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Philosophy of GPA

 
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Adopted from an article by Philip Guo

Grades do not necessarily reflect effortOf course, better grades are often correlated with greater student effort, but effort alone does not determine one’s grade. It is dangerous to have a sense of entitlement that “If I work X [...]

The Times Higher World University Rankings 2007

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WSJ Rankings Comparison of Top Business Schools

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Rank
School
Enrollment
Tuition $
Test Scores
Job
Offers %
Compensation
$

1
Dartmouth College
490
42,990
710
98
100,000

2
University of Cal-Berkeley
1381
26,881*
707
95
98,977

3
Columbia University
1869
43,436
706
94
101,428

4
MIT-Sloan
781
44,566
702
97.7
101,988

5.
Carnegie Mellon
636
41,900
696
96.4
93,479

6.
University Of NC-Chapel Hill
888
18,375*
664
92.8
90,044

7.
University of Michigan
1745
39,800
701
91
93,474

8
Yale
469
42,000
701
95
92,213

9
University of Chicago
3180
44,500
703
97.3
98,289

10
University of Virginia
702
37,000
677
95
95,704

EXPLANTIONS
Enrollment : Number of full time students.
Tuition : Annual tuition and fee 2006-2007. *In-state tuition shown for public schools.
Test Scores : Mean GMAT of accepted students
Job Offers : percentage of [...]

Concerns of an Admission Committee Member

When studying your folder, we are primarily interested in your potential to do independent research:

Past research. This is the best evidence of research potential, so please let us know in detail about any original research that you may have done already. Emphasize what was new and important about the problem and what creative or unusual [...]

Advice for low GRE

People with Excellent Credentials – but, bad GRE scores there is hope for you.
Here is some advice for the people with a low GRE score and have lost hope. This strategy should help.

What if your grades are terrific, your research experience impressive, your graduate essay articulate and your faculty references superb – but, you [...]

Advice About Low GPA

What Happens If My Undergraduate GPA Is Low?
University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Undergraduate GPA is the most common criterion used in admission, but it is not, as mentioned above, an infallible predictor of graduate success. This is because there can be non-academic factors which affect academic performance.
One such non-academic factor is the student’s maturity on entering [...]

Admission Sync Revisited

What should I look for before selecting a program?
· Eligibility criteria
· Financial implications
· Availability of financial aid for the program
· TOEFL/GRE/GMAT/SAT scores required
· Recognition and validity of the program
· Job opportunities on completion of the program
· Future career prospects.
Which University should I join?
Very good question! You need to evaluate every University individually and [...]

Mechanical Engineering Admission Requirements

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MBA – American Universities With Financial Help

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School

State

Mean GMAT: Full-time Students

Minimum TOEFL Score

Availability of aid

U.S. News Rank

Brigham Young University (Marriott)

UT

653

240

Aid available (international students)

40

Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)

PA

691

250

Aid available (international students)

17

Cornell University (Johnson)
International students have several options available if they wish to borrow to help meet their educational costs. The Johnson [...]

Computer Science Admission Requirements of Top USA Schools

This Data was collected in September 2005.

USN Rank 1
Carnegie Mellon University – HCII
Degrees
Masters and Ph.D.
GRE and other admission requirements
“the average GRE score (which includes analytical, verbal and quantitative) of those admitted students last year was 2008″
The GRE subject test is optional for those applicants to the PhD programs in Computer Science, Computational and [...]