Critique my plan and application.

Graduate School
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<p>So i am undergrad at UT austin.
unfortunatly my gpa is 2.87 so i probably have no chance of getting in here.
so here is my new plan but i want to hear what people actually think of it.</p>

<p>I am applying to a bunch of ahem... less reputable schools, like texas state, text tech and my choice is san diego state. i figure if i am going to sub par grad school it might as well be in an awesome city.</p>

<p>After 2 years of masters i plan to come back to UT Austin to do my PhD then maybe go somewhere else for the post doc.
does this sound like a reasonable plan. does getting a masters from a low tiered school make it harder to get into a PhD program.</p>

<p>Also here is my application.
I have 3 years of undergrad research experience. Several graduate level classes. The last 4 semesters i have not gotten below a B in anything. i ave the recommendation of several professors as well as the graduate adviser. my gre was 690 [v] 770[q] 4.5 [An]</p>

<p>What do you guys think.</p>

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<p>What field?</p>

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<p>mechanical engineering</p>

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<p>sorry yeah, text tech was supposed to be texas tech but it won’t let me edit it.</p>

<p>i have another question. how likely am i to get department funding.</p>

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<p>From my understanding I would say you are very unlikely to get any funding because you are going for a masters and your gpa is not good. </p>

<p>But of course we dont really know the nature of your research experience so maybe that can help you get an RA or something.</p>