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Should I list a master's degree if the GPA was poor?

I have a very strong undergraduate GPA but a much weaker GPA from an older master's degree. I don't want the graduate grades to drag down the application. Should I still list the master's and simply omit its GPA?

Ian’s Answer

My advice would be to list it but omit the GPA! As such, you'll have to also omit the Bachelor's GPA, but, given it's your lowest/first degree of 3 it has little weight regardless.

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