Can poor grades affect laboratory assignment or graduate-school options?
Poor grades can affect laboratory assignment or graduate-school options, but they do not automatically eliminate them. Laboratory assignment may consider completed credits, grades, capacity, and the number of applicants. For graduate admission, a transcript may be considered together with entrance examinations, a research plan, interviews, or other factors, depending on the program.
Key points
- Laboratory assignment may depend on grades as well as capacity and student preferences or demand.
- Grades may be one part of graduate-school application or selection.
- Even with weaker grades, entrance exams, a research plan, or interviews may provide other opportunities for evaluation.
Things to check
- Exact criteria and how grades are used vary by university, faculty, graduate program, and academic year, so check the relevant official course guidance and admissions information.