Profile evaluation for spring 2013

Hi please evaluate my profile,

GRE- 302, quant- 158, verbal- 144
BE- 66% ( electronics & communication)
12th- 84
10th- 74.5
TOEFL- Not yet given
experience- 2 years in software domain(Cognizant), but looking for MS in electricals and electronics(specifically Radars).
Paper- Published 1 IEEE paper on home automation through mobile using GPRS.

Planning to apply for
1> univ of kansas
2> univ of texas , dallas
3> illinois inst of technology

Kindly need your advice on chances of getting above mentioned univ.(how much diff does the IEEE paper makes?)

My profile is same as urs
GRE - 299
IELTS - 7
2 1/2 yrs experience in software industry
and im also trying for MS in electronics and communication mostly VLSI

so if u get any update so please let me know.

well arun, ur ug mark is a little low. and since ur applying for EE dept, ur work exp wont help much...IEEE papers definitely add value.

Among the unis u've told, u stand decent chances in the last 2. Kansas may be a little tough.

Thank you very much Akshay for spending ur valuable time replyin me.. Is it worth giving GRE again? if i get a score of 320 , Does it make the chances of getting univ of kansas easy?

Your gre is fine...and a higher gre would make it only slightly easier....cuz a gre is NO way a measure of engineering ability. Its just10th std maths and good English.

Akshay my worry is analytical writing got very less 2.0. wasnt prepared well.

I would suggest u to retake GRE, coz top uni look into ur gre scores more..
all are decent unis, try to add some ambi unis.

Whoa! That's a low awa...retake ur gre...analytic writing is a measure of how cohesive ur thinking is. It gives importance on how well u analyse facts and present ur findings - very important traits as engineers/researchers....take ur gre again.

GRE is the only option left as i dont hv a better academics..Thnx maximus n akshay for ur suggestions.