.0). If I hadn't gotten the 3.5 my last semester, they would have rejected me.

your last semester matters.

My mistake, I thought it was Friday.

And as much as grad schools say they look at your last 60 hours, that is not entirely true. Most of them take a good look at your overall scores. I don't know what your specific situation is, but I would say you should be safe with a flat 3.0.

I've got a 3.33 right now...

If I were interviewing someone and saw an extremely low GPA the last semester in classes that were not difficult I would questions the applicants work ethic.

I don't plan on tanking it the last semester, but I'm just saying...my last 60 hours at the time that I apply (Spring 08 and back) should be around a 3.5 which is what I've been shooting for.

You should be fine then, but remember good GRE scores can help overcome a poorer gpr.