<p>I'm asking this question for my friend. People here seems to know exactly what to do in order to get into dream undergraduate schools. How about graduate?? Life does go on. Does college GPA become a huge factor? Would finishing undergrad in 3 years instead of 4 stand out on a transcript? Are there any "special" activities to participate in? (for example high schoolers can attend RSI or NASA or Siemens programs to boost chances) Basically, what DOES it take to move on?</p>
<p>Good question. After spending a bajillion hours on this board, I think I've become an expert on undergrad admission. however, i am clueless about graduate school.</p>
<p>I know GPA is very important for med / law school, but what about engineering or business? Do these graduate schools also require stellar GPAs?</p>
<p>high GRE scores, i'm guessing</p>
<p>Yeah apparently grad school admissions are much more numbers-based than undergrad admissions. Standardized tests like the GRE, MCAT, and LSAT seem much more pivotal than SATs do for undergrad.</p>
<p>Law school admissions are very numbers-based (GPA and LSAT). Most graduate (MS and PhD) programs place as much weight on recommendations and research experience as the courses taken and GPA. The GRE is just about the least important part of a graduate application, but you still need to have a high score to be considered for the top programs.</p>
<p>if you're really curious - go to the discussion boards for grad schools, i'm sure ppl there will have the answer</p>