Ph.D in USA in VLSI This is my profile. GRE 1210 (770 Quant, 440 in Verbal, 2.5 AWA) TOEFL 82, Diploma 86.02% in SVGP,Tirupati; B.Tech in E&C in JNTUH 70% (no backlogs), M.Tech in VLSI in IIT Roorkee (CGPA 7 out of 10 (upto 3rd Sem)) and I have published 6 IEEE papers in my M.Tech Thesis. I have applied to the following universities(Fall 2012) but the response is not as I expected. University of Virginia------- Rejected University of Utah----------------Rejected University of Illinois,Chicago----Rejected University of Massachusetts, Amherst-------Rejected Virginia Tech-------(Under Review) University of Cincinnatti-------(Under Review) University of California, San Diego-------(Under Review) Colorado State University -------(Under Review). I heard that it is somewhat tough to get an admission for ph.d. Is it so? can you help me out what should I do now. Is this list correct for my profile and if not please suggest me some univ for my profile. Can I get admission in Virginia Tech.....