<p>I have a gpa of 3.2 and I'm a ChE major. I'm thinking of applying for a grad school to get my masters. I don't really have extracurriculars or any super wow factors. what kind of schools can i apply for? I'm thinking of getting a masters in chemical engineering or environmental engineering. Any help is appreciated!</p>
<p>I guess your best option may be to find a school that is ‘lower’ ranked but has a quality curriculuim. 3.2 is not that bad. If you get good GRE scores, you could probably get in somewhere. However, funding is another story altogether.</p>
<p>Also, you need to ask yourself the question of why do you want a masters? Is it really going to help you? Is 1-2 years extra really worth it?</p>
<p>Internships? Decent Recs? GRE scores? What tier school are you at now? Undergrad prestige?</p>
<p>Yeah, it has a lot more to do with GPA. Your GRE scores will help, your undergrad institution can help, your letters of rec can help, and previous research experience can help.</p>
<p>Personally, I had a 3.2 GPA, and got into GA Tech, Illinois, Purdue, Texas A&M, RPI, and Maryland, however I had good stuff on the rest of those. Undergrad was Illinois, GRE was 550 V, 800 Q, 5.5 W, and I had research experience, so that definitely helped push me over the edge.</p>
<p>boneh3ad, were you also applying for ChemE phd programs?</p>
<p>well i go to UCSD and I’m just thinking about grad school cause it seems really hard to find an internship here in SD. I can problaby get some teacher recommendations. I’m pretty much just asking if there are schools (and which ones) would accept someone with an unspectacular gpa because then i can work towards it.
so it sounds like basically everything else has to make up for my gpa?</p>
<p>No I was doing ME, but the principles are roughly the same across engineering disciplines, you just have to swap out a few schools that are top in ME with the schools that are top in ChemE.</p>