Someone please respond to my query. I'm really confused about University selection
I am looking to apply for an MS in CS with a specialization in Machine Learning/ Data Science.
My under graduate GPA is low(2.92/4.00; 68.3% ) however I have worked on good projects like:
Building an assembler myself,
Implementing a Hadoop cluster from scratch and processing Big Data
Internship at Tata Motors to design and implement a DBMS for their training facility (independent project and system still in use)
Getting 3 LoRs from college - 1 from associate dean (he is a PhD) and two from course professors. All of them will provide good recomendations and mention that I'm suitable for a research environment.
I would have 2 years of work experience by the time I get calls from universities. I have been working as a big data developer for an insurance client
I'm looking to apply to the following univerisies:
Columbia University ---------------------Impossible to get but dream university
University of Southern California (Viterbi)
NYU Poly
University of California - Irvine
Texas A&M University
University of Illinois - Chicago
Virgina Tech
University of Pennsylvania
Univeristy of California - Davis
North Carolina State University
Boston University
Northeastern University
Please advise if I have a good chance of getting an admit from any of the above. Also, it would be of great assistance if you could let me know what other universities do I stand a chance in.
Do I need to re-take GRE and improve on Anaytical Writing ?
Last edited by UK-07; 11-13-2014 at 01:58 PM.
Someone please respond to my query. I'm really confused about University selection
i am no expert here. and i myself posted my profile here for suggestions.
i think ur profile is very good. 68% is not very low.
your experience is great. you yourself built an assembler too.
all these are definitely shadowing that 68% and showing that you are really capable for doing good research.
so i think (i have already mentioned, just guessing, no expertise here)
except columbia, Texas A&M, UPenn, every ohter university looks possible for u to get admitted.
texas A&M, UPenn may also send admit.
go for the university u feel u want to go for.
i must say ur profile is really good and will catch the eye of the admissions committee. insha allah.
Thanks a lot adeel2abdullah. I've got my fingers crossed
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