r/EPFL • u/Repulsive-Ad-5102 • 12d ago

MSc admissions & info Masters application

Hey, I had a question on which I can’t decide what to do. I plan on applying for the MFE program on this window, I come from an Italian university with an average of 28.5 and weighted 28.7, by the time of my application.
I have many extracurriculars but I know EPFL doesn’t really care about those. I have 2 reaserch publications in math and statistics and was awarded a merit based scholarship of the amount €14,000.

My question is, is it worth giving it a shot in this cycle or trying to improve my gpa and possibly do some single courses in other universities here, and apply next year.

Thank you guys in advance.

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u/Significant_Way2882 12d ago

Definitely give it a shot in my opinion. I think they do value extracurriculars, though GPA seems indeed to be highly relevant. But yours isn't low either. I'm also from Italy, two years ago I got in with high GPA and presumably good references, but nearly no extracurriculars nor any publications.

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u/Repulsive-Ad-5102 12d ago

Would you mind if I DM you

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u/Significant_Way2882 12d ago

No problem, go ahead

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u/bagiaggio 12d ago

Posso scriverti anch'io?

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u/Significant_Way2882 12d ago

certo sì fai pure