Top 5 - top 10 CS masters or PhD program GPA

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<p>Hey,</p>

<p>I'm at the University of Missouri and I got a 4.0 my first semester but slacked off this semester, so my cumulative GPA at the end of freshman year will be ~3.7 because of a C+/B- in Calculus 2 (As in everything else). I think it's safe to say I can get it back to a 3.8 midway through next year and keep it somewhere between 3.8-low 3.9 for the rest of the time in college.</p>

<p>If I graduate with a 3.8 or 3.9, some research experience, and half a dozen internships (I've done 3 already, one more next summer, and I'll shoot for some big-name ones after soph or junior year), assuming I can get good recs and GREs, do I stand a shot at the big leagues for grad school? </p>

<p>I'm hoping for Stanford, MIT, or Carnegie Mellon. Would a 3.8 and what I said get me into these? A 3.9? If not, what are some good CS grad schools that I have a good shot at?</p>

<p>Also, I'm hoping to study abroad at Cambridge or Oxford to experience their self-study style of learning. Would having a term or two at one of these make a difference?</p>

<p>Thanks! :)</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf[/url]”>http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~harchol/gradschooltalk.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks, that is helpful.</p>

<p>If anyone else has any input or information from another institution, that’d be much appreciated as well. Thanks again, sang54!</p>

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<p>I recommend you do research rather than get into internships.</p>