Questions from an undergrad

WilliamC
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 16:02:16 +0000

First - the MBA side: Most places will expect a GPA of 3.0 as the absolute minimum plus better than average scores on the GMAT. Many expect some real world work experience as well. As you have surmised, you’ll have to pay for your MBA.

PolySci is another matter altogether. Again, GPA of 3.0 or better is a typical minimum (for all grad school really) but you’ll be taking the GRE this time. You should look at programs everywhere because many will be providing “full support” for their grad students. This usually means some sort of fellowship or RA position the first year, then TA duties the next few, with fellowship your dissertation year.

Finally, don’t assume that English is an easier major than EE. To give you an idea of what I mean, I took a course on early 20th century American novels - in 12 weeks we read 11 novels, wrote a 5+ page “reaction” paper on each, then a 20 page final paper integrating the themes we studied with reference to our choice of 4 of the novels.