<p>I was looking at what (if any graduate schools) I could get into. I have a lower undergraduate GPA from a Tier 1 state school (3.3) or so. I haven't taken the GRE, but I've been studying, and I scored very high on the SAT (2300+) so I'm hoping that goes well. I had some extenuating circumstances that dropped my GPA down. I don't want to go into the details of that, but it was significant enough that the school changed a grade of an F to a grade of a W (and hence off my transcript), however I have a lot of C's for that one year (freshman second semester to sophomore first semester) and I was able to not lost my scholarships and stuff. My transcript has a lot of A,s Bs, and Cs (nothing lower). I can get a letter of recommendation from a school counselor related to this. </p>
<p>My resume is strong however. I worked on aerospace research projects at my University for 4 years (and have risen to positions of leadership in code design and engineering there). I presented at two professional conferences on my work here. I gave a presentation on my own at a conference where most presenters were either PHD candidates, or university professors from schools like MIT. I was part of a presenting team (I spoke) at a conference where we won the best presentation award at the conference. The caliber of speakers at this conference was high, with most speakers having doctorates, 20 years of work experience, and included professors from top ranked universities like Stanford and Berkeley. I had an internship at an upper middle class tech company, and I was offered work on aerospace graduate research projects and things like that. Overall my resume is strong enough for me to get recruiting calls from top tech companies (I'm a senior, so I'm just starting that process). </p>
<p>I can get one or two very strong letters of recommendation and one above average letter of recommendation.</p>
<p>What would my chances look like at the following universities (ranked in order of preference):</p>
<p>1) Stanford University
2) University of California Berkeley
3) University of Illinois Urbana Champagne
4) Purdue University
5) University of Michigan
6) University of Minnesota Twin Cities
7) University of Colorado Boulder</p>
<p>I would be going for an M.S. or an M.E. degree with a preference for aid.</p>