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sure, i plan to apply to both. from what I read on ISR's web-site, it looks like industrial experience is important for them. hmm.. I will take look. As you seem to know about SE programs, did you apply to any of these? do mind sharing your credentials & results? Thanks!

thanks, I am looking for honest opinions here as I have been through this process and its a long & stressful one.

thanks Joro! a few more publications would have helped for sure. I am hoping that work-ex + good MS GPA would help.

Hey, I am thinking of applying for Ph.D. at CMU (software engineering). My credentials are: - - 4+ years as software engineer in one of the big networking companies in US - MS CS from US university (3rd tier) 3.75 GPA - one publication in ISSRE 2006 - was TA for 3 semesters - MCA from India (8/10) - the sticking point is bachelor`s is non-science (it is business) - i need to take GRE but the last time I took it I scored 2070 (Q:800, V:560, A:710) what do you folks think? anything I can do to improve my chances? Thanks!