Thread: Fall 2015 | MS |CS| GRE- 322 (Q-164,V-155,AWA-3) | TOEFL - 108| CGPA-7.31/10 | Manipal University

Completed my B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Manipal University (MIT Manipal).

I plan to change my major to CS [Specialization in Machine Learning]. Here's my profile -

GRE - 322 (Q-167,V-155,AWA-3)
TOEFL - 108 (R-30,L-28,S-23,W-27)

10th - 93.4% (CBSE)
12th - 63.4% (CBSE) [Was extremely ill but gave exams anyway]
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) - 7.31/10 (Manipal University)
Backlogs - 1 (cleared in next attempt)

Work Ex. -
6 months as of now as a Risk Analyst in a reputed MNC

Published Papers -
None

Internship -
Layout of Main Plant Area for a Thermal Power Plant in BHEL,PEM [2 months]

Projects -
Developed a Library Management System in C++ [2009]
Developed a Personal Diary in C++ [Independent Project]
Consumer Behaviour Study - Analysis of factors affecting sale of a product [Final Year Project]
Development of an IT product for Agricultural Insurance [Ongoing Project]

Achievements -

National Talent Search Examination (NTSE) Scholar since 2007
3rd in All India Board of General Knowledge Test conducted by USO in 2005
Received certificate of merit for scoring 100% in Mathematics in High School by CBSE

Always in top 5 percentile in NSTSE from 2002 to 2009 (Organised by Unified Council)
Always in top 5 percentile in National Cyber Olympiad attempted (Organised by SFO)

Won many quizzes organised by School and City Council (Too many to list)

3rd in city wide marathon for students category in 2003 (Organised by SBI)
Won All India Inter AECS Table Tennis Tournament in 2004 (organized by AECS)
Won Table Tennis – CBSE Cluster III tournament in 2005 (organized by CBSE)
Won Table Tennis – MAHE Cup in 2011 (organized by Manipal University)
Runners Up in Table Tennis – MAHE Cup in 2012 (organized by Manipal University)
Organized Table Tennis Tournament in Revels (Cultural Fest of MIT, Manipal) in 2011,2012 and 2013

Community Service for two NGOs for period of 2 months each, Blood Donation Camps

I am planning to apply for following universities. Please evaluate them based on my profile -

1. University of Southern California
2. University of California, Santa Barbara
3. University of California, Irvine
4. University of California , Davis
5. University of California , Santa Cruz
6. North Carolina State University
7. Texas A&M University, College Station
8. University of Colorado Boulder
9. Arizona State University
10. SUNY Stony Brook
11. SUNY Buffalo
12. Northeastern University
13. San Jose State University
14. Polytechnic NYU

Any advice will greatly appreciated.

Edit: Wrong GRE Quant score in title. Scored 167.

Bump 3!!