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Hello, Please evaluate my profile based on below details. Aerospace Engineering Ph.D Applicant Undergraduate Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ Degree: Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Overall GPA: 3.301 Major GPA: 3.41 Last 2 years GPA: 3.47 Graduate Institution: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken NJ Degree: Master of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering Specialization Graduate Certificate of Special Study: Computational Fluid Mechanics & Heat Transfer GPA: 3.91 GRE Quant - 158 (Was mostly OK, but got perturbed by time-pressure at the very end, thought about re-taking, not sure if it will make or break me) Verbal - 155 Writing - 4.0 Research Experience as Undergraduate Student Research Assistant in Computational Catalysis Laboratory Presented research findings at two conferences Research Experience as Graduate Student Research role investigating slip on super-hydrophobic surfaces using techniques in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) Teaching Experience as Graduate Student Graduate Teaching Assistant in Department of Mechanical Engineering for the following courses: Graduate Heat Exchanger Design (~30 students), Undergraduate Heat Transfer (~60 students) Undergraduate Engineering Thermodynamics (~110 students) Industry Experience Have been in industry for one year as finite element analysis (FEA) & CFD thermal management engineer. LORS 1 from Prof that I've TAed for 3 times (Strong Interaction) 1 from Prof that I had for the majority of my graduate Thermal Sciences courses (Moderate-Strong Interaction) 1 from Prof that I've had, TAed for, and that hired me out of school (Very Strong Interaction) Misc (not sure if pertinent) - Several graduate CFD projects involving construction code to model various thermal and flow phenomena - Have awards & honors for graduate academic and professional achievement + misc undergraduate honors & scholarships - US Citizen Interested Fields for Ph.D Computational fluids & heat transfer, high speed flows Universities Applying (For Spring 2016, and maybe Fall 2016 depending on how things turn out) Here are my the list of universities I plan to apply for. Is there anything I could/should do to strengthen my standing? UT Austin University of Minnesota Georgia Tech Penn State Washington University in St. Louis Could anyone comment on what will be most relevant to admission committees and if whether my background helps or hinders my goals (since it's not typical)? Thanks!