<p>hi, i have finished my industrial engg but i dont have a GPA of 3.0. i want to do masters in supply chain, marketing,management, or in finance. though i have not decided in which area but wanted to know if can i get admitted to a good university. I am an international student but have done my undergrad from a US university. it would be nice to be helped out by someone.</p>
<p>You should search websites of schools you may be interested in attending and check to see what their minimum requirements for grad school admission are. </p>
<p>What do you consider a good university? Good is a relative term. To me, I would say your chances at getting into a good university (top 30) are not very good.</p>
<p>You will need some work experience to overcome the sub 3.0 GPA.</p>
<p>hey thanks guys. some universities say there minimum requirement is 3.0 for admission and some say if u have less GPA then an extra essay would be needed to explain your performance. In theses universities do u think there is a chance of getting admitted?</p>
<p>Also, will a good GRE or GMAT score make a difference?.</p>
<p>Uchopeful, i am not hoping to apply to very good top university. I want to apply to mediocre universities. Could u suggest some universities?</p>
<p>Admission to Graduate school is not just based on scores, but overall applications.
minimum 3.0 is not helpful here. So what if you do get 3.0?
What about your letters of recommendation? Any internship and research experience?
Research experience is extremely important.
Mediocre universities don’t want get their ranks and students pulled down.</p>
<p>So your chance is not really good.
However, you can always try to get an internship, and then get into a university later, if you get rejected. This can increase your chance.</p>
<p>This is what you will need to do:</p>
<p>1) Get some work experience. The more years under your belt, the better.</p>
<p>2) Apply to a graduate school as a non-degree student. This will allow you to take about 3 courses before applying for full admission. You want to find a school (with your desired program) that a) has a non-degree graduate status and b) will allow any courses taken as a non-degree grad student to be used in the actual grad degree program.</p>
<p>3) ACE THOSE 3 COURSES!!! If you have to, pick three courses that are just “graduate versions” of courses you had as an undergrad. Once again, ACE THOSE 3 COURSES!!</p>
<p>4) Apply for full admission to the graduate program. You may or may not have to take the GRE. Keep in mind, the GRE is used to evaluate if you can do graduate work. Well if you aced 9 credits of grad work, that is the best proof and your school may waive the GRE (they did for me).</p>
<p>5) You should be admitted if you aced the 3 courses. A University is a business and they are NOT turning down someone who just aced 1/3 of a graduate program (assuming the program is 30 credits) and whose employer is footing the bill.</p>
<p>Note: This process may not work with the Top-10 schools. You will probably have to aim at schools ranked #11-#20…ALTHOUGH since you are Industrial Engineering, I can tell you that Georgia Tech does state that a GRE is not needed for their Professional Systems Engineering MEng program.</p>
<p>hey thanks globe traveller, i really dint know you could do by taking admission as a non degree student. well, i dont intend to continue in my engineering major but i want to continue MS in supply chain management from business perspective. Besides, doing MBA at this point i want to do MS before, But i am not sure about it and was also wondering since i want to go to business major will i have difficulty in getting admitted?</p>
<p>does anyone know good supply chain management universities??</p>
<p>Hi. I am looking for a career in R&D. I have and Engineering Degree in Computer Science with 60% and was a basketball player representing at state level. I have 2+ years of working experience in an Indian Software MNC that specialized in software for Telecom Domain. What are my chances at getting in MS in a good university in US. I am really worried that my relative low score in college due to dividing my attention between basketball and education may hurt my chances.</p>
<p>Hi. Need your help/advice. I have 2+ years of experience from an MNC in India. I have a Engineering Degree(4 years) in Computers and was a state level basketball player. what are my chances at getting MS in a reputed university? I have low percentage(60%) in degree due to basketball practice.</p>
<p>Masters degree programs aren’t that tough to get in to. They usually aren’t funded (meaning you have to pay for the degree), and are often based only on coursework (so the faculty don’t have to put much extra effort into them). A sub-3.0 could mean a lot of things. Are we talking like a 2.8? Or a 2.4? There’s a big difference.</p>
<p>Anything below a 3.0 is a serious red flag even for masters programs. There’s already been a lot of good advice in this thread. I’d say work experience is a plus. GRE scores WILL NOT get you into an engineering program. They aren’t the ACT or SAT. They could very well keep you out, but they never work the other way. </p>
<p>As far as the basketball dude goes, I dunno, what was your GPA (convert to a 4.0 scale)? They’re definitely not going to care that you played basketball, if that’s what you’re asking. If it took away from your education and made you do worse, I’m guess I’m sorry? Go on ahead and apply though, international students usually pay way more and have an easier time getting in.</p>
<p>Remember, you’re NOT PhD students. You’re not contributing in any significant way to the intellectual development and research life of the department. You’re just a warm body with a checkbook. So relax, admissions standards are fairly low for even good engineering masters programs.</p>
<p>konzer90, how low are these standards you’re talking about? If I graduate with ~3.27 gpa, do you think it would still be possible to get into a top 50 grad program for an unfunded masters?</p>
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<p>3.27?..unfunded masters?..Top 50?..HELL YEAH you will get in. With that GPA, the only reason you would not get in would be because there are a lot of applicants with grades better.</p>