Applicants worry their GPAs are too low for top US graduate programs

“Hello all I’m in a bit of the reverse situation in that my Master’s GPA is actually lower than my undergrad GPA due to some serious mental health issues appearing. Now my undergrad has a strong upwards trajectory with my first three year degree ending with a 69% (a 3.0 GPA). However, in my Honours year I scored the highest with a 89% (a 4.0 GPA). This made my final undergraduate GPA a 4.0. The problem is then my Masters. I had some pretty severe mental health issues and by all accounts should no”

“I've been applying to grad school for masters in CS. Dumb idea, I know, don't @ me. anyways. i have a 2.75 GPA. and I see 3 categories of universities: - universities that auto-reject based on my gpa - universities with small CS departments - universities with big CS departments, but considerably more expensive is this accurate submitted by /u/the2ndBread [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I am a senior undergraduate student studying Data Science and I want to apply to graduate programs, although I have a somewhat weak gpa (3.2) I have a decent amount of academic ML projects plus I am currently working under a faculty advisor with a research project and I think I can get a good rec letter from them. However I don’t think the level of the project is near being publishable as I am sort of new to deep learning research. I wonder if these kinda of projects can help supplement a”

“Please do bare in mind i have avoided the top programs as my profile aint that insane,... I am doing my final yr bachelors in CSE, 3.2/4.0 GPA, doing a research project with my prof(but wont be of any use as it wont be published by then). No internships or exp. Ill be giving GRE later this month. Here is the initial shortlist I kept UT AUSTIN DUKE UW Rice John Hopkins U MARYLAND Texas A&M UC DAVIS UC BOULDER PURDUE STONY BROOK UMASS AMHERST NC STATE INDIANA UNI BLOOMINGTON U CHICAGO MICHIGAN”

“Hi everyone, I am a recent graduate planning to apply for an English-taught Master’s in Computer Science / Cloud Computing in Austria. I need a realistic profile evaluation: • GPA: 2.8 CGPA (Out of 4.0) • Experience: 1 year of strong, hands-on professional experience in DevOps. • Target: Fall/Winter Intake. I know public research universities have become highly competitive with strict CGPA cutoffs. My questions: Will my DevOps work experience help me bypass a lower CGPA, or do Austrian public un”

“I’m a senior at a small college hoping to apply to master programs for the upcoming fall. I have a low GPA due to being a neuroscience major my freshman year, failing almost all of my STEM courses (except for my humanities courses), and having to withdraw because I couldn’t get off academic probation. It was honestly my parents' idea to push me into a STEM major and with the stress and anxiety my mental health was terrible for a good year and a half. Now that I’m back at the same college maj”

“Hi, I went to a top 30 US university for my CS bachelor's degree and got a measly 3.019 as I wasn't really working hard and didn't care about getting the top grades. I was more interested in growing in other aspects, and I did. I then returned back to my country, worked for my dad's family business for a few years and then joined a master's program in AI at a local university that is in the top 400 universities according to QS rankings. I finished my masters with a 3.95/4 GPA”

“I’m considering applying to CS PhD programs as a CS/Math major and I'm a bit worried about my math grades. Most of my lower grades are in math courses (CS GPA is about 3.8, while Math GPA is 2.9). I became a dual major because I enjoyed math and wanted to continue taking courses, but I suck at it. submitted by /u/Ambitious_Ad_1822 [link] [comments]”

“Is it possible to get into any good programs? I'm mostly looking for online masters in Computer Science. I know a ton of the more known programs such as Georgia Tech and University of Texas require 3.0 GPA and above but I unfortunately slacked around (adhd I guess (im coping)) and finished my Bachelor's with a 2.7 GPA. I am not inept, I just slacked around and now greatly regret it since I do want to further my education. submitted by /u/DarioSaintLaurent [link] [commen”

“Hey so I'm looking to apply to a few unis in USA for MSCS (AI specialisation preferably). I'm a BTech CSE 2026 grad with a GPA of 8.6. I've almost 2 years of experience in AI CoE at a US based company. A research paper published at an international conference. I'm currently trying to shortlist universities and would appreciate some advice from people who have gone through the process. My priorities are: Good MS CS program Not insanely expensive in terms of tuition an”

