<p>For example umich's acceptance of grad school students for ME only has an avg gpa from 3.2-3.5, which is ranked in the top 5.
Purdue's gpa average is only a 3.5 for accepted students. The test scores are lower too. and these are lower than schools such as cornell, princeton, carnegie. Is umich and purdue easier to get in than the other schools in the top 10? If so, why?</p>