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  1. I always assumed my GPA was something like 3.53. Then I used a GPA calculator (where you input letter grades) built into the application webpage of the university I'm applying to and it spit out 3.48. It reduced my GPA because it would round grades like a 3.3333.... to 3.33 for example. It may not be much of a difference, but 3.5 is a pivotal number and psychologically there's a bigger difference between something below 3.5 and something above. It wouldn't be an issue at all if the GPA was on my transcript, but the grad school asks for the GPA from my last 60 credits which doesn't appear on the transcript and has to be calculated. Is this a standard way to calculate a GPA? Is there no such thing as a standard way? Should I not be worried if, on another application, say, the departmental application, or application for funding, where I report the GPA myself instead of using a built in calculator, I report the higher value? I know, I know, I'm making a big deal out of nothing, but still, little things like this matter, especially when competing for funding
  2. Of course it doesn't matter and I was almost going to admit that in the original post. It's just that the reason I delayed so long is because I didn't think I was likely to get in to some of these programs so I focused instead on the ones I had a much better chance with. But with the nagging feeling that I might be unnecessarily limiting myself, especially because it doesn't cost anything to inquire, I decided to contact them anyways. Now I'm left wondering though if it was a bit of a self-fulfilling doubt if my late communication ruined my chances. So it would make me feel better if I was able to conclude that I never had a chance to begin with b/c they aren't accepting students. Not a very useful thread topic, I know, but I stress.
  3. Maybe I'm just being neurotic, but I've gotten a couple recent responses from potential POIs to my email inquiries, stating tersely that they aren't accepting students. Some of them are high profile professors, and given the late timing of my first attempt at establishing contact, and of course my worries about what they think of my stated research questions, I'm wondering if they're just being dismissive without wanting to offend. Are potential students who wait until a month before the application deadline to make contact taken seriously?
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