Undergrad Institution: Jadavpur University, India (within top 15 in the country)Major(s): Electronics EngineeringOverall GPA: 9.55/10
Position in Class: 6/70Type of Student: InternationalGRE Scores (revised version):Q: 170V: 169W: 5.0TOEFL Total: 113 (Reading - 30/30, Writing - 30/30, Listening - 30/30, Speaking - 23/30)Research Experience: Interested in Quantum Computing. 3 research internships (Indian Statistical Institute, SN Bose Center for Basic Sciences, USC Viterbi), 2 years worth of research. One foreign internship at Information Sciences Institute, USC Viterbi. Presently working on my final year thesis at my home university. 3 submitted publications (two have passed the initial stage of peer review), one draft to be submitted.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Awarded the DAAD-WISE scholarship in 2017 for research in Germany (rejected). Awarded a scholarship jointly by the Indian government and USC Viterbi for a summer of research in 2017.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: NoApplying to Where:
Berkeley (EECS), Caltech (Computing and Mathematical Sciences), Stanford (CS), MIT (EECS), UT Austin (CS), Maryland (CS), USC (EE), Waterloo (CS)
Can someone rate my profile here and tell me whether I have been over-ambitious with my choices? Will low name recognition of my undergraduate institution hurt my chances while applying?