<p>Hello, </p>
<p>This is my first time posting on this website, or really any website of the sort, so hopefully I put this is the correct section.</p>
<p>I am a Chemical Engineering undergraduate student hoping to attend a top graduate school in materials science/chemical engineering. I'm curious what type of GPA is required to be competitive at the top schools (MIT, Berkley, etc.).</p>
<p>My GPA is decent (3.6 on 4.0 scale) in relatively rigorous curriculum, and I have quite a bit of undergraduate research under my belt (mostly in the form developing and testing materials for electrochemical processes) - I also have experience tutoring math, chemistry, and physics and am involved in some other extra-curricular activities around my campus.</p>
<p>Is this enough to be competitive at top schools? Or do I need to raise my GPA more before even thinking about applying?</p>
<p>Thanks for any input.</p>