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I am a international student with following profile: Discipline: Mechanical Engineering Country : Pakistan Institute: Best public univ for engineering in country GPA: 85.4/100 (Topper had 89%. I am in top 10 of a class of 155) GRE: Q=800 V=600 AWA=4 TOEFL: Not given (Will probably get over 100 ) Academic Research: None (Final year project was nothing special ) Professional: 1year in fortune 500 oil and gas as maintenance engineer 1 year in largest national fertilizer producer as maintenance engineer ( mostly worked in vibration analysis if that can be counted as research exp.) 1 year as qc/erection engineer in a new mechanical erection project LOR: 1 industry, 2 former professors ( professors don't have international recognition ) I am looking to apply in 10 universities (8 US, 2 Can). Suggestions are requested as for ambitious(3), competitive(5) and safe(2) universities. Cooperation is highly appreciated.