Profile Evaluation for Fall'13

**shashank.p** · 07-07-2012 12:40 PM

My Profile:
Acads: CGPA: 9.00427/10(Electrical & Electronics Engineering)
GRE: 1350(Q:800, V:550, AWA:3.5) taken on 13/04/2011 [New Score Equivalent: 322(Q:166, V:156, AWA:3.5)]
TOEFL: 110(R:28, L:30, S:24, W:28)
Work Exp: None as of now. But I would be joining TCS in 1 month.

I wish to apply for MS in Computer Science.

I have short-listed few colleges. Please state whether they are (Safe/Ambi/Dream)
1) Penn State University, University Park
2) Georgia Tech
3) University of Texas, Austin
4) University of Maryland, College Park
5) Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
6) University of Arizona, Tucson
7) Arizona State University, Tempe

Also please suggest the universities that you might think are suitable to my profile.

Thanks in Advance,
-Shashank

**akshay** · 07-07-2012 01:08 PM

That's a very precise cgpa :-D

Ur profile is very good. Could u pls elaborate if u have any publishing/projects etc? Or maybe some internships?

As for ur chances (assuming u dont have publishing etc) -

Penn state - moderate chances
Georgia - moderate
Austin - very ambitious (without any publishing etc to show research inclination)
Maryland - ditto
Rutgers - gettable
U Arizona - safe
Asu - safe

U could try unis like northwestern, u Penn, Ohio state, u Minn, ucsd, ucsb, u Virginia, etc

**shashank.p** · 07-08-2012 11:11 AM

Thanks akshay for your response....

Regarding papers/publishings/intern i don't have any...

But I was very active in participating in the Robotic events and won at multiple techfests... i don't know how much that would help in getting an admission..

I underwent an In-Plant Training at BHEL, but b'coz I will be applying to CS, I doubt if it counts..

Anyway, thanks for your reply...

**akshay** · 07-08-2012 12:33 PM

anything and eve3rything helps....active participation in tech fests can show tht u are quite interested in the nuances of ur subject (or rather thts wat u need to portray in ur sop :-D)

**shashank.p** · 07-08-2012 05:43 PM

Thanks again

One more doubt. You have suggested few colleges among which UCSB, UCSD cost around $35k while ohio state, univ of Minnesota are much less(Source: usnewsranking.com). Is there a good reason for choosing the former colleges in regard to funding/placements etc.

**akshay** · 07-08-2012 05:53 PM

Nothing like tat....you could prefer even the latter. Its all good.

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