neutronstar44

sorry I should have mentioned UIUC but I wanted to get some opinion on what my standing would be at other places. I got an admit from the cs dept at the aforementioned ~5 days ago so I am most likely going to end up at urbana.

Thank you. The 'coerce' part isn't as bad as it sounds. It just included me asking the profs for recommendations and reminding them a couple of times. All of them did it of their own accord. I wanted to edit it (also 'tt' in minnesota and 'in' CS) but was late.

Thanks..

@Chai_latte: thanks. I am interested in Data Mining so I have applied mostly to unis with good data mining programs.

Hi, I am a computer science graduate from the university of illinois at Urbana Champaign. I graduated with a gpa of 3.35 this summer. My major gpa is a 3.45. While my gpa is mediocre at best, the thing is that my junior/senior years have been decent. My cumulative junior/senior year gpa is a 3.75. I had a really torrid sophomore year (my first year at UIUC) and finished with a gpa of a 2.51. Most of my higher level classes were in junior and senior years. Profile: Gre Score : 326. 160 Verbal , 166 Quant Research 6 months 1 paper in an IEEE conference. 3rd author. 1 chapter publication in an Elsevier book. 2nd author. 1 more in the pipeline though that will probably be too late for the december applications. I have started applications at Georgia Tech, Ann Arbor, UT Austin, Wisconsin Madison, Northwestern and Minnesotta Twin Cities. I have been able to coerce three of my professors into submitting recommendations. All of them are in CS professors( well, counting Assistant and Associate profs) and one of them is very respected in the field i wish to work in. I am really worried about my gpa and if I have any chance of getting into places like ann arbor, georgia tech and such. If not should I aim lower. Do universities take junior/senior year gpa into consideration. Any opinion would be welcome. thank you