gre scores are: Verbal: 153/170 (59 percentile) Quantative: 168/170 (95 percentile) AWA: 3.5 (38 percentile) toefl : expecting between 100-110 I am content with quant but verbal score is a bit daunting. I wish to pursue MS in programming or Computer Science. Here's my edu. background. Undergraduation: Bachelors of Technology - Computer Science Undergrad %: 69.42% Class 12: 68.2% Class 10: 79.6% 8 months experience via interships in Java (5 months) and SAP - ABAP (3 months) (the total experience was with the 4-year dgree not seperately) Not so much of extra-curricular activities. • Editor, designer and writer for Techne (CSE magazine) • Organizer- Technical Quiz • Participant in Web Designing team – College Fest • Formal Writer and Designer : Computer Department Club 3 projects related to my field made a line follower robot in my 2nd year of undergrad Courses (not certifications): 1) C 2) C++ 3) Java 4) Spring 5) Struts 6) Hibernate Also, I am on of the best programmer of my batch, and I can get recommendation to prove that. For mod/ambi I have selected these: 1) North Carolina State University 2) Arizona State University 3) Georgia Institute of Technology 4) University of California, Riverside 5) University of Florida 6) Iowa State University 7) University of Illinois Please tell which of these I can get into. can't figure out safe universities. so, PLEASE SUGGEST 4 SAFE UNIVERSITIES (other than the ones I have mentioned above).