lost_and_confused

Well, Texas is ranked Cornell is ranked #6 for EE, Michigan is ranked #5, Texas is ranked #10, Penn State is #18, and ASU is #28. MIT is of course #1. I figure I would at least have a good should at ASU and Penn State. I really want to go to grad school, but I figure if I get rejected by all of the schools I applied to then I could just get an industry job and get a masters or something later.

Well, I took the GRE a couple days ago and somehow got a 640Q and 420V. WTF? This is not good for someone that wants to go to graduate school in electrical engineering.... I have a double major in EE and Physics with an overall GPA of 3.45, a physics GPA of 3.92, and an engineering GPA of 3.68. I have about 8 months of research experience but no publications. However, I learned a great deal about ultra high vacuum systems, molecular beam epitaxial growth of AlN films, etc. It was a good hands on experience. I have around 4 months of industry co-op experience at an automotive safety firm. I am primarily interested in solid state device electronics, mainly organic semiconductor devices. I am applying to Cornell, MIT, Michigan, Arizona State, Penn State, and U of Texas. I was going to apply to Stanford and UIUC, but after seeing my GRE score I decided against it. I know who I would like to work for at all of these universities and I attempted to contact these professors. I received positive responses from a couple, no response from a couple, and neutral responses from a couple. This was all before I knew about my GRE score. Unfortunately, most of the application deadlines are Dec. 15th and the next time I can take the GRE is Jan. 1st. I might retake it, but most of the schools will not consider scores that are received past the deadline. What do I do? Are my chances destroyed or is my low GRE score not a big deal? Thanks