profile valu|spring 2013 | ms |dvlsi |gre 298 q 152 v 146 awa 3 |tofl 88 | BE 57.56 |

.. my profile .. BE -58(57.58) , GRE -298 (Q-152, V-146 -AWA-3) , TOEFL -88 , 12-68%, 10-65% .. presented 2 papers on vlsi chip n sdr , vlsi physical automation design .. 2 projects ( based on microcontroller n embedded c ) .. n two mini project( based on verilog and cadence)... 2 seminars (wireless usb and advancements in digital design) .. captained coll football n basketball team for all 4years of my graduation n won zonal competitions in both f them ... also i ve short listed some universitys , please let me know my chances n suggest me some uniys so that i could be assured of getting visa ..
the universitys that i shortlisted are
1 --- usc , asu , u mass at amherst
2 -----u of pittsburg , lehigh u , ut dallas , u of delaware
3---- ut arlington , sanjose state u ( am afraid theres no spring intake ?? let me know ), portland state u , u of cincinnati
4----- nyit , stevens institute of tech , csu northridge , u of texas at sanantonio , TAMU kingsville , lawrence tech u ...

ur UG marks are low though ur additionals are decent. try to get very good LORS and a good SOP.

USC - ambitious
ASU - moderate/ambitious
U Mass - same as above

U Pitts - moderate
Leigh - no idea
UTD - may be tough as they look strongly at UG marks
U Delaware - moderate

UTA - safe
SJSU - safe
U Cin - safe/moderate

NYIT - moderate
Stevens - tough
CSU - safe
UTS - safe
TAMU - safe
Lawrence - not sure.

thankq akshay , and suggest me some good universitys according to my profile and also whichs the best place in usa to pursue msee in dvlsi , in terms of jobs education and living .

Well u mass amherst is fantastic for dvlsi...apart from that I'm not too sure.

ok akshay !!!

hi akshay which among csu northridge , csu fullerton and csu longbeach .. good for msee vlsi .. and how reputed are these .. and which suits my profile ..

@maximus199

hi akshay , i have come up with some more universitys , do let me know my chances ASAP ..
george washington university
george mason
wayne state university
university of idaho
njjit - new jersey institute of technology