PhD Aerospace and double major

juillet
Wed, 09 Oct 2013 09:39:28 +0000

Engineering is not my field. However, if you have a 3.7+ when you graduate, stop worrying. That’s not low enough to keep you out of anywhere; if you don’t get accepted somewhere, it’s unlikely that it was because your GPA was too low. Programs admit students with a range of GPAs (within reason - most are a 3.5+, but outstanding applicants with slightly lower GPAs are admitted too) and students with lower ones may be less likely to share their undergrad GPA with you.

I honestly don’t think a double-major will do much for you for grad school. Take extra classes in physics if you need to; spend the time taking classes in techniques you might need for a grad program. But I agree with cosmicfish that your time is better spent building giant killer robots (or, you know, full-time research is okay too).