[Profile Evaluation - MS in Mechanical Engineering]

Small correction - Undergraduate degree is B.E(Hons) Mechanical Engineering

[Profile Evaluation - MS in Mechanical Engineering]

Hi, 

I wanted to get opinions on my chances of an MS admit for Fall 2017. I am interested in working after MS, and am interested in Mechatronics/Automation/Robotics domains. 

Undergraduate University - Top 10 in India (BITS Pilani), M.E(Hons) Mechanical Engineering

Undergraduate GPA (not converted) - 8.1/10

Undergraduate Projects - Study of the oil economy of Middle East, Solid Modelling using MATLAB

Industrial Projects (undergrad) - 3D modelling of a marine gearbox (ProEngineer, 1 month), Study of valve rotation in diesel engines (2 months), Design of Durability test automated Fixture (6 months, CATIA)

Work Experience - 3 years in a Test & Measurement MNC (Fortune 500 list) as Application Engineer (2 yrs) and Technical Consultant (1 yr). Mainly specializing in embedded products for Motion control, Vision processing, Real-Time and FPGA using LabVIEW.

GRE Scores - Q 167, V 157, AWA 4

TOEFL Score - Yet to be given.

I was looking at the following universities - GaTech, UMich, Ohio State Uni, Texas A&M Uni. Other suggestions/opinions are welcome.

Thanks in advance !

 

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Chris, 

Thank you. I will try this. My initial search would be to broadly sort professors from the field of Mechatronics, Automotive Electronics and Robotics. Let`s hope drilling down on their research gives me a better idea.

-Suraj

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Hi, 

I am currently preparing for the GRE, and am researching on universities and programs to apply to. Needed some help/thoughts on what field of study I should chose. 

I have completed MechE from a leading university in India (BITS Pilani, Goa ; CGPA 8.1/9), and have 3 industrial projects which are diverse (CAD modelling, IC Engine Research, Automated Testing Fixture Design). I have been working as an engineer in a leading Test and Measurement company (National Instruments) and have expertise on LabVIEW, Embedded Real-Time programming through LabVIEW and Test and Automation, Motion and Vision. I have experience of field selling in the same company. I think I am interested in a Robotics/Mechatronics related field, but am also exploring Automotive Electronics.

Based on the above information, what do you guys think could be the right course/field for me to apply to ? Any help would be appreciated. 

Thanks !