<p>If applying to top graduate schools, what are some important factors they will consider?</p>
<p>everything undergrad considered when you came from high school. but they expect more if you want to get in.</p>
<p>GRE scores, GPA, internships, research . . . depending on what you apply to, the department also probably has a series of academically rigorous tests pertaining to the field that are very important in admissions</p>
<p>If I only apply to the master program not PHD, do internships and research still matter?</p>
<p>@noodlesli: Excellent letters from your faculty recommenders, and a solid statement of purpose are two more things to add to caiscs’ list.</p>
<p>I mean, all these things are one thing…Another ridiculously overlooked thing is your SOP. If your SOP can make one faculty member say, “I’ll vouch for him/her,” then you’re in. Done deal.</p>
<p>From what people are saying in this thread, it appears as though only things relevant to your area of study are considered in graduate school admissions. That is such a refreshing change from the idiotic undergraduate admissions process.</p>
<p>Thanks guys for the replies. So how important is the internship? Because I am considering doing a EAP during this summer and i am junior now, will that be hurt if I didn’t have an internship by the time I apply?</p>
<p>So between GRE score and GPA, which is slightly more important?
Also, I heard that Grad schools don’t really care which school one comes from, so if assume people come from a top school like UC Berkeley or Stanford, it’s very hard for them to get a high gpa compare to those come from a relatively easier school. So will this be unfair to those students who come from a top university?</p>
<p>It really depends.</p>
<p>What field are you in?</p>
<p>(To answer your question, GPA >> GRE. Some schools/programs don’t even look at the GRE.)</p>
<p>either economics or finance</p>