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What are my chances of getting into top 20 engineering grad schools with GRE scores of 152V 151Q, and 3.3 GPA?

  • Got my unofficial GRE scores (152v and 151q). Graduated with a 3.3 GPA and honors, undergrad research experience, strong SOP letter, and strong recommendation letters. What are my chances of getting into top 20 engineering grad schools like Columbia, MIT, Stanford, Purdue, USC, etc? Am I aiming too high? Is there anyone on here who has been admitted with similar scores? How do these schools generally admit minorities into their grad programs? Thanks in advance.

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    You can probably look up GPA and GRE scores of admits of schools you are interested in applying to. Your GPA looks low, but I'm not that familiar with engineering. It's hard for you to assess the strength of your own letters of recommendation or statement of purpose. Also, the strength of your statement is not universal, since what institutions are looking for is fit. If you're interested in specific top 20 schools I'd suggest talking to a grad counselor there and getting their take.

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Realistically very low unless you have very strong statement of purpose supported by letters of recommendation. While you can alway apply, I recommend you look at my blog especially https://backdoorgraduteschooladmissions.quora.com/Front-Door-Versus-Back-Door-Admission-to-Graduate-School for a backup plan should you not get admitted.

J. Lee Anthony

You can search their acceptance rate at Petersons.com http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools.aspx It is also depend on the specific program you are applying to, some program are easier to get in. Also, the college you attended (3.3 GPA from MIT is more difficult than a 3.8 GPA from a state school, you know what i mean) Among your list, Columbia and USC are probably the easiest to get in, then Purdue, Stanford is a little easier than MIT. Hope it helped.

Tracy Yang

Quite honestly, don't let that stop you from submitting an admissions application. I personally was under the admissions curve for two of the prestigious institutions I've attended. There might not be much scholarship money, but don't let a GPA for GRE stop you from trying.

Anonymous

I am not saying your CGPA is low, but there is other things to count on. Ron Brash gave an excellent answer here. Please check it out

Anonymous

You may have to start from the bottom of the top engineering schools. Overall, your GRE score and GPA are not that high for top schools engineering. http://magoosh.com/gre/2013/gre-scores-for-engineering-programs/

Han Tao

Answers for these kind of questions are always missing where you got that 3.3 from. If you went to a state school, that is a very low gpa. If you got it from an Ivy or one of top research schools like MIT or UC Berkeley, you're average and have moderate to high chances to get into a good program. If you are from a foreign university, you must have a much higher gpa for top programs. On the other hand, your GRE score, particularly the quantitative one, really needs improvement. I don't understand how someone with 3.3 gpa can get as low as 151 in GRE-Q.

Adam Cohen

There is very less but  non-zero possibility ,ex. Quantum Tunneling.

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