Hey all, My info :
Double major in BS Math and BS Computer Science (graduating this May)
Missouri State University (Useless I know)
GPA : 4.0
GRE : Practice Results (taking early October) 167Q / 160V
Research Experience : None, nada, zilch
Work Experience: Interned one summer for Alabama state police
and interned one summer at an electric cooperative (just doing programming at both)
LORs: all from professors (but they won't be well known, I did work for one of them but not doing research)
Schools I plan to apply to (in order of preference) (all PhD in Comp Sci):
1. WashU in St. Louis
2. Duke
3. Purdue
4. Texas A&M
5. Notre Dame (not certain if I'll apply here)
6. Mizzou (safety I hope)
7. Arkansas (safety I hope)
I wasn't planning to go to grad school until late this past spring which is why I have no research, and even trying to get research this fall is basically impossible at the school I'm at.
Do you think I have a legitimate chance at any of the schools I'm applying to? (even Mizzou and Arkansas)
I would try to apply for Masters but I can't afford the student loans.
Thank you.