Shortlisting universities based on profile

[Anjali Agarwal]

I completed my undergraduate in Electrical Engineering in 2021. Since then I have been working as a researcher in a research unit in India. I also have worked as a research volunteer for two labs until now. My research interests lie in Computational Neuroscience and Brain-Computer Interface. I wanted to apply for PhD in ECE/ Biomedical/Bioengineering department in US. The schools I have shortlisted are Gatech, UC Davis, UCSD, UT Austin, UCSF-UCB joint graduate program, CMU, University of Washington, UMich, Boston University, UPitt.

GPA: 3.5

Profile:

• 2 years of research experience working in a research unit, although not related to the research I want to pursue my PhD in.

• To compensate for that I remotely worked as a research volunteer for two labs (One in Donders Institute and the other in Georgia Tech)

• Participated in several international hackathons and came in the top 3.

• Completed