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  1. #1
    MS in US Fresher
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    HELP : My Options !

    Hello everyone.So I'm here to request thoughts on feasibility of my acceptance.

    I graduated last year and was on a sabbatical on a while.I gave GRE on 31st
    Dec'12 (with only 3 weeks preparation I scored 312).I gave my TOEFL on 12th Jan'13 (scored 104).

    My CGPA (cumulative grade point average) : 2.97/4.00

    I don't know how much that accounts for in GPA but figuratively it seems low (however percentage conversion is roughly 74.25).

    Then I started applying for Masters Program in Electrical Engineering at the following:

    USC (applied just 5 days before deadline on 10th Jan)
    University of Colorado , Boulder (applied few days before deadline)
    Texas A&M (3-4 days before deadline)

    Upenn (applied for EMBEDDED just 3-4 days before their deadline)



    About me during undergrad :

    Well I guess my professors have provided very strong recommendation to enable me to head in the direction of Electrical Engineering.I have no regrets as far as my recommendations are concerned since according to them I was very analytical and rational (that's what they said when I approached them for Recommendations).

    I was actively involved in college projects and extra-curriculum projects (competitions).The one regret I've is that I wasn't serious about technical papers , so do not have any technical papers in hand.But I may
    say that my major project was considered outstanding and was praised for innovation (we worked on it for more than 2 years).

    Not to mention , I had 2 internships during my undergrad days and has an on-campus placement offer (which I turned down , the reason for which I mentioned in my SOP as "This wasn't the field that I was looking to work for the rest of my life because that didn't really interest me")

    As far as my SOP concerned , it contained nothing but the truth.

    I haven't received any decisions as of now.And probably I'm not expecting any admits (pessimism - yes , because I don't know what reality would be).

    Please evaluate my profile.What should I do next ? Apply to more universities ? Because I think I selectively chose very few universities (didn't want to waste money for sake of getting a master's degree).

  2. #2
    MS in US Fresher
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    with your GPA i doubt you will get admission in any of the above 4.

  3. #3
    MS in US Guru
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    Long one!!
    ok! all the universities you have are pretty ambitious and gpa is slightly on the lower side. Does your UG institution follow gpa system?
    The attitude towards spending money on application is unacceptable, because the sole motto here is to pursue higher studies here (US of America). Then why do you even apply for masters in US? you could have taken at India itself, right!. Its already time to apply for more universities, You better (if you interested in pursuing masters at USA) apply for spring 14 session.
    ATB!

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