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okay sounds good, i have a few offers now so no worries

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yes mail them - they will send a form and fill it out

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i did but because i was waitlisted and the way im doing my funding im unsure if i qualify for scholarship money.

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All the best to those who have applied in Round 4 and waitlisted from previous rounds. Calls have started.

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Hi everyone, does anyone have a link for the deposit deadline extension form?

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Hey yes

It's in pinned comment to the whatsaop group

There's also a deposit group - for if you have paid your deposit at vandy -

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Vanderbilt Owen Admits Group https://chat.whatsapp.com/CIJ7KSVEcdI5R ... ?mode=gi_t

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Hi all, I have CGPA 6.36/10 in mechanical engineering from IIT MADRAS which could be GPA of 2.65/4 in USA system, I have GRE 330(home based).

*Will I be eligible to apply for M7 or T15 unis.
*is there any minimum GPA requirement to apply.
*If there is no such requirement, is it ideal to apply to M7 or T15 as my CGPA is low

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*Akhil2026 writes:*
Hi all, I have CGPA 6.36/10 in mechanical engineering from IIT MADRAS which could be GPA of 2.65/4 in USA system, I have GRE 330(home based).

*Will I be eligible to apply for M7 or T15 unis.
*is there any minimum GPA requirement to apply.
*If there is no such requirement, is it ideal to apply to M7 or T15 as my CGPA is low

A good GMAT score can compensate for your low GPA aim around 725.

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*Rahul_Sharma23 writes:*
> *Akhil2026 writes:*
> Hi all, I have CGPA 6.36/10 in mechanical engineering from IIT MADRAS which could be GPA of 2.65/4 in USA system, I have GRE 330(home based).
> *Will I be eligible to apply for M7 or T15 unis.
> *is there any minimum GPA requirement to apply.
> *If there is no such requirement, is it ideal to apply to M7 or T15 as my CGPA is low
A good GMAT score can compensate for your low GPA aim around 725.

Ohk, test centre or online, which would be correct for these prestigious universities,as I stay in a very remote village, and need to travel 500km to reach a test centre.

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*Akhil2026 writes:*
> *Rahul_Sharma23 writes:*
> > *Akhil2026 writes:*
> > Hi all, I have CGPA 6.36/10 in mechanical engineering from IIT MADRAS which could be GPA of 2.65/4 in USA system, I have GRE 330(home based).
> > *Will I be eligible to apply for M7 or T15 unis.
> > *is there any minimum GPA requirement to apply.
> > *If there is no such requirement, is it ideal to apply to M7 or T15 as my CGPA is low
> A good GMAT score can compensate for your low GPA aim around 725.
Ohk, test centre or online, which would be correct for these prestigious universities,as I stay in a very remote village, and need to travel 500km to reach a test centre.

Test center is always preferred

I think you should email unis you are targeting and ask if they consider home-based score eligible

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I think you should email unis you are targeting and ask if they consider home-based score eligible

Ohk got it

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Does it mean T15 schools prefer GMAT over GRE?
Because 330 is above average for most schools

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Does it mean T15 schools prefer GMAT over GRE?
Because 330 is above average for most schools

Everyone prefers gmat over gre nigga, they just don’t say it at your face.

GRE is the stupidest exam on earth, imagine rote learning vocabulary you are never gonna speak and never gonna hear - just to clear some stupid ass exam that discounts math and quant skills to grade 6 for 25 year old master’s/Ph.D pursuers.

(side note: I am taking GRE)