Hi all,
I am looking to do Ph.D. in Two-phase flows (Mechanical Engg.).I would really appreciate any feedback regarding my profile and how I can improve my choices.
Major concerns:
Based on my interactions with the professors and some of my seniors, I think my profile is decent for Ph.D. application (Please correct me if wrong, all suggestions are welcome)
However, I am concerned about my CGPA, GRE (Verbal and AWA marks) and especially TOEFL (especially speaking)
I have gone through the universities mentioned in my list (feel free to suggest changes in it) but I have not really found a clear-cut demarcation for these scores.
What do you think?
Aim: Get a fully-funded Ph.D. admit.
International/Male
My CV is attached with this thread. Please go through it, if required. A brief outline is:
Current University: Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Major: Thermal Engineering
CGPA: 8.98/10 (not converted)
GRE: Q/V/A: 167/153/4
Toefl: Waiting for results, expecting around 20 in speaking
Publications: 2 published, 2 under review and 2 in preparation (Journal) & 16 peer-reviewed conference papers/presentations.
All journals are medium to top tier in my field (current RG score with 2 publications 4.65)
Tentative schools I am applying to: (in the order of priority)
1. MIT (have not contacted anyone yet)
2. Princeton (positive reply from a professor)
3. University of Wisconsin Madison (okay reply from a professor)
4. Brown University (okay reply from a professor)
5. Imperial College London
6. Cornell
7. John Hopkins
8. University of Maryland
I am open to any comments/suggestions/critiques about the list or my profile.
More details at: https://sites.google.com/view/vatsalsanjay
Vatsal_CV.pdf