<p>I know the average GPAs for Tech students isn't that high, so what opportunities to students have for grad school? Do undergrads who want to go to grad school go? Or is it pretty hard for people to go to grad school because of the low GPAs.</p>
<p>Isn't the norm that you have to have a 3.0 to even apply to some engineering grad school programs?</p>
<p>if it's not M.Eng, i'm thinking more in the line of 3.5-ish for MS/ Ph.D... i graduated from Cornell, and my advisor (who was MAE prof) said if i want to do MS/Ph.D in cornell, i need to have at least 3.7-3.8 GPA-ish.</p>
<p>i guess he might have exaggerated a bit... M.Eng is different btw.</p>
<p>What's different about Mechanical Engineering? Is the gpa lower or higher?</p>
<p>nvm, I misread your post</p>
<p>Feez// I meant Master of Engineering...</p>
<p>Wait, so you need a generally lower gpa for grad school in Mechanical Engineering, or higher gpa?</p>
<p>Feez / nononoono. it has nothing to do with Mechanical Engineering. </p>
<p>I meant master of engineering. at least in cornell, you need a generally lower gpa for master of engineering degree as compared to master of science degree. i don't speak for all eng majors or all universities though.</p>
<p>OOoooh, I see, I see, that clears it up. Thanks.</p>
<p>I am going to go to Georgia Tech next year and this is what I am worrying too. Will "the harder to gain high GPA" at Georgia Tech affect my chance to get into top MBA school. Thank you for your answers</p>
<p>kid0815/ just my opinion but if grade deflation do truly exists at GaTech, it will affect your chance... that is if you can get alot higher GPA in a different university w/ comparable prestige...</p>
<p>In my opinion, MBA programs are not about higher GPAs; hence GPA deflation (If it does exist @ GTech), won't matter that much (Unless something like a 2.5 versus 3.5). Work experience and your future goals would play a larger role.</p>