<p>Ok, so i'm currently on track to graduate with a dual major Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering and Mathematics next year.
Here are my stats. I hope to go Graduate School for Aerospace Engineering.
GPA: 2.85
Math GPA: 3.00
Aero GPA: 2.80
Internships: 1 summer
EC: Played Rugby for 3 years at my university, Held positions in student Government e.t.c.
GRE: TBD</p>
<p>The thing is i had given up on Grad school because i had been told that you need a GPA of above a 3.00 to even be considered to lower/middle tier schools (and to obtain that i would need a 4.00 in all my remain semesters, which given their difficulty, is highly unlikely). However a lot of people (family and friends) are encouraging me to apply (even to top tier schools) because Black American males are in such short supply in the engineering industry that, despite my grades there is a very high chance that i would be strongly considered for a spot.
To me this seems too good to be true, i would greatly appreciate advice on what to do next.</p>
<p>■■■■■ -playing up a race card? It reads like one is?</p>
<p>Not really, just asking does affirmative action exist</p>
<p>Not for grad school. You might have better luck looking for companies looking to add diversity, then see if you can take advantage of some sort of employee reimbursement of a MS via online/night classes.</p>
<p>It “exists” in that if you have similar qualifications as another shortlisted applicant, you might get the spot because you provide more “diversity” to their department.</p>
<p>Basically, it won’t help unless you are already a highly qualified applicant. Which you’re not.</p>
<p>To my knowledge, a number of universities/departments set out minimum 3.0 GPA requirements to be considered for admission.</p>
<p>Grad school, much more so than undergrad, is based on merit. If you have a 2.85 GPA in engineering, you should go work for a few years and take some graduate classes in engineering to prove that you can handle it. No school is going to risk you flunking out because you were unprepared for graduate level material.</p>
<p>Also, as a tip, your extracurriculars don’t matter anymore.</p>