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Thanks for the replies They gave me some confidence! By the way, what is there reputation (if any) of Mcgill in the US? I know sometimes for graduate admissions they look at the quality of the school someone went to. Is it considered a good school to accept someone from? Because with such huge grade deflation that exists here at least I hope admissions officers would recognize that it's harder to have a 3.9 GPA here compared to another less competitive university. Also does funding depend largely on someone's GPA? Because attending a grad program without funding would be out of the questions from someone from a poor family like myself.

Hi, I'm a sophomore electrical engineering student . I go to school in Canada at McGill University. My GPA so far isn't the best, it's around 3.53 due to unfortunate results in some courses but I'm trying to get it higher. I am confident I can bring it up to a 3.7 in the next 2 years, but even if I don't, will that seriously affect my chances of getting into a school in the US? (Hoping for a UC or even better UT at Austin). Im already trying to get some research experience this summer either funded or volunteering and I plan to continue doing that in the next summers. I'm really worried though that universities in the states will not know how hard it is to get a good GPA at a school like mine compared to other schools that have grade inflation and will discriminate due to GPA. Could research experience and letters of recommendation overshadow this? What is my chance of getting accepted right to PhD track and how hard is it to get funded if you dont have an excellent GPA? (like 3.8 and above). Also what else can I do to make myself more competitive? Thanks.