Top universities publish GPA requirements the way restaurants publish dress codes. Technically enforced, mostly vibes.
- The published minimum is an auto-reject line, the least interesting number on the page - The interesting number is the average admitted-student GPA by program, it hides in class profiles and forums - Engineering weighs math and major GPA far above the overall number - A 3.1 overall with a 3.7 major GPA reads very differently from a flat 3.4 - Foreign transcripts often get recalculated by schools, do not panic until you know their method
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