I am a senior undergraduate majored in CS in HKUST and I'm planning to pursue an advanced degree in CS field, specifically, in Machine learning or Computer Vision areas
GPA: 4.0 if converted to the 4.0 scale
GRE: V550, Q800, AW4.0
TOEFL: R29 + L29 + S24 + W28 = 110
A few research experience
1. An undergraduate research program, with the topic of searching, barely a research experience and no concrete results produced...
2. I'm currently working on my Final Year Thesis, with the topic of classification of cancers based on microarray data, basically about applying machine learning methods to process biological data. According to the progress, it is very unlikely to get any effective results before application deadlines...
For LORs, I will probably get one from the professor who supervises my final year thesis, one from the assistant professor who taught me computer graphics course which I scored the highest, and one from the vice dean of our department who is my advisor.
I would like to work for applying machine learning techniques to other fields, especially in computer vision field. I want to apply for research-oriented MS program or phD program if it fits. Here are some universities that I've picked out, please comment on my selections:
CMU, MS of Human Computer Interaction
UC Berkeley, MS/PHD
Columbia, PHD or MS
UPenn, PHD
UCLA, MS
UCSD, MS
Princeton, MS
UNC-Chapel Hill, PHD
Rice, PHD
And any suggestion of programs other than those listed above is so welcomed. Thanks all~