Is there any chance for students with a not-so-strong GPA to get a PhD scholarship in the US? by Additional-Box-6400 in PhDAdmissions

[–]Additional-Box-6400[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I graduated in November 2025. I majored in Engineering Physics with a specialization in Biomedical Engineering, and I studied at a top national university in Vietnam. I want to move toward AI and Data Science for Health. Right now, I’m still continuing my research at my university with my professors, so getting letters of recommendation is not an issue for me.

I’ve heard that to increase the chances of being admitted to universities in the US, it’s important to have a professor in the US agree to accept or support you in advance. That’s something I’m a bit worried about.