<p>Alright so here is my question. Alot of my schools say you need “3.5 gpa and a GRE score of 1200 (300 new gre) or some combo of equal merit”.</p>
<p>I’m not sure what that means can someone give me some ideas? </p>
<p>I have an Undergrad GPA of 3.28 (Major GPA of 3.8, and last 60 credits are a 3.88) and a GRE of 326 (GRE: V 161 Q 165) with a Analytical of 5.0</p>
<p>Does that qualify?</p>
<p>Your GRE is good and your academic record shows improvement in the last two years so that is a plus. You are probably not competitive for the most selective programs but you should be able to find a good program that fits your academic record. Don’t forget research experience and strong recommendation letters though.</p>
<p>Thanks! My LORs and Research consists of:</p>
<h1>3 semesters and 1 summer of neuroscience research (yielded contribution to a paper)</h1>
<h1>1 summer in a social psychology lab with 2 of my ideas being used for projects that are currently ongoing</h1>
<h1>1 poster presentation</h1>
<p>2/3 LoRs are from these labs and 1 is from a teacher in the global affairs department.</p>
<p>Looks good. Make sure to point out the improvement in your GPA in the last years of the B.S. and ask your letter writers to do so too.</p>
<p>xraymancs, is it necessary for the writers to point out improvements in GPA? Doesn’t the transcript show that?
I’ve read that recommender writers should avoid saying stuff shown on transcripts because it makes them seem like to have nothing better to talk about.</p>
<p>I don’t think that is a problem. it shows that the recommender knows the student’s record well. Of course, that should not be the only thing that is in a LOR. When I write one, I usually have a paragraph on academics, a paragraph on research and then one on other aspects of the student’s time at IIT.</p>