Chinese undergrads applying to US graduate schools almost all face three headache-inducing questions: First, what tier schools and GPA scores can I target? Second, what types of programs are suitable for low-GPA students? Third, how much does the GRE help in graduate applications?
Relax! Applying to US grad schools isn't as hard as you think! With the right tier selection, even a low GPA can get you into a top university! Today, CheersYou（清柚教育） has compiled application cases from Chinese undergrads across different tiers to answer the three questions above in one go! Students can compare their own profiles accordingly~
Chinese Undergrad 985:
Economics:
GPA 3.4+/GRE 320+/TOEFL 100+ — Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
GPA 3.6+/GRE 325+/IELTS 7+ — University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Finance:
GPA 3.3+/GRE 315+/TOEFL 100+ — University of Southern California (USC)
GPA 90+/GRE 330+/TOEFL 100+ — New York University (NYU)
Data:
GPA 3.8+/GRE 330+/TOEFL 100+ — University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
GPA 3.7+/GRE 325+/TOEFL 105+ — Columbia University (CU)
Computer Science / Career Change:
GPA 83+/GRE 310+/TOEFL 95+ — University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
GPA 3.5+/GRE 320+/IELTS 7+ — Cornell University
Analytics:
GPA 3.5+/GRE 335+/TOEFL 110+ — Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
Education:
GPA 3.4+/GRE None/TOEFL 100+ — Columbia University (CU)
Chinese Undergrad 211:
Engineering:
GPA 3.0+/GRE 310+/IELTS 6.5+ — Northwestern University (NWU)
Management:
GPA 3.1+/GRE 325+/TOEFL 105+ — Washington University in St. Louis (Wustl)
GPA 3.0+/GRE 320+/TOEFL 100+ — New York University (NYU)
Communications:
GPA 3.3+/GRE None/TOEFL 90+ — Rice University
Career Change:
GPA 3.0+/GRE 320+/TOEFL 90+ — Northeastern University (NEU)
GPA 3.6+/GRE 330+/TOEFL 105+ — University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
GPA 3.5+/GRE 325+/TOEFL 100+ — Cornell University
Engineering:
GPA 3.4+/GRE 320+/TOEFL 100+ — New York University (NYU)
Chinese Undergrad Double Non:
Communications:
GPA 2.9+/GRE 320+/GRE 100+/New York University (NYU)
GPA 3.5+/GRE 320+/GRE 100+ — Northwestern University (NWU)
Statistics:
GPA 3.2+/GRE 315+/TOEFL 100+ — Columbia University (CU)
Biology:
GPA 3.8+/GRE 320+/IELTS 7.5+ — Columbia University (CU)
Engineering:
GPA 3.0+/GRE 310+/IELTS 6.5+ — Northwestern University (NWU)
GPA 88+/GRE 320+/TOEFL 100+ — University of California, Berkeley (UCB)
MPA:
GPA 3.3+/GRE 315+/TOEFL 95+ — University of Pennsylvania (UPenn)
Analytics:
GPA 3.5+/GRE 325+/Duolingo 125+ — Tufts University
Cooperative Programs:
Biology:
GPA 85+/GRE 325+/IELTS 7+ — University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UMich)
GPA 3.4+/GRE 315+/TOEFL 100+ — University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Economics:
GPA 3.4+/GRE 335+/TOEFL 115+ — University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Management:
GPA 3.3+/GRE None/Can be waived — Duke University
GPA 3.1+/GRE 315+/TOEFL 95+ — New York University (NYU)
GPA 3.5+/GRE 330+/TOEFL 100+ — Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
Finance:
GPA 3.7+/GRE 325+/TOEFL 100+ — Duke University
Statistics:
GPA 3.4+/GRE 320+/IELTS 7.0+ — Columbia University (CU)
Education:
GPA 3.6+/GRE None/IELTS 7.5+ — Northwestern University (NWU)
Environment:
GPA 3.8+/GRE 330+/TOEFL 110+ — Columbia University (CU)
For more details on the above cases, feel free to add a CheersYou（清柚教育） consultant for further information and consultation~
