<p>So I’m a shade under a 3.5 heading into my junior year, and I’m thinking about what I’m going to do if I can’t get into a top 30 grad school. I do have good research, projects, etc., but if I graduate with a 3.4, what are my chances for a Ph D. program at somewhere like LSU or Auburn or Houston or Buffalo or Pitt or somewhere along those lines? What GPA’s are they typically looking for? Thanks.</p>
<p>Coming out of what school? If you’re coming out of a top 10 engineering program, and you have a decent GPA (~3.2+) and a good GRE score (maybe 1250+), you should have no problem at those schools.</p>
<p>If you’re coming out of a second tier school, it’s a different situation.</p>
<p>Yeah I’m at a second tier school, but I’ll have at worst a 3.4, a 3.3 if I completely slack and do nothing, and say GRE of at least 1300 say at least a 750 quant.</p>
<p>For a PhD program, that might be tight. You should be able to get into an MS program without any problems.</p>
<p>Wow really? I mean I’ve heard of people getting into top 20 programs with a 3.4+, and I mean I’m not at a bad school (it’s top 50). I figured these schools would be pretty safe. Guess I’ll make sure I get a 3.5.</p>