<p>Hi guys!</p>
<p>Say you did your undergrad at MIT. Say you did very okay, with an overall average of ALMOST a B. No, there was no improvement. The GPA was ALMOST a B every single semester. </p>
<p>Say you get hired by Microsoft/Google/Facebook right off the bat, then work for 2 years. </p>
<p>After 2 years, would it be reasonable to say that this person can get accepted to MIT Masters in CS?</p>
<p>P.S- It's a real close friend of mine, he did get "mediocre" GPA, but he did get hired at a huge company. He wants to come back for his masters. Is it reasonable with only 2 years, or should he wait longer?</p>
<p>The longer you wait, the less your GPA matters. By “almost a B”, I’m taking this as meaning just below a 3.0? Most grad programs have a GPA floor of 3.0 to even be considered, and even then the lowest accepted applicants are much higher.</p>
<p>With an MIT background and employment at msft/google/fb, that is a significant boost. However, I’m still unsure that will put the adcoms minds at ease when they see a sub-3.0 gpa and have to evaluate if this person can handle the graduate coursework.</p>
<p>Strong letters of rec, which hopefully portray the student as academically capable, will likely be a big factor here.</p>