Purdue's mechanical engineering grad school

Graduate School
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<p>Is it really that hard to get into the direct phd program?
On this site <a href="https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Academics/Graduate/Direct_PhD_Info%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://engineering.purdue.edu/ME/Academics/Graduate/Direct_PhD_Info&lt;/a>
it states Incoming Students: The student must have a strong interest in Graduate Studies leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. The student must have:
GPA ≥ 3.50 in the first required degree (B.S.) from a highly ranked university.
The student must have also taken GRE with minimums of 550 verbal, 770 quantitative, and 5.5/720 analytical. </p>

<p>but on this site Mechanical</a> Engineering Grad App, West Lafayette
Doctoral Degree Program Basic Requirements:</p>

<p>All Applicants:</p>

<p>Undergraduate GPA of admitted students averages approximately 3.5 out of 4.0
Completion of Master's degree (except when applying for Direct PhD)
Master's GPA of admitted students averages: approximately 3.65 out of 4.0
GRE average scores of admitted students are approximately:
525 Verbal
765 Quantitative
4.0 Analytical Writing</p>

<p>THe two doesn't match at all. Is the first one implying that you can't even apply if you're from a lesser ranked university? ***?</p>

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<p>The first set of requirements is for students applying directly for admission to doctoral study without a previous master’s degree. The second set is for students who have completed a master’s degree.</p>

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<p>oh i see, but does the 1st one mean if you come from a lesser ranked university you can’t apply for the directphd? Idk about you, but that makes me not want to go to the school when they’re prejudiced based on school rankings.</p>