<p>Hi - I have some questions regarding grad school performance.</p>
<p>After a taking a year off, I went to grad school for a MS in Electrical Engineering at a highly ranked university. At the time, I did not find the adjustment/difficulty too hard. However, after the final exams I ended up with all B's, or a 3.0 GPA. I feel like I was close to an A in all of my courses but fell short in all of them (there is no +/- system). Although this is dissapointing, my goal is just to get a MS (not a PhD) and I only need a 3.0 to get your MS degree here. </p>
<p>However, I have been considering the idea of a PhD over the past few months. From this perspective, I find my performance alarmingly below par. In fact, at my university you need a minimum GPA of a 3.3 to continue with your PhD program. I'm pretty shocked by my results, I thought I'd get at least one A. I was mostly focusing on research, and not paying too much attention to my grades and I managed to fall below an A in every class. </p>
<p>I would assume that the average PhD student maintains a 3.4-3.8 GPA while dedicating most of their time to research. This brings me to a few questions. Based on my performance, is a PhD too lofty of a goal for me? Would I be setting myself up for failure? </p>
<p>Furthermore, would my advisor consider this a silly goal at this point? Would professors even trust me with research given that my GPA is at the threshold of academic probation?</p>
<p>I'm basically asking for an assessment of my performance. I would love to hear from any current grad students - about your experience with classes, about your GPA and your collegues GPAs, about how much time you dedicate to classes, etc....</p>
<p>Thanks in advance</p>