Profile Evaluation

[msinussam]

GRE score: 323 (Quant: 163, Verbal:160)

TOEFL score: 112

Undergraduate: B Tech, Computer Science, NITK, Surathkal

CGPA: 7.96/10

1 Research Internship, 2 relevant projects all in computer networks and distributed systems.

Extra curricular activities: Music club, creative committee.

 

Current shortlist:

University of Wisconsin Madison

North Carolina State University

University of California Santa Barbara

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

USC

SUNY Stony Brook

Texas A&M College Park

University of Colorado Boulder

 

Safe university shortlist:

Arizona State University

University of Florida Gainesville

Ohio state university

Iowa state university

 

Please suggest which of these are within my reach and which other universities I can consider.

Edited September 4, 2014 by msinussam

[Crucial BBQ]

I do not know which schools you should apply to or the prevalence of the programs you are looking at, but I would hardly call Iowa, Ohio, and perhaps ASU, safeties. 

 

Also, I would seriously suggest you research just how effin' cold and snowy Madison gets in the winter (as well as Stony Brook, Boulder, Amherst, Iowa, Ohio, and maybe North Carolina, too).

 

Average daily low of Mangalore in January: 22˚ C (72˚ F).  Average daily temp for Madison in January:  -11.2˚ C (11.1˚ F).  

[Ankghost0912]

misinussam,

Your profile is good apart from the CGPA part. I got the exact same scores ,but if you are thinking that GRE scores alone would get you an admission you are mistaken. You did not mention the place where you did your research internship from and the projects you did. Extra Curricular activities may or may not help your cause. You see graduate admissions are different from undergraduate ones. I think in your SOP do mention about your low CGPA and the reason behind it and all should go well