<p>I am an international applicant.
Gre 1400 (780 quant and 620 verbal)
Toefl= 106/120
GPA of about 3.65 on a scale of 4
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Some other details include:**
10 months of work experience as a design engineer.
Passed in category “First Class with Distinction”
Topped multiple courses during Under Grad.
Winner in national competition on Stock Market Trading.
Class Prefect and Best student Award during school.
Fully funded research project (funded by BCUD)
Trained in Classical music for 2 years.
Toured England as part of a sports club.
Extra curricular awards in poetry etc.</p>
<p>Where do i stand? Can i get in? I have also applied at PURDUE What are my chances there?</p>
<p>You should have applied to a lot more schools than just purdue and Stanford.Like Georgia Tech and Clemson.Extracurriculars like poetry and classical music only matter when applying to college,not grad school.</p>
<p>You didn’t even say what kind of program you were applying to (theoretical physics? English literature? Clinical psychology?) or whether it’s an MA or PhD program or maybe a professional master’s? We need that kind of information before we can even attempt to help you, but truth is, there is no kind of “chancing” in grad school applications that really works (except maybe in professional programs). Your grades and scores are just the beginning, and research fit and research experience/work history are a lot more important, as are the quality of your letters of recommendation and your personal statement.</p>
<p>Your classical music training will only count if you are going into a music program; touring Europe and your poetry award won’t count (unless you are going into an MFA program).</p>
<p>I can only speak for the sciences… but relevant EXPERIENCE is key! Quirky extra hobbies/experiences are neat, but I don’t think they really matter. I have to agree with Villager— stuffing your resume with hobbies and extra-curriculars means NOTHING to grad schools! Grad school admissions are less numbers and EC based and far, far, far more focused on relevant experience.</p>
<p>As for GRE scores/GPA, it seems they just need to be good enough to show you are a competitive applicant, but its not like a 10 point difference in GRE is going to mean ANYTHING. Bad scores likely raise a red flag but they are probably more forgivable than a complete lack of experience. It is hard for me to judge your experience because I don’t know what field you are and what is considered reasonable experience for that field.</p>
<p>Just an example: My GRE score was 640 V, 750 Q and I got into Stanford’s bio program. So your GRE scores are quite likely just fine (but once again, your field could be different!) and not likely to keep you OUT of the program. The question is, will your experience get you in.</p>
<p>I should mention that unfortunately due to funding grad schools tend to limit the number of international students they accept so you really do need to work on making yourself stand out.</p>
<p>I have applied to the MS CEM (Construction engineering and management) course</p>