Applicants fret over GPA and stats
14 posts across 5 communities in the last 60 days; 57% from r/gradadmissions.
“Hello guys, I need comments on the following Canada Uni list for thesis-based masters in CS. I have 4.0 GPA (Asian Uni) and co-authored 2 papers. I screened this list considering admission and funding chance. I would appreciate any comments. Calgary Western Concordia Victoria…”
“I’m just about to enter my fourth year of uni, not necessarily a target school but still a pretty good reputation, and haven’t landed any internships yet. I have a 3.7 GPA and a couple of years of retail and fast food experience, and I’m about to wrap up some temporary work in…”
“Long story short i have a 3.52/4.0 GPA, 4 preprints, 2 undergrad RAships, 3 TAships and industry experience as well. LORs : 3 strong letters, 1 is a highly reputable professor who’ll vouch for me while the other two were my undergrad research supervisors. Where i lack is my gpa…”
Multiple applicants are anxious about their academic performance, specifically their GPAs and standardized test scores. They question whether these metrics will be sufficient for graduate school admissions.
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“University of Toronto: 1.94 gpa (multiple failed courses on record) EDIT 1.85 minimum needed to graduate for University of Toronto. So please don't think this is a bait post. Reference for GPA requirements: https://artsci.calendar.utoronto.ca/hbahbsc-requirements Here's the kicker: GMAT: 745 Career wise: 12 years in insurance…”
“Pakistani; 3.46 CGPA; CS Major Publications: 2 at IEEE conferences, 1 in progress (nothing ground-breaking) Did Research with a professor at uOttawa (on-going) Went on a US summer Cultural exchange program Some Volunteer/Teaching work too I am confused as to where I should apply. My professor at uOttawa is not taking any students for fall 2027 so can't apply there. I also need 100% funding. submitted by /u/Unhappy_Ad_7699 [link] [comments]”
“Hello guys, I need comments on the following Canada Uni list for thesis-based masters in CS. I have 4.0 GPA (Asian Uni) and co-authored 2 papers. I screened this list considering admission and funding chance. I would appreciate any comments. Calgary Western Concordia Victoria USask submitted by /u/Pristine_Visual588 [link] [comments]”
“I’m just about to enter my fourth year of uni, not necessarily a target school but still a pretty good reputation, and haven’t landed any internships yet. I have a 3.7 GPA and a couple of years of retail and fast food experience, and I’m about to wrap up some temporary work in elections in my province. I enrolled in a work-integrated learning course that will hopefully give me some actual accounting experience, but even then it’ll only be a minimum of 90 hours. I’m so stressed about this every d”
“Long story short i have a 3.52/4.0 GPA, 4 preprints, 2 undergrad RAships, 3 TAships and industry experience as well. LORs : 3 strong letters, 1 is a highly reputable professor who’ll vouch for me while the other two were my undergrad research supervisors. Where i lack is my gpa, ive seen most students with a 3.75+ My research direction, no matter how specific or relevant, i feel like wont compensate for my low gpa. Could anyone from ubc or anyone who has knowledge about this let me know. The hum”
“Long story short i have a 3.52/4.0 GPA, 4 preprints, 2 undergrad RAships, 3 TAships and industry experience as well. LORs : 3 strong letters, 1 is a highly reputable professor who’ll vouch for me while the other two were my undergrad research supervisors. Where i lack is my gpa, ive seen most students with a 3.75+ My research direction, no matter how specific or relevant, i feel like wont compensate for my low gpa. Could anyone from ubc or anyone who has knowledge about this let me know. The hum”
“Degree: Bachelor of Computer Applications CGPA: 9.08/10 Ranking: 1/181 for programme and best graduating student in the faculty of science Award: University Gold Medal Internship and undergraduate research project on empirical software engineering completed Strong GitHub profile with over 18 repos/projects, including real time coding collaboration platform, chat applications, ML projects etc. My background is practical heavy, instead of Math heavy. However, I have a strong foundation in Math fro”
“Hello everyone! -I am on track to graduate with a computer science degree in two semesters along with a collateral minor in math and physics (and one semester faster than normal)! I have a 3.7 GPA and somewhat plan on pursuing a masters, but im not sure exactly in what. -I do not have any internships or big projects for my resume. but I really want to spend the next year working on this and to make my resume look amazing. I just dont know what field to start building this experience in. -I do no”
I’m a high school senior and I’m having an existential crisis all I want is to get into UW Seattle informatics school (ischool) DA but I fear my stats aren’t that good.…
