Some questions about admission process
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2019 3:05 pm
Hello, guys!
I'm international student. I would like to apply to graduate school in USA. However, I don't want to waste money, so I would like to understand better the admission process. I know that everyone here doesn't know exactly how the selection process works, but I believe you can help me. I have few questions...
First, I have been reading old topics: "201X Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results". There, I understood that almost everyone has 3.7 or more of GPA. So, do I need a really high GPA to have any chance? I was one of the best students in undegraduate university, but I don't have so high gpa. It's 3.2 in general, 3.3 in Math, 3.5 in upper-division courses. In my university, it is a great gpa.
Second, I have already a masters degree. Does my GPA in Masters much more important than undergraduate GPA?
Third, my coursework, due to Masters, is very advanced. I did 10 graduate courses, I read in many department website and I concluded that I have already taken all basic courses of PhD(Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Algebra(I, II), Algebraic Topologic, Differential Geometry and so on...) Is it a good thing, even with no so good GPA?
Fourth, I have 3 years of undergraduate research. However, I do not have publications. Is it good or bad?
Fifth, I failed one graduate course. I re-took the course and I got A. But the failed is in my transcripts. Is this a really big problem?
I really know what I want to study in PhD, then I will apply only to school where I know there are faculty with exactly same interests. Can it increase my chance?
I believe that I need almost perfect score in GRE and mGRE to make my application stronger, but I am not sure if a good scores will be enough to make a strong application.
I'm international student. I would like to apply to graduate school in USA. However, I don't want to waste money, so I would like to understand better the admission process. I know that everyone here doesn't know exactly how the selection process works, but I believe you can help me. I have few questions...
First, I have been reading old topics: "201X Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results". There, I understood that almost everyone has 3.7 or more of GPA. So, do I need a really high GPA to have any chance? I was one of the best students in undegraduate university, but I don't have so high gpa. It's 3.2 in general, 3.3 in Math, 3.5 in upper-division courses. In my university, it is a great gpa.
Second, I have already a masters degree. Does my GPA in Masters much more important than undergraduate GPA?
Third, my coursework, due to Masters, is very advanced. I did 10 graduate courses, I read in many department website and I concluded that I have already taken all basic courses of PhD(Complex Analysis, Real Analysis, Algebra(I, II), Algebraic Topologic, Differential Geometry and so on...) Is it a good thing, even with no so good GPA?
Fourth, I have 3 years of undergraduate research. However, I do not have publications. Is it good or bad?
Fifth, I failed one graduate course. I re-took the course and I got A. But the failed is in my transcripts. Is this a really big problem?
I really know what I want to study in PhD, then I will apply only to school where I know there are faculty with exactly same interests. Can it increase my chance?
I believe that I need almost perfect score in GRE and mGRE to make my application stronger, but I am not sure if a good scores will be enough to make a strong application.