Hi All, I am planning to apply for PhD in Machine Learning in fall 2016 . My profile is as follows: Undergrad Institution: IIT-(BHU)Degree: Integrated Masters in Mathematics and ComputingCGPA : 7.85 (absolute scale) GRE Scores (Taking GRE again in End of Sept 2015):Q: 166V: 147AW: 3.0 Publication: Only one -A FAST ENCODING METHOD FOR FRACTAL IMAGE COMPRESSION, IJCA, New York Work Experience : Working as a software developer from last 1.5 years Letters of Recommendation: 5 professors in my department who know me well and will speak highly of me, Plus one senior guy from my work place . Courses taken: Soft Computing , Wavelet Analysis and Applications, Real and Complex Analysis ,Graph Theory,Non-linear Mathematics ,Number Theory and Cryptology,Topology and Functional Analysis,Advanced Numerical Analysis,Mathematical Modeling and Simulation,Calculus of Variation and Integral Equations,Partial Differential Equations,Linear Algebra,Statistics and Stochastic Processes So, which universities should I target . Dream is CMU . Thanks in Advance for help and guidance