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How many of you guys here are doing your masters.. I got some Q's

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What was your GPA when you graduated from UnderGrad to Grad school. Did you have the minimum 3.0?

What about GRE. Did you need to take it. Did you take it. When is the apping time. How much time should i put towards the GRE studying.

I got to start planning my Masters now.. bah!
 
1) get good grades
2) get a good score on the GRE
3) get great recommendations
4) apply to grad school
5) ...
6) profit!
 
I got less than a 3.0 in my undergrad, and as a result had to take the GRE and had to score halfway decent (at least on the math), since I am doing a Masters in EE now.
 
I had above a 3.0 from undergrad. You pretty much have to take the GRE now - I think just about every school requires it. I would study as much as you can for it - a good score isn't everything, but it will definitely help. I'm doing a Ph.D. but I'm getting my Master's in about a week (you pick it up along the way doing a Ph.D.).
 
Sometimes, if you go from your undergrad school to the same school for your graduate coursework in the same department, they'll pay for your masters and even give you a stipend. Plus they'll occasionally waive things like GRE requirements or application fees if you have a certain GPA.

I graduated with a ~3.1 GPA, never took the GRE and applied, they accepted me almost immediatly. I also am an American student, and since there's hardly any at my school, I was very attractive to them.
 
I had above 3.0, people who have less usually do have a hard time getting in. Sometimes it can be impossible if your gpa is really low (say 2.5) at the larger research schools.
 
well then i guess I got to push my butt over 3.0 (i am a tad below). But the big thing is that i noticed many schools dont require 3.0 or GRE in my field. but the good schools do require them. So i am caught in a fix. In fact the funny thing is that many school requires if you get into masters to keep teh 3.0 avg. For that to happen i need to change my style of studying. Oh well.. i guess if i want a masters and a phd eventually i got to do that.
 
I had a high gpa when I applied for my masters. I'd work on your GRE prep - I did not but fortunately did well, but it is something you can imrpove on if you prep for it. Good schools will typically require substantially more than a 3.0.
 
~3.8 undergrad GPA (yes, it wasn't Engineering, it was a B.A.)

I did have to take the GRE, but was told that it was pretty much a formality. Pretty sure that depends on some other factors in the application, though.

Oh, and if you're ever thinking about a Ph.D. it's not bad to apply for one straight off if your grades, etc. will support it. That way you get funding for the M.S. along the way...

Oh, re: the 3.0 GPA requirement. Yeah. Most grad programs don't count a class if you got less than a "B" in it. Generally you have to retake them if you get a "C." If you get something worse than a "C"... either you have a much, much harder program than anyone else I know in grad school, or you have a seriously bad study problem.

Good Luck!

Oh, and Heisenburg, congrats! I'm typing my thesis now...
 
I applied with 3.82 GPA (Electrical Engineering slacker, got senioritis and hammered every week, graduated with 3.75), 1390 GRE (760 Math {ran out of time}, 630 Verbal), I put in 4 days of hard core studying and about 2 weeks of prep time (read everything on the internet and paper that I could get my hands on, searched obscure stuff on Wikipedia to build tolerance of boring passages).

I had a friend who tried my strategy but crashed and burned so I don't recommend it.

Edit - And I should mention, some people on ATOT told me I didn't have the qualifications to get accepted to my choice of school. I only applied to one place to I thank god that I got accepted 🙂
 
Originally posted by: AtlantaBob
~3.8 undergrad GPA (yes, it wasn't Engineering, it was a B.A.)

I did have to take the GRE, but was told that it was pretty much a formality. Pretty sure that depends on some other factors in the application, though.

Oh, and if you're ever thinking about a Ph.D. it's not bad to apply for one straight off if your grades, etc. will support it. That way you get funding for the M.S. along the way...

Oh, re: the 3.0 GPA requirement. Yeah. Most grad programs don't count a class if you got less than a "B" in it. Generally you have to retake them if you get a "C." If you get something worse than a "C"... either you have a much, much harder program than anyone else I know in grad school, or you have a seriously bad study problem.

Good Luck!

