My grades or skills are not competitive for graduate school.

If possible, retake courses, to improve your grades and learn the prerequisite skills. You need these skills in order to succeed in many graduate programs.
Study for the Graduate Record Exam in order to earn the highest possible score.
Take a graduate class and earn an A in it to demonstrate that you can do the work.
Apply to a variety of graduate programs, including Terminal Masters programs.
Identify several possibilities for your time and energy if you are not admitted to a graduate program. Work for a few years and reapply. Demonstrate by other means that you have these skills. Reevaluate the particular type of program you chose initially. Perhaps another path will better fit your interests and record, for example, apply to a master's level program if you weren't accepted by a doctoral program. Upon successful completion of a master's you will be more competitive for doctoral programs

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