by Guest » Fri Dec 21, 2018 8:36 pm
Transcripts are due 30 days after the end of your semester I believe.
For your question about the GPA issue, I was in the same boat in the past. GPA dipped below 3.0, and they put me in on a conference call to discuss the issue. I was told that I had one semester to bring the GPA back up, or they would have to remove me from the program (and face repayment and all of that). I was able to bring it up the next semester and have kept it above 3.0 since then, and haven't had any issues with SMART since it happened. During the time period where I was below 3.0 and working to bring it back up, they still paid tuition and stipends. As far as explaining it goes, just be honest with them as to why your grades slipped up. In your case, try telling them about the semesters from a decade ago and they might be more understanding, since they certainly (I assume) funding your degree back then.
Transcripts are due 30 days after the end of your semester I believe.
For your question about the GPA issue, I was in the same boat in the past. GPA dipped below 3.0, and they put me in on a conference call to discuss the issue. I was told that I had one semester to bring the GPA back up, or they would have to remove me from the program (and face repayment and all of that). I was able to bring it up the next semester and have kept it above 3.0 since then, and haven't had any issues with SMART since it happened. During the time period where I was below 3.0 and working to bring it back up, they still paid tuition and stipends. As far as explaining it goes, just be honest with them as to why your grades slipped up. In your case, try telling them about the semesters from a decade ago and they might be more understanding, since they certainly (I assume) funding your degree back then.