Thread: Fall 2015, gre 320 (q:168 v:152) awa 4.0, B.Tech(CE) 8.51cgpa (77%, 0 backlogs), MS in CS(AI)

->Fall 2015
->GRE 320 (q:168 v:152) AWA 4.0
->B.Tech(CE) 8.51 CGPA (77.07%, 0 backlogs) till 6th semester
->Planning to do MS in CS(AI)
->No paper publications or internships/job experience
->Awaiting TOEFL score, expecting 100 +/- 5

->Universities in mind:-
1)University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2)Rutgers, New Brunswick
3)Indiana University, Bloomington
4)University of Colorado Boulder
5)Arizona State University
6)George Mason University
7)Suny Stony Brook University
8)University of Chicago
9)University of Southern California
10)Penn State University

Please suggest which ones are good for CS in AI and which are safe/moderate/ambitious for me. Thanks!!

Originally Posted by danielynch

1)University of Massachusetts, Amherst- mod
2)Rutgers, New Brunswick- ambi
3)Indiana University, Bloomington- mod, good chance
4)University of Colorado Boulder- mod
5)Arizona State University- mod, good chance
6)George Mason University- ambi
7)Suny Stony Brook University- mod
8)University of Chicago- ambi
9)University of Southern California- mod
10)Penn State University- mod

Thank you sir!! Could you please suggest a couple of safe universities then? I thought George Mason and Indiana were safe but it turns out I was wrong.
Also, I did a couple of certified courses in place of internships. Do they count? Should I mention them in my SOP? Again, thank you for your valuable input!

EDIT: What about University of Pittsburgh?