“hi everyone! this question is kind of a double whammy and i appreciate any and all insight! (hopefully all relevant info is here) i graduated university back in 2023 with a 2.97 GPA, COVID heavily disrupted my routine (as it did with everyone) and I was also in what was at the time, a life altering car accident. i have been heavily yearning to return back to education to get my masters degree, particularly in International Business (my majors were MS Global Business Management & MA Chinese i”

“If you accepted to a French master program, could you please give me some information? I want to apply for a masters degree in France but I don't have a high GPA. Can I still get accepted if I add projects and industrial experience to my portfolio? submitted by /u/InformalLake5833 [link] [comments]”

“Title: BS Computer Science graduate (2.87 CGPA or possibly 2.7 (calculated myself since no transcripts yet) seeking advice on MS scholarship eligibility after working in tech Body: Hi everyone, I recently completed my BS in Computer Science from Pakistan. Before applying for a Master's degree, my plan is to work in the industry for 1 to 2 years as a Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, or Software Engineer to build real engineering experience. Long-term, I want to understand m”

“so i’m currently an undergrad from India. i’m doing my bachelors in computer science and my cgpa currently is an 7.89 which translates to a 3.1-3.2. i’ll probably get an solid 8 by the end of this year which is a 3.25. it’s a pretty low cgpa but my college uses relative grading which lowkey fucked up half the kids in my batch. i wanna do a career change into the space sector and wanna go for my masters in the USA. i’m looking for programs like MS Space Studies (Rice University) or MS Space Syste”

“I just done my BSc but my gpa is 3.66 (second class upper). Also my fyp messed up (got a B+ for that. My target was A. But I couldn't. So I lost my first class). Because of that, I can't publish a paper for that. I haven't published any paper yet. I hope to do a research before I get my transcript. So I would like to do a masters (research based) first and then do a phD. I think it's the best option I have. Anyone knows which countries provide scholarships for research based mast”

“I'm planning to apply to CS PhD programs in the US in the next application cycle and would appreciate some honest feedback on my profile. My profile: Master's in CS from one of IIT B/D/M (9.6 / 10 GPA) Bachelor's in CS from a government uni (7.2 / 10 GPA) Research internship at IISc before my master's 2 research publications: 1 at ICML and 1 at ACL (Both first author) GRE: 340 TOEFL: 115 International applicant from India Currently working at one of FAANG (~ 1 YOE before start of”

“Hi everyone, I’m an international student from India planning to apply for Fall 2027 MS in Computer Science programs in the US. My profile: B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence & Data Science CGPA: 8.83/10 2+ years of full-time software engineering experience 1 IEEE conference paper related to AI IELTS: 7.0 GRE: Not planning to take it Looking primarily for coursework/project-oriented MS CS programs with good opportunities for SWE / AI-ML roles after graduation. My current shortlist: University”

“Does Seattle University accept students for the Master of Science in Computer Science program with a DET score of 105-110 and GPA 3.2 ? submitted by /u/ActualAir6490 [link] [comments]”

“Applying for Spring 2027 and would appreciate a reality check, especially from anyone who’s done a spring cycle. Profile: • MS CS r2 university 2024 grad GPA 3.38 • Capstone: controlled evaluation of data augmentation for text classification under class imbalance. • ML RA, \~1 year, EEG signal processing, 70+ participants • 2 Springer conference papers (2020, minor venues) • Microsoft AI for Earth research grant, 1 of 236 selected globally • Industry: Google, Tesla (co-op) • 3 LORs including cap”

“Hey guys, I'm planning on applying to grad schools in the coming Fall for Computer Engineering. I go to UC Davis and am studying Computer Science & Engineering. Here are some of my stats: GPA: 3.4 (Quite bad for grad school I know) Research: 2 years of research experience in 2 separate labs, one is a firmware-startup lab, another is a more theoretical lab, looking to publish our paper in October Internships: 1, SWE intern at Visa this summer Other: Heavily supported in a club at my schoo”

“Hi! I'm about to go into my senior year and plan to apply to SMP's and other science masters programs. My current undergrad gpa is 3.5/4.3 but I do go to an ivy league. I have 1200+ research hours, maybe 100 volunteer hours, and I am active in multiple clubs with leadership positions. By the time I graduate undergrad, I would have completed all the course requirements for med school and I plan to take the MCAT this winter. I just want to improve my chances of getting into my dream med sc”