“Hey everyone, I go to a public STEM academy that is pretty intense. The tests are hard and I will end up with around 12-14 APs by graduation. My unweighted GPA is [90%], and I'm hoping to do engineering/robotics. Is a perfect unweighted GPA basically a must for Georgia Tech or CMU, or do people get in with a few B's? Does a tough course load and robotics/engineering stuff help make up for it? Would love to hear from anyone who's been through this. Thanks! submitted by /u/”
“I'm currently preparing to apply to CMHC programs in the spring. I have a 2.97 undergrad gpa in Communications. The low gpa is because I was more focused on working than school at the time. I did a lot of internships throughout college so by my senior year I had been hired full-time to work in marketing (which was my goal). I never thought I would go back to school for a master's program. I graduated in 2019. Currently I am trying to build up my application. - I am volunteering for Crisi”
“I am planning to apply to school next year and I just am trying to make sure that I am not missing anything significant. How would I be for an applicant MD or DO? GPA: 3.7 cumulative 3.6 science upward trend 4.0 semesters for last three semesters of college one of the semesters being 20+ credit semester. Partying got the best of me at the beginning lol. No Cs. I got Bs in the intro bio and gen chem classes, but majority of the Bs were from my hard ass minor. I got As in organic chemistry, physic”
“"I am an Indian Student from University of Delhi with a 4 years bachelors degree(honours with research) in physics and a GPA of 7.9/10”. I have defended my thesis which is in theoretical nuclear physics and worked in an internship in theoretical quantum mechanics at an IISER as a summer intern. My TOEFL is 90/120. I am also planning to give the physics GRE soon. What’s my chances of getting into MSc or Direct PhD in University of Toronto or University of Alberta or University of Waterloo or”
“I’m feeling pretty nervous about my upcoming application cycle and could really use some realistic perspectives or success stories from people who had a similar stats profile. My UW GPA is around 3.5 , and my IB predicted grade is about 37/42. I just got a 1540 on the SAT. I know my split is a bit extreme, and I'm worried my GPA is going to get my application automatically filtered out at top schools.I am planning on applying to NYU CAS for econ, which is one of my top choices. If you had a”
“I'm an Electronics & Computer Engineering student from India with a 6.8/10 CGPA. with slight experience in EVs, BMS, PCBs and embedded systems. I'm targeting MEM programs like Northwestern, Duke, Cornell, Purdue, USC, etc. Has anyone with a 6.5–7.0 CGPA from India actually gotten into a top US MEM program? I'd especially like to hear real admit profiles and what helped compensate for the low CGPA (GRE, work experience, projects, leadership, etc.). submitted by /u/Stoc”
“I have a 4.0 in all my STEM classes with a great senior year rigor. submitted by /u/Organic_Muffin_1951 [link] [comments]”
“Hey everyone! I’m looking for some perspective on how you guys think my app measures up. Here’s my stats: 3.0 cGPA and sGPA (it was 2.8 when I graduated, but I took some extra classes since to bump it up) Graduated from the United States Air Force Academy 512 MCAT 11 years military service, still serving as an active duty Space Force officer Currently serving as a Crew Commander, supervising a team of 8 Grew up in poverty, single mother home, was homeless for about a year in highschool ~100 rese”
“Are there any schools that love a reinvention story for non-trads? I'm a true low stats applicant and I'm nontraditional. My undergrad cGPA is 2.95 sGPA is 2.5. I just completed a SMP and graduated with a 4.0. So now, my overall GPA is 3.10 and overall science GPA is 2.97. MCAT 502. I've already applied to lots of schools. I'm currently waiting on my AMCAS application to be verified. I've already pre-written all of my secondaries and submitted my DO secondaries and Texas seco”
“Gpa : 3.7 unweight 3.9 weight Associated degree (62 dual credits ) Dual Gpa : 4.0 Three jobs for the past 3 years 40 hours every two weeks . Youth group leader for 4 years +travel and speaking for conferences . Varsity track +4 years Link crew secretary +2 years Aps : Eng comp 5 , Spanish 4 Bililiteracy seal + 200 volunteer hours in school , hospital and lot of community event in the city SAT :1300 First gen and still took care for 2 younger siblings submitted by /u/EmergencyCobbler9”
“I am a student of bachelors in Comp Sci in Pakistan. I have low gpa around 3.1 on scale of 4.0 I have one research paper under review in emse journal, and i have strong resume containing projects and empirical research. There is a professor at CMU who is working on exectly the same topic on which ive written the paper and also the same topic on which im doing my FYP. I am yet to take language proficiency exam in which i hope to do really well. I can get really strong recommendations from my facu”