Fall 2013|MS|ECE|328/340|BE 80.37 | VTU

My profile:
GRE 328 = Q 168 + V 160 AWA 4
TOEFL Yet to be taken

UnderGrad
College : New Horizon College of Engineering
Course : B.E. in ECE
Acads : 80.37% (topper - 86.6%)
Final Year Project : High Speed ASIC Design of Complex Multiplier Using Vedic Mathematics at Wipro VLSI

Recos from:
Final Year Project Guide who is the Vice-President of Wipro
ECE HoD
College Project Guide

Applying to :
MS in EE (Specialization : Communication and Signal Processing)

Universities :
1. University of California Berkeley
2. University of California Santa Barbara
3. University of Texas Austin
4. Texas A & M University College Station
5. SUNY Buffalo
6. Penn State University University Park
7. North Carolina State University
8. University of Florida
9. University of California Davis
10. Arizona State University
11. Northeastern University
12. SUNY Stony Brook
13. Polytechnic Institute of New York University
14. Columbia University



Please let me know if there are some other universities I can apply to.
If some detail is required, let me know.

Thanks.

Please help :(

Hi
You have a remarkable profile.
Final year project and good recos would add to your acads and a good SOP will ensure your admission in very good universities.
Considering your list:
1. University of California Berkeley - ambitious (really difficult)
2. University of California Santa Barbara- amb.
3. University of Texas Austin- same as UCB
4. Texas A & M University College Station- amb.
5. SUNY Buffalo- safe
6. Penn State University University Park- moderate
7. North Carolina State University- moderate
8. University of Florida- safe
9. University of California Davis - safe
10. Arizona State University- safe
11. Northeastern University - safe
12. SUNY Stony Brook -lower mod./safe
13. Polytechnic Institute of New York University- safe
14. Columbia University- upper mod.
Exclude a few safe universities. Apply more of dream, 1-2 safe and 2-3 moderate.
Regards

Thanks a lot for your response. :) Just a few follow up questions. Please help :)
1. If I had to apply to one of the safe universities among these, which would you suggest?
2. Should I apply for UCB and Texas, Austin if they are really difficult to get?
Regards,
Siddhant

1. If I had to choose between University of Florida and Arizona State University as my safe option, which one should I be selecting?
2. If I was to select 3 universities which are ambitious between University of California Berkeley, University of California Santa Barbara, University of Texas Austin, Texas A & M University College Station and Penn State University University Park which ones should I take. Of course I want to apply for the best among the best colleges, but University of California Berkeley and University of Texas Austin look far beyond reach. What should I do?

1)University of Florida

Any particular reason why so? @[cherukuri_ajay]? Please help :)

Hi

You may drop UT Austin and UCB Coz they are difficult to get into but if you really want to apply in them, give it your best shot in SOPs and other documents. UCSB and TAMU are also just second to the other two.
I would also pick UFL because chances of scholarship are more there and a lot of Indian crowd is present. Else, both of them are equal in other aspects.
All the best.

Hi,
I am applying to UCB and Austin just as dream options. Preparing SOPs to the best extend possible... :) Any other dream option that I should be looking at because I want to try many dream options?
Regards

Hi
You can try University of Wisconsin, Madison and Cornell University if you wish. On a more realistic scale, try Columbia University (upper moderate) and UCSD.
Regards