Oh, and Heisenburg, congrats! I'm typing my thesis now...
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Yes, during grad school, most programs would consider C to be like an F. You would definitely lose funding if there were any competition.
 
Originally posted by: chuckywang
I graduated with like a 3.77 GPA and 14-something GRE. You can pretty much get into any school except the top 10 with that.
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YAYYAY... GO DUKE, Chucky!

Well... u CAN get into top 10. We had similars (though my verbal score sucked)...got into most schools except top 3.

Illinois is ranked 4rth in Engineering, at least when we applied last semester.
 
Completed my Masters work before getting my BSEE.

No way they would have officially let me into a program with my GPA.

GPAs go downhill when working full time and raising a family. 🙁
 
I think when you are in grad school, you have to maintain a 3.0 to NOT be on probation. You can't get anything less than a C pretty much. I think if you dip below 3.0 on the GPA scale, you'll be on probation. At least that is what happens at my Uni. Not sure about other schools.
 
I have a 3.8 GPA and am already accepted to a Master's program. GRE quant 800, verbal really bad - good thing they don't care about that score. I downloaded the practice tests a few days before and took them. No other prep.
 
Originally posted by: cchen
I have a 3.8 GPA and am already accepted to a Master's program. GRE quant 800, verbal really bad - good thing they don't care about that score. I downloaded the practice tests a few days before and took them. No other prep.
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Were your practice test scores similar to your real scores?
 
Originally posted by: aolj
I think when you are in grad school, you have to maintain a 3.0 to NOT be on probation. You can't get anything less than a C pretty much. I think if you dip below 3.0 on the GPA scale, you'll be on probation. At least that is what happens at my Uni. Not sure about other schools.
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Grading in grad school is different compared to undergrad because your grades essentially mean nothing; half the class gets an A. You really have to screw up badly to get less than a B (which I believe is passing grade at my school).

Here's one for you guys, how important are senior-level grades (in EE anyhow) compared to cumulative GPA? My cumulative GPA is nothing special, 3.24/4 but that's mostly because I took a beating in my first couple of years; I think my senior GPA is floating somewhere around 3.9/4.

Do you guys think I would I have a shot at getting into a top school (say top 20) considering I have good work experience, and I can get some very solid letters of recommendation from my profs?

 
I got my BSCS with a 3.7. I'm on my 3rd class towards an MSCS at DePaul University(100% online classes). They didn't require a GRE.
But I'm not that thrilled with the program so far and currently debating whether it's worth the money and effort to complete the MS there. I don't know if it's the school or just taking online classes that I don't really like. I might take the GRE at some point and look at going on-campus to some other schools.
 
I got my BSEE this past May and will be starting my MSEE this fall.

The deadline for my applications was in the Dec 2004 - Jan 2005 range.

I bought one of those Kaplan books to study for the GRE. I spent most of my time memorizing the "most frequently used" vocab. words they had in the book. I didn't spend too much time with the math section because pretty much all of it is stuff you should be able to do after high school.

I studied for it from June - Aug. 2004, but I was only learning a couple new words each day so I didn't really spend that much time with it per day. I quit studying once school started, then did some last minute cramming before I took it in October. I got a 800 math, 670 verbal, and 5.0 on the writing. My profs told me that strong letters of rec. count for more than the GRE scores.

When I sent in my applications, my GPA was ~3.75. I got into a few of the good EE programs including Stanford, UI, and UMich. I ended up going to UMich because they were the best school I was admitted to that also gave me financial aid - a TA position that included a tuition waiver and a living stipend.
 
Originally posted by: LordSnailz
Originally posted by: cchen
I have a 3.8 GPA and am already accepted to a Master's program. GRE quant 800, verbal really bad - good thing they don't care about that score. I downloaded the practice tests a few days before and took them. No other prep.
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Were your practice test scores similar to your real scores?
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on the first test i got 7something, wasn't really concentrating. second practice test got 800. but the actual test is definitely more difficult than the practice tests
 
What you can do is apply to a school that dosent have as strict GPA requirements then after taking a few classes try to transfer to a more reputable school. I did that and it worked.
 
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