How good is Uchicago at in getting you into a good grad school?

<p>Thanks for the post regarding faculty for grad school. I am weighing the faculty on IR in Chicago and another school I’m considering. How much does GPA matter for grad school?
And for current UChicago, how hard is it to get a 3.5+ GPA? (As in I can still do other things, ECs, etc. and still get a 3.5). I had a current student tell me the average GPA for econ= 3.0, math=3.2, and humanities= 3.4. Sounds harsh.</p>