Congrats nixipixi ! Where are you headed ?
Undergrad Institution: Foreign (India)) Major(s): EE (5 year : BTech + MTech )Minor(s):GPA in Major: 8.44/10Overall GPA:Position in Class: above averageGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 170V: 161W: 4.0TOEFL Total: 112Research Experience: 3 decent research projects, 2 publications (unrelated to area), 1 submitted (related)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: nonePertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for one semesterAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: None that I can think of ; I think my recos were strong ; One of them is pretty well-connectedApplying to Where: Stanford, Cornell (going), UCSD, UCLA, UT Austin, UW-Madison, UMD (assume rejection for ones not heard)
Moral of the story : Research experience can more than compensate for bad grades
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