University of Alberta, Chances of Acceptance?

[xaeem]

I am currently student of final year of bechelor in mechanical engineering, from Pakistan.

My exexpected cGPA would be 2.5/4.0. I havent yet given IELTS and GRE but planing for them. I am interested in MEng programs in petroleum, mining, enviornmental and engineering management.

Question is will i be able to get in U of A. As i am applying for course based degree hence i will not be having any funding from university.

What score will be good in GRE to get me into U of A.

P.S. i am applying to UofA alone in Canada,

[surefire]

xaeem,

I'm not in your field, but I'm Canadian and familiar with U of A. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering spells out its minimum grad applicant requirements here: https://civil.sitecore.ualberta.ca/en/Graduate/HowtoApply/AdmissionRequirements.aspx

The good news is, you don't actually need a GRE (this is true of many Canadian institutions/programs). The bad news is that the department specifies at least a 3.0 on the 4-point scale for consideration. Some of the other engineering departments within the faculty (like the Dept of Mechanical Engineering) mention that: "If you do not meet the Academic minimum standards, consideration may be offered on a case-by-case basis to applicants with exceptional or tenured work experience", but the Civil/Environmental program does not.

The admission standards for the department draw on broader mandates set by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR). They have a great chart here that shows that there is consideration given to the variance in outside degrees, see here:

http://www.gradstudies.ualberta.ca/applyadmission/reqintlcountries.aspx

In Pakistan the requirement appears to be: First Class/Division or 65%

The site invites interested applicants to contact FGSR to find how U of A recognizes international institutions, you might want to start there to see how your experience will be received.

Good luck

[xaeem]

Thank you for the reply.

According to their mentioned minimum requirement for Pakistan i.e. first division, its at 2.5 cGPA.

Question is if I fulfill the minimum requirements and give GRE even if its not required, will it put any positive impact on my application?

International students with minimum requirements are easily able to get in U of A or not?

[xaeem]

Anyone?

[obrera]

The University of Alberta is a highly ranked Canadian school, so they might be strict with the minimum GPA score and such. I wouldn't submit your GRE scores unless you've already paid to take the test; I don't think the school will know much about them. GRE scores are not usually required in Canada, and therefore schools don't really take them into account either way. I'm not sure about international admissions, but be aware that it is a competitive school. If you're just meeting cutoffs, make sure the rest of your application is top notch.