How bad is a 3.52 GPA for PhD applications?

Answer: It depends on where you are applying, and what else you have to show.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You How bad is a 3.52 GPA for PhD applications? Gene Spafford, Prof for 33 years at Purdue, head of Infosec grad program. Written Aug 20, 2018 It depends on where you are applying, and what else you have to show. Applications are not based primarily on GPA. A GPA of 3.52 from a rigorous institution and strong class... Read More » If you call 911 by accident and tell the operator "sorry, I didn't mean to dial you," will they still send someone out? Aiden Sweeney Updated Dec 28 No. This actually happened to me. I was in fourth grade, and a fifth grader on the bus asked me, "Can I use your phone to call the cops on Aaron for saying my mom ran out o... Read More » What is 1/pi * pi? Peter James Thomas, Top 5 Quora writer on [math]\pi[/math]. Written Jan 22 What is 1/pi * pi? Dear Alexander Muto, This appears to be your second question (even based on your Edit Log), so welcome. In any Division Algebra, for non-zero [math]x[/math]: ... Read More » When should a PhD candidate be applying for industry jobs? Jiwan Ninglekhu, PhD | Tech Innovator | Optimist Written Dec 12 As soon as you can. When you become a Ph.D. candidate, you are ABD - All but dissertation. Once you are a candidate, you are well received everywhere. The industry doesn't r... Read More » My PhD advisor humiliated me in front of everyone by calling me a loser and spitting on me. Is this behavior acceptable? Barbara Robson, PhD advisor (Marine Science) Written Sep 8 No, and it's not the sort of behaviour that can be fixed with wise words and mediation. This is completely unacceptable behaviour and needs to be reported. Depending on the... Read More » Why are MIT students silent when lecturers ask really simple questions on MIT OCW videos? Mark Taranto, studied PhD in Finance (2001) Written Mar 6, 2018 I'm going to give an answer that some people might find objectionable, but is actually a cultural, not racial, phenomenon. These are generalizations, but I've found that st... Read More » If a PhD is so bad, why does it exist? Joshua Gross, PhD in information sciences (AI, HCI, cognitive modeling) Written Aug 26 The PhD is wonderful. No other program has produced the sheer quantities of researchers and research. The amount of creative work done by PhDs has been phenomenal, and the ... Read More » How does one become a mathematical genius? Chier Hu, I had participated in Chinese Mathematical Olympiad. Written Jan 27 Let me analyze "how Gauss, Poincare and Terence Tao, three mathematical genius, were cultivated". Yes, in fact, mathematicians are like this. Next, I use three mathematical ... Read More » Why did paratroopers say Geronimo? B. R. Bearden, former Field Supervisor US Census Bureau (retired) (2000-2019) Written Jan 30 Wikipedia explains it: According to paratrooper Gerard Devlin, this exclamation dates from August 1940 and is attributed to Private Aubrey Eberhardt, member of parachute tes... Read More » Does a PhD give someone permission to do research? Aj.Raymond James Ritchie, Hons & PhD Uni of Sydney, 12y post doctoral, 104 papers Updated Oct 12 Nothing and no-one gives you permission to do research or publish. You have to have the balls to do it. I once showed some students a paper of mine on red blood cells. Confu... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/