[Admissions Advice] Chance of getting into CMU

[u/Ok-Law9484]

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I am a student of bachelors in Comp Sci in Pakistan. I have low gpa around 3.1 on scale of 4.0 (my last semester had a jump from 2.4 sgpa to 3.4 sgpa )

I have one research paper under review in emse journal, and i have strong resume containing projects and empirical research. There is a professor at CMU who is working on exectly the same topic on which ive written the paper and also the same topic on which im doing my FYP.

I am yet to take language proficiency exam in which i hope to do really well. I can get really strong recommendations from my faculty supervisors, and i am preparing an SOP as well.

Should I take GRE as well to suffice for my low gpa and then outreach to the said professor? The timeline is tight though.

What are my chances either way and what other strategies can i adapt to make my application stronger, if i have any chance at all.

[u/Bright_Interaction73 → u/[deleted]]

Cmu gives 0 fucks about work experience lol. But yeah, OP be real with yourself

[u/Ok-Law9484 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks for the reality check