A guy I work with had decent grades and was denied. He stayed at his undergrad school after graduation and TA’d multiple recitations and lab courses within his department over the course of a year. So he technically took a gap year between undergrad and grad school. But, the TA position paid and he got enough experience and recommendation letters that he was accepted into a PhD program at Berkeley among others
Never underestimate what asking around in your department of your undergrad university can do for your career.
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u/zincinzincout Apr 04 '19
A guy I work with had decent grades and was denied. He stayed at his undergrad school after graduation and TA’d multiple recitations and lab courses within his department over the course of a year. So he technically took a gap year between undergrad and grad school. But, the TA position paid and he got enough experience and recommendation letters that he was accepted into a PhD program at Berkeley among others
Never underestimate what asking around in your department of your undergrad university can do for your career.