Fall 2013| MS/PhD in Optics or Communications| GRE(313) | TOEFL(118) | UG- 74.06

I graduated with a B. Tech in ECE from GGSIPU. Undergrad score- 74.06% (Topper is close to 84%)

I wish to apply for M.S. or PhD in the field of Communications or Optics/Photonics

GRE score: Quant- 158 Verbal- 155 Total- 313 AWA- 4

TOEFL score: Reading- 30 Listening- 230 Speaking- 29 Writing- 29 Total- 118

I have done 1-month internship in a communications company.

Extra curricular activities include:

Vice President of College Music Society,
Coordinator and Organizer of techno cultural fest of college,
Awarded CBSE scholarship for College and University students,
Volunteer activities include CWG 2010,
Student leader at the Student Leaders Convention, Singapore.

I would really appreciate any assistance I can get regarding University selection for the aforementioned fields.


These are the A- Grade Universities according to the Profile Evaluation Tool AND according to GRE>312:

University of Delaware
University of California – Davis
University of Colorado –Boulder
University of Notre Dame
University of Chicago
University of Southern California
University of Cincinnati
University of Florida; Gainesville
Washington University St Louis
University of California - Irvine
Michigan State University
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
University of Arizona-Tucson
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of New Hampshire
University of New Mexico
Colorado State University
Auburn University
University of Buffalo
University of Akron
Drexel University
Syracuse University
Oregon State University
Clemson University
SUNY- Buffalo
Washington State University
University of Iowa
Texas A&M- College Station and Kingsville
University of California, San Diego (Jacobs)
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Florida
University of Maryland, College Park (Clark)
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California (Viterbi)
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Virginia Tech

Thats a whole lot of colleges, refine your choices based on scope of your field in relative colleges.

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Originally Posted by pHacidic

Thats a whole lot of colleges, refine your choices based on scope of your field in relative colleges.

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University of California – Davis, San Diego, Boulder, Irvine
University of Notre Dame
University of Chicago
University of Southern California
University of Florida; Gainesville
Washington University St Louis
University of Massachusetts – Amherst
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill
University of Illinois at Chicago
SUNY- Buffalo
Washington State University
University of Iowa
Texas A&M- College Station and Kingsville
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Thank you for the help! :)

are you sure you wanna apply for 20 colleges?

Anyhow, here is my take :

University of California – Davis, Boulder, Irvine - mod
San Diego, - v.ambi
University of Notre Dame - safe
University of Chicago - safe
University of Southern California - mod/amb
University of Florida; Gainesville - amb
Washington University St Louis - mod
University of Massachusetts – Amherst - amb
University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill - safe
University of Illinois at Chicago - mod
SUNY- Buffalo - safe
Washington State University - safe
University of Iowa - mod/safe
Texas A&M- College Station - v.v.ambi
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - ambi
University of Washington - mod
University of Wisconsin, Madison - mod/amb

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Originally Posted by pHacidic

are you sure you wanna apply for 20 colleges?

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I plan on applying to almost 8-10 colleges, including 3 safe, 4 moderate and 3 ambitious.

Thank you for the help by the way. Do you suppose you might provide some information regarding the financial aid available at these? Really appreciate it! :)

Sorry, you shall have to browse each college website individually for that purpose