I am currently a master student about to graduate from IUPUI, and I am planning to apply for Ph. D. program in any university in the USA. I was hoping that I could get 3.5 GPA, but my GPA now is 3.48. Also, I took the GRE test and my score not good; I got 151Q 140V 3A. I feel like my dreams are faded away. I will take the test next month also, but I have a certain school with near deadline. I hate getting rejected. Please tell me that I have any chance to get accepted in any school that not hard to get in for Ph. D CS program!
This forum is for undergrad admissions. You should speak to your current advisors/professors and ask them for an honest opinion. They’ll have more to say – if you’re willing to hear it.
Good luck.
Oh sorry, Thanks
how can I delete this post?
@Aaeshah usually you can’t delete threads, but threads get moved a lot to different sub-forums.
As for your original question, I don’t see you getting in a Ph.D. program with a 151 Q/140 CR - you will definitely need to retake the GRE and score well to have a chance. You’ll also likely need good recommendations, and having research experience in the CS or related field never hurts.
Moved to Grad School forum.
GPA: a 3.48 is pretty average for a masters program (where GPA’s generally only go from 3.00 to 4.00), so this doesn’t help, but there are programs for which a 3.48 would be acceptable.
GRE: 151Q, 140V, 3A corresponds to percentiles of 43%, 11%, and 17% respectively. For PhD admissions, that is pretty bad. If English is not your second language you may be able to escape the V and AW scores, but a 43% percentile in Q is pretty weak for a PhD applicant in the sciences who will enter with an MS.
The good news: Grad admissions is not all about the numbers! GRE is one of the lowest-weighted admission factors (outside those fields where admissions is linked with access to fellowships), whereas the most important factor is research potential, experience, and performance. As an MS student, did you complete a thesis? Work in a lab? Do anything that would give your advisor reason to give you a good recommendation as a researcher?