I%20have%202.79%20GPA%20IN%20BACHELORS.%20Can%20i%20get%20into%20a%20decent%20university%20in%20USA.%20Please%20mention%20universities%20which%20accepts%20applicants%20with%20lower%20GPA.

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I%20have%20recently%20completed%20my%20bachelors%20in%20Civil%20Engineering%20and%20i%E2%80%99m%20intended%20to%20apply%20for%20Masters%20in%20Civil%20Engineering%20from%20Ohio%20state%20University.%20My%20bachelors%20CGPA%20is%202.79.%20I%20have%20gained%20technical%20knowledge%20related%20to%20my%20field%20and%20i%20have%20a%20professional%20field%20experience%20of%201%20year.%20Recently%20i%20have%20Published%201%20research%20paper%20in%20an%20international%20journal.%20My%20ielts%20band%20is%207.0%20overall.%20%0A%0AI%E2%80%99m%20concerned%20about%20the%20GPA%20criteria.%20It%20doesn%E2%80%99t%20accept%20students%20application%20with%20lower%20GPA%20than%203.0.

Shafiq reshid · Answer

Hi%20Zaid%2C%0AGPA%20of%202.79%20out%20of%204.0%20is%20not%20that%20bad.%0AMoreover%2C%20USA%20universities%20consider%20your%20application%20holistically%2C%20meaning%20a%20combination%20of%20your%20GPA%2C%20work-ex%2C%20GRE%20scores%2C%20SOP%2C%20LOR%20and%20so%20on.%0ASO%2C%20only%20your%20GPA%20cannot%20stop%20you%20from%20getting%20admits%2C%20focus%20on%20improving%20other%20aspects%20of%20your%20profile.%0AYou%20already%20have%20relevant%20work-ex%20and%20international%20paper%20which%20is%20an%20added%20advantage.%0AHope%20this%20helps!

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I have 2.79 GPA IN BACHELORS. Can i get into a decent university in USA. Please mention universities which accepts applicants with lower GPA.