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calvinkiran
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- Joined: Wed Jul 29, 2009 9:37 pm
- Location: United States
Hi Lisa
First of all my heartfelt thanks to you people as you are doing an excellent work of helping lots of folks like me. Let me give a quick intro about myself.
About Me:
I've done my Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (a 4-year course) (graduated in 2003) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (one of the top-notch Engineering Schools of India). However, my (cumulative) GPA was 6/10 (2.4/4.0). The only face-saving part from my school is that my final year GPA was (3.3/4.0). After my Bachelors, I started working in the software industry with about 3 years of experience in India and 3 years of experience in the US working for companies like Motorola, Nortel and Juniper Networks.
I'm very scared of the amount of negative impact my very-low GPA would have on the prospects of me getting an admit to good school.
Could you please help me with suggestions as to how I can minimize the effect of this low undergrad GPA? What are the possible options I can explore and which schools can I target with this background?
Your advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking time and reading out.
Thank You
Chandrakiran
First of all my heartfelt thanks to you people as you are doing an excellent work of helping lots of folks like me. Let me give a quick intro about myself.
About Me:
I've done my Bachelors in Electrical Engineering (a 4-year course) (graduated in 2003) from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (one of the top-notch Engineering Schools of India). However, my (cumulative) GPA was 6/10 (2.4/4.0). The only face-saving part from my school is that my final year GPA was (3.3/4.0). After my Bachelors, I started working in the software industry with about 3 years of experience in India and 3 years of experience in the US working for companies like Motorola, Nortel and Juniper Networks.
I'm very scared of the amount of negative impact my very-low GPA would have on the prospects of me getting an admit to good school.
Could you please help me with suggestions as to how I can minimize the effect of this low undergrad GPA? What are the possible options I can explore and which schools can I target with this background?
Your advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking time and reading out.
Thank You
Chandrakiran
