Where UCI Students Went for Grad School: Real Cases in Cross-Major Apps, Business, Finance, Data, Education

发布时间：Date: 2022-12-19 返回新鲜资讯Back to News

Addressing common concerns of UCI students in U.S. graduate applications—such as low GPA, no GRE, cross-disciplinary applications, and fierce competition for popular programs—CheersYou（清柚教育） has specially compiled real case analyses of UCI students who successfully secured offers from prestigious universities. The article, organized by three major directions—business, STEM, and humanities & social sciences—details the experiences of students from various backgrounds who gained admission to top programs in finance, data, education, etc., at leading institutions such as Duke, Columbia, Harvard, Stanford, and more. These cases aim to provide international students and their parents who are preparing for graduate applications with highly valuable references for school selection and application strategies, helping them bridge the information gap and realize their dreams of attending ideal prestigious universities.

UCI Anteaters, gather! Do you also have these concerns when preparing for graduate applications?

🤧 Low GPA and no GRE—what schools can I apply to?
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🙁 I studied business as an undergrad—can I switch majors for graduate school?
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😥 I want to apply for program XX, but it seems so competitive—can I get in?

Don't panic! Organized by undergraduate major, CheersYou（清柚教育） has compiled a set of representative cases for UCI students with the above questions to reference🤗

💎 Business 💎
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✨ Student Z ✨
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Background: Quantitative Economics, GPA 3.2+, No GRE
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Major Choice: Engineering/Business Hybrid
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✅ Duke University – Engineering Management
✅ University of Southern California – Analytics
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✨ Student S ✨
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Background: Business Administration, GPA 3.4+
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Major Choice: General Business
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✅ Columbia University – AA
✅ Cornell University – Management

✨ Student L ✨
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Background: Business Economics, GPA 3.5+, No GRE
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Major Choice: Engineering/Business Hybrid
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✅ Imperial College London – Fintech
✅ Johns Hopkins University – Public Management

💎 STEM 💎
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✨ Student L ✨
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Background: Mathematics, GPA 3.7+, GRE 320+
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Major Choice: Interdisciplinary Finance
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✅ Duke University – Fintech
✅ Columbia University – OR
✅ Boston University – MF & Fintech
✅ University of Southern California – Analytics
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✨ Student H ✨
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Background: Data Science, GPA 3.9+, GRE 325+
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Major Choice: Data Science
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✅ Harvard University – DS
✅ Stanford University – MSE
✅ University of Pennsylvania – DS
✅ University of Southern California – Analytics

💎 Humanities & Social Sciences 💎
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✨ Student D ✨
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Background: Psychology, GPA 3.8+, No GRE
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Major Choice: Cross-disciplinary
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✅ University of California, Berkeley – IEOR
✅ Columbia University – MSE
✅ Johns Hopkins University – BARM
✅ University of Chicago – Analytics
✅ University of Southern California – Analytics
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✨ Student C ✨
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Background: Education, GPA 3.5+, No GRE
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Major Choice: Education-related
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✅ Vanderbilt University – International Education Policy and Management
✅ Columbia University – Cognitive Science in Education
✅ New York University – Sociology of Education
✅ University of Southern California – Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs