<p>I am applying for grad school
gpa 3.0 in electrical engr. from a top 10 school
GRE of 800 Quant, 660 Verbal.</p>
<p>great essays, amazing internships and research</p>
<p>Still got rejected bc of low gpa !!
what are these schools looking for afterall ?</p>
<p>I think you answered your own question?</p>
<p>yeh maybe, but dont my internships,research and high gre scores compensate for it ?</p>
<p>Apparently not.</p>
<p>lol..wow ! well then I am just not good enough for those schools..period.</p>
<p>Well, your great internships and research don't balance out the GPA very well.</p>
<p>My guess is that you had an 780+ score on your SAT I math and SAT II Math II scores before going to your top 10 engineering school--yet, you didn't do better than a 3.0 GPA in your undergraduate work. Most masters programs require that you have a 3.0 just to graduate--and the classes are more difficult. So simply put--they have no reason to rely on the GRE score. They have a lot more faith in the previous experience you had while at your undergrad school. </p>
<p>You really are going to have to "suck it up" and pick a lower rated school to do your masters work. If you get a better GPA in your masters work, you can always apply back to the top 10 to do your PhD if that's your plan. Personally, I'd just stay at your new school for a PhD--and not worry about the top 10 while doing my masters at a different (excellent) school. </p>
<p>At this point, you need to realize the "top 10" moniker is unimportant--just get a good degree from a good school. Then let your research do your speaking for you.</p>