Is a low CGPA a limitation to securing a fully funded position? I have something for you!!

Read this from Georgia Tech
Even so, we understand that we do deny admission to many excellent students due to program capacity limitations, and this is not a reflection on their qualifications. If a group of students all have equivalent grades and test scores, then other factors

will influence the decision, such as: letters of recommendation, the statement of purpose and prior experience, and the alignment between the student’s area of interest and our needs within ECE.
For example, a student may have research or work

experience that exactly matches the need of a particular faculty member who has an open research assistantship position. That student may be admitted with lower a GPA and/or test scores than someone else since the experience is weighted more heavily in that case.

Alternatively, a particular research concentration area may have a large number of applicants compared to other areas, and we may need to balance the number of students across these areas to align with the needs of our faculty.
-Georgia Tech