So I have three Cs on my transcript, how will that affect me?

Graduate School
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<p>I have applied to many top programs for EE PhD like Stanford Berkeley MIT UTAustin CMU</p>

<p>I have also applied to some strong, but tier 2 schools like Columbia, Northwestern, and Princeton (not that theyre bad, theyre still extremely competitive, but still not in the top 10 officially which is why I call them tier 2 lol).</p>

<p>I have three Cs on my transcript: Chemistry, Electromagnetics, and MEMS.</p>

<p>Chem - I never got it, it was made unbelievably difficult at my institution (an ivy)
E&M - the prof never taught out of a textbook thinking his lectures were so awesome (they sucked) and I ended up getting lost in the subject.
MEMS - I dont know how this guy graded us, but I thought I was doing well in the class.</p>

<p>My overall gpa is still 3.5 since I've done well in everything else.</p>

<p>So, do you think that they will they raise their eyebrows in question at my Cs???</p>

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<p>Almost nobody has a perfect transcript. If you think they are a major cause of concern, mention something in your SOP to make them seem less relevant.</p>

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<p>Should be fine. It’s more your GPA that matters, I imagine, and your GPA seems fine.</p>

<p>Also, Princeton is in the top 10, UTAustin isn’t (at least according to US News).</p>