What grade-point average, GRE scores, etc. are required for admission?
The Carnegie Mellon Physics Department sets no specific minimum for the GRE score or grade-point average required for admission; decisions on admission are based on the entire record of the applicant, including courses taken, grade-point average, letters of recommendation, research experience, the GRE, and, for applicants whose native language is not English, the TOEFL. GRE Scores The following information, reported according to guidelines suggested by the Educational Testing Service, may help you place your own performance on the GRE in perspective. The data given below report the range of grades for the middle 50% of the applicants to whom we made offers of admission and financial aid for the academic year 1997-98. As you read these data please bear the following in mind: 1). These scores define the middle 50% of the range. 25% of the applicants receiving offers had a score above the reported maximum and 25% had a score below the reported minimum. 2). A particular applicant might hav
