PhD in mechanical / aerospace

asheshsharma
Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:38:28 +0000

I am an international student in my second semester of masters program at the University of Florida in the field of Mechanical Engineering.

I plan on applying to the following schools for a PhD starting Fall 2013,

University of Maryland, College Park
Penn State, University Park
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Cornell

Now, all the above universities state a minimum of 4 required on the AWA section of GRE. I gave GRE in 2010 and had the following scores,

800Q, 550V, 3.5 AWA

My current GPA is 3.77/4
My undergraduate GPA was 8.2/10 (8.7/10 - Jr.+Sr. year)

I have an experience of 3 R&D based internships.

What I wanted to know primarily is, whether the 3.5 in AWA will actually hurt me in my admission’s process ? Should I think of re-taking the GRE ?