NUS is am excellent uni...for ur profile, well i think u can stand a chance....try to impress them with ur sop. and i guess mostly there will be an interview too over telephone. floor them with ur research passion yup am off to canada. i'd applied to both US and Canada. And canada seems a safer option for long term plans, even if it doesnt have the dynamism of US jobs. But atleast my PR etc will be done in 3 yrs and i dont hv to wait 12 yrs to get a green card like the US. The thing is, one cant actually evaluate canadian unis. all i can say is apply early. canadian admitgs are based on profs having space...U alberta could be tried for ur profile...GRE isnt a necessity, but it helps for intnl students.....Canada is cheaper than US and immigration is easy.
Hey Akshay, Thanks for everything. I am also applying to National University of Singapore. What is your viewpoint about that? Is it gettable with my profile? Where are you heading too? I see in some profile about you going to Canada. Do you have any idea about Canadian Universities? I am specially curious about Univ. of Alberta.
Case in point - i knw a guy from NIT-T with excellant gre and toefl and cgpa, but he's going to CSU-LA mainly cuz his subject has scope there. as for ur list :- UIUC - it would be ambitious Columbia - tough but u could try U penn - u'd get it (its ivy league but not cream) USC - easily I'd suggest u wait for fall. Increased intake + all courses availability + aid chance...nothing beats tht combo. if ur sure tht u can get more than 550 in verbal woithout reducing quant below 780, then i'd definitely ask u to give it again...it'll boost ur chances with UIUC etc. look at ASU, OSU, U Minn, Ga Tech, U virginia, U Arizona, Northwestern, Rutgers, UFl etc....see if they hv research in ur field.
I'vealways been completely honest with respect to unis firstly i dont quite have a list of unis with spring admits....either u do the hunting or u can try institutes like jamboree which'll charge u 23k and shortlist unis for u + write ur lor + sop + cheap courier secondly, I can only give u my idea on wat are ur approx chances in unis...if u have enough knowledge to knw tht u selected Ambitious unis, u'd surely select others too there are too many unis....the prob is tht we indians know only a few...and since u are highly research oriented, u definitely have to read up on the unis in detail....go through their websites, see active research profiles, check for which depts are getting industry grants....cuz I surely cant do tht for u ..temme unis and i can list them as safe/mod/ambitious...cuz based on ur list, i can also suggest similar unis.
Hey Akshay, Sorry for being unclear. Actually, all the universities I am thinking is high ranked. So I just wanted you to list some universities in all the three category (SAFE, MODEST, AMBITIOUS). I am a highly research oriented guy and I can manage anything raning from arctic cold to texas heat to have a spotless profile in mu future!!! The only glitch is the expense. Now can you choose a few universities for me? Few more things: 1) Can you list a few A- to A+ universities in US which accepts spring admits? 2) Should I wait for Fall 2013? I am asking this because of two reasons: my GRE is low (so I want to improve) and also because the intake in Spring will be probably less. 3) What do you think about my chances in: a) UIUC b) Columbia c) UPenns d) USC DON'T BE GENTLE ABOUT YOUR COMMENT
how can i suggest unis to u? on wat basis?i could well suggest USC (which is very expensive) or even iowa state (which workds out cheaper). Or UFL (which is quite warm) or U Minn (which is shot cold)...there are lotta factors....Pls do ur research. I can maybe help u shortlist. But choosing unis is upto u.
Hey Akshay, need your help for spring 2013 intake. Profile: CGPA: 8.13 GRE: 1140 (800 - Q, 340- V), AWA: 3.0 TOEFL: 106 Publications: 4 publications: 2 in conference, 2 in Journals (one is in IEEE Trans. on Automatic Control high impact factor journal). University: Anna University Branch: Electronics and Instrumentation Want to do: Phd (preferable) or MS in the field of Control Engineering (but I am little flexible about other branches too). The following are the questions: 1) Name some SAFE, MODERATE and AMBITIOUS universities (if possible good in Control Engineering). 2) Which colleges will be good for job perspective?
