Chances at Master of Engineering Program (Civil)

Graduate School
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<p>Master of Civil Engineering (Geotechnical) chances
Undergrad Info:
Majored in Civil Engineering</p>

<p>Cal Poly Pomona (first 2 years)
GPA:3.95
Calc 1-3
Chem 1-2
Phy 1-2
Surveying</p>

<p>Loyola Marymount University (2.5 years) Just graduated
GPA:3.65
Major GPA for senior year: 3.7</p>

<p>Letters of Rec:
Dean of Civil Engineering (Very strong)
Part time UCLA professor who taught a geotech course at our school (Very strong)
Teacher for soils and senior design class (Very strong)</p>

<p>Will take GRE in a month.</p>

<p>Schools I am looking at for masters of engineering:
Cornell
Tufts
Stanford</p>

<p>How difficult is it to get into these schools masters of engineering programs?
With my stats what kind of GRE score would I need to get?</p>

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<p>“Chances” are total crap, even more so for graduate school. Admissions are far more about fit, professor interest, etc. than about anything quantifiable. Admission rates are also so low that just about everywhere is a crapshoot. You need to apply to way more than three schools, particularly given the selectivity of those three. You need to get the best GRE score you can get.</p>

<p>Nobody on this forum can tell you what your chance of admission is, and anyone who says otherwise is blowing smoke up your ass. Talk to professors and DGSs at your schools of interest. They’re the ones who read applications and they can tell you where you might fit in their programs.</p>