Hello to fellow students!
My case is kinda different from the others, so…
I am an international student, got my BSc from one of the best universities in Russia, but due to various reasons, I didn’t excel much in the undergrad. We don’t have a system of GPA, but I have counted it to be something 2.7-2.8 - ish. Currently I am studying in the US, in the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (pursuing my grad degree in experimental psychology, MSc.). They have counted my undergrad GPA as 3.19 (I am however not sure if they have counted overall GPA, or only for the last two semesters for example).
I have:
- two years of research experience in Cognitive psychology lab in Russia;
- One year of research experience in Emotion Lab here;
- Peer-reviewed publication, 1st authored (in Russian)
- Another one is going to be soon (in English, also 1st author)
- Membership in Psi Chi
- Two international conferences
- 1 research award from Russia
- proficiency in three languages (Russian, English, and German)
My grad gpa is between 3.3 and 3.4 (only A’s and B’s).
GRE I expect to be pretty high (in 160s)
I have some pretty darn prestigious universities in my list (along with not-so-great ones), UCLA for example (my dream place along with Georgetown). So the question is the following : should I abandon a dream about UCLA?
looking forward for your replies, colleagues !