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Out of curiosity, if one say had a 3.6 cumulative GPA, and 3.8 GPA in the last 3 years with upward trend, would doing a thesis-based MSc in directly related field allow for a good chance at a Canadian school? Good EC and shadowing etc., probably need to re-do the DAT (1st attempt 19AA, 21PAT). Would the GPA make it very unlikely to ever get an interview as schools always look at the cumulative? 

 

If anyone here has gotten an acceptance with a lower undergrad GPA who did a masters I'd really appreciate some input.

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It would help for certain schools (mainly UofT) if you can get your DAT AA to 21 or above. Nice PAT score!

 

I don't think I would have gotten an interview this year without doing a thesis-based Master's given the ridiculously high GPA that undergrads need to get an interview. From the info gathered on this forum, as long as you have 3.8+, decent DAT and completed a Master's, it's worth applying! Show them the skills you gained from grad school during the interview and you should be golden.

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Masters is one of many ways to spend a productive 2 years to improve your application. You could also work, take undergrad courses to boost GPA, do research without pursuing the masters, volunteer, shadow, redo DAT etc. It def will help but its by no means the only way. I also had low GPA (literally at the cutoff) and no research, I worked and took undergrad courses for the 2 years and that turned out for me. Def up to you in the end of course, some people enjoy research more than others, and you should only go into Masters if you'll get something out of it besides just the application boost. 

 

That said maybe it'll help more for research focused schools like UT but I wouldn't know.

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