<p>I want to apply to Georgia Tech for graduate admissions in electrical engineering for fall 2009. I go to a good public college (ABET accredited), and currently have a ~3.8 gpa. I have a few B's and C's in freshmen level classes, but have done well in my upper division course work (I brought my GPA up from ~3.7 last year). My major GPA is about the same as my overall GPA. I dont really have any research exprience. Also, I want to apply to the MS program initially, since I definatley want to get a graduate degree, but I am not sure that I want to get a Phd at this point.</p>
<p>My question is, if I recieve apporpriate GRE scores, do you think that I would be able to get into this program at Georgia tech? Also, what sort of GRE scores would be "appropriate" for Georgia tech?</p>
<p>I think your GPA is good for GA Tech, the biggest hindrance I see for you is the lack of research experience. Did you do any internships over your summers or work related to EE? Any way to get out of classroom recommenders?</p>
<p>Also, I'd apply to PhD, since you'd get funding, and if you decide a PhD isn't for you, you can always choose to leave after two years.</p>
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Also, I'd apply to PhD, since you'd get funding, and if you decide a PhD isn't for you, you can always choose to leave after two years.
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GT has an option on their application to select "Masters with the intention of pursuing a PhD". I chose this option and although I am an MS student going there I was able to get funding.</p>
<p>I guess for the interest of the OP, I am an EE major as well and I had a 3.8 GPA and like 1450 GRE, but I think my selling point was probably research experience.</p>
<p>I've applied to an M.S. program in Building Construction at GA Tech but am kinda wishing I had applied to the PhD. After reading about the PhD program on their website, it seemed like anyone applying should already have an M.S. - is this not really true? Also, if I'm accepted into the M.S. program and being taking classes in January, would it be silly to apply to the PhD program for the fall?</p>
<p>How much do you think is a safe GPA for admission to Georgia Tech? I have a UG GPA of 3.0. I did a summer research internship and some good projects. Decent LOR's too. Also how much should I score in GRE to make my application to be considered close to getting an admit?</p>
<p>GPA of 3.0 is just clearing the minimal bar for application review, but for a competitive school like GT, its probably not very competitive. 1 summer of research is on the low end, and a good GREs score don't always offset the low GPA. Bottom line: up hill battle all the way.</p>
<p>Hi all,
I am a aero engineering student in canada, will probably graduate with a 3.5 GPA.
I did 8 months of internships in 2 major aero companies and will write a thesis in my final semester. what are the odds of getting into GaTech’s MS or PhD program in aero engineering. my intention is to get a PhD.</p>
<p>I am an undergraduate in EE about to finish at UIUC, and I would like to go to Georgia Tech for Grad School in ECE. I have a 3.70 GPA overall and I have two internships(one at a small company and one at a large company) I was wondering:</p>
<p>1) what my chances of getting in to graduate school at Georgia Tech were if I have good GRE scores and decent letters of recommendation/essays. </p>
<p>2) what good ECE universities would be “safety” schools that I can definitely get into?</p>
<p>Next time you should really begin your own thread, rather than reviving a 4-year-old one.</p>
<p>1) We don’t know, and there’s no way to figure it out. You should just apply and see what happens. You sound like you may be a competitive applicant, but places like Georgia Tech get more qualified applicants than they can accept to their top-ranked master’s programs.</p>
<p>2) There’s no such thing as “safety” schools in graduate programs that you can “definitely get into”, and even if there were, you shouldn’t necessarily go there. A master’s degree is a means for a career; one shouldn’t get one just to get one. So you need to go to a well-reputed program, not just one that you can definitely get into.</p>