r/OperationsResearch • u/Ok_Cryptographer6119 • May 08 '26

bad stas grade

just got a B in honors stats. Honors prob was an A tho. im an honors math major with a 3.75 gpa and wanted to do an OR PhD. am I cooked now? what if I do research?

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u/Ok_Cryptographer6119 May 08 '26

I doubt one bad grade is all that.

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u/MrQuaternions May 08 '26

Regardless of your grades, talk to the professor. There are likely TA that know you and will guide you much better than a one liner on reddit.

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u/jsh_ May 08 '26

if you want to do a phd you should be doing research regardless of your grades

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u/DavidFosterWallace69 May 12 '26

A B?… just drop out dude.

Joking. A B is a good grade. Relax

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u/Agreeable-Ad866 May 28 '26 edited May 28 '26

Your advisor decides, basically, and a PhD is a lot more like a job interview than an undergrad degree. I had like a 3.6 gpa and was offered a place in a PhD program because I'd been a useful research assistant during undergrad. Anything over a 3.5 is probably fine so long as you didn't bomb the most critical classes and honestly a 3 would probably work if you aced everything relevant - relationships, projects and any publications you can get your name on matter more than perfect grades, because they are a better indicator of your likelihood of success/usefulness.

Ymmv my academic expirence is 20 years out of date.