Starting from Atom, need a lot of help

**Subbiah** · 03-15-2012 12:30 PM

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this whole process. And quite frankly, I find it a little intimidating. I wrote GRE in July, 2011. Have a score of 1350. Haven't written TOEFL yet. I have a percentage of 74.5 in my B.E(CS), 90.8 from PU and 91.5 from ICSE, Grade 10. I'm interested in Networks and Telecommunications.

Currently, I'm working in a Telecommunications-based software company. I would like to pursue an MS in Networks. Kindly provide some insight on what my chances are and what kind of universities I can apply to. If there are other branches of MS that I can apply to, please let me know.

If there's something else that you wish to add, please do so. I'm almost completely ignorant here.

Thanks a ton!
-Subbiah

**Subbiah** · 03-15-2012 04:12 PM

Any kind of input, evaluation is welcome

**Sherzil** · 03-20-2012 04:30 PM

Hi

According to me, the universities for MS in Networking and relating to your profile are :

Illinois Institute of Technology - Safe

The Johns Hopkins University - Moderate

Polytechnic Institute of New York - Safe

Syracuse University - Moderate

University of California, Santa Cruz - Safe

University of Maryland, College Park - Moderate

University of Pittsburgh - Safe

Carnegie Mellon University - Tough

Clemson University - Moderate

Drexel University - Safe

Southern Illinois University Carbondale - Safe

Stony Brook University, State University of New York - Safe

Boston University - Moderate

All the Best!

**Subbiah** · 03-20-2012 06:01 PM

Thank you, Sherzil! I'll look into these. I don't have any research papers published. Would that decrease my chances in any of the universities you've mentioned?

**Sherzil** · 03-20-2012 06:30 PM

Originally Posted by Subbiah

Thank you, Sherzil! I'll look into these. I don't have any research papers published. Would that decrease my chances in any of the universities you've mentioned?

Many universities doesn't require paper presentation work or anything as such so not having them won't cause you an issue but having them might be an added advantage so that you can opt for RA!

**Subbiah** · 03-20-2012 07:37 PM

That's great! Thanks a lot!

Cheers!

-Subbiah

**Subbiah** · 04-05-2012 05:11 PM

Initially, I was planning on applying for Spring 2013. But then I heard many people asking me to go Fall 2013 instead. My concern is that my GRE score would be valid only till July 2013. So if I apply before that to universities, would there be any problem?

**Sherzil** · 04-05-2012 05:55 PM

you wrote your GRE in 2011 right?? then how come it is going to end in 2013?? GRE Scores are valid for a period of 5 years right?

**Subbiah** · 04-05-2012 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by Sherzil

you wrote your GRE in 2011 right?? then how come it is going to end in 2013?? GRE Scores are valid for a period of 5 years right?

My GRE score is valid only for 2 years because I wrote it one month before the pattern changed...

**Sherzil** · 04-07-2012 12:28 PM

I don't know from where you got that info but it is valid for 5 years no matter what pattern you wrote so please go ahead and research on it as i am only 95% sure. The only thing that is valid for 2 years is TOEFL.

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