Graduate schools

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<p>I am an international student with the following stats.</p>

<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 3.4
Research experience: a year and a half of experience working with countries abroad and within the US.
Activities: 1). An active leader in a number of clubs on campus.
2). Culturally very active in various programs
3). A lot of volunteer work for community service.
4). Also was highly active in high school.
Achievements: won a couple of scholarships and awards.</p>

<p>I will be graduating in a years time and i was hoping to raise my gpa to at least a 3.5 by the time i graduate. I wanted to apply for graduate school however, i was not sure which schools would take me. What do you think are my chances at getting into the following schools.</p>

<p>University of Illinois, Urbana Campaign
UCLA
University of Southern California
Yale
Cornell
Penn state
Harvard
California Institute of technology.
Texas A&M</p>

<p>I was also wondering should i wait for a year until my gpa was high enough to apply to these schools?</p>

<p>Any advice would be highly appreciated.</p>

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<p>Please help!</p>

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<p>Try posting your question here: [Graduate</a> School - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/graduate-school/]Graduate”>Graduate School - College Confidential Forums).</p>

<p>Since that is a forum specifically for graduate schools, I also suggest that you post it with a title that includes the word “engineering.”</p>

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<p>What kind of degree are you applying for? If a Ph.D., I think your grades are a bit low for the schools you mention in engineering. If you are applying for a Masters degree, particularly a professional degree (no thesis), the admission standards might be a bit lower but you will have to finance the studies yourself.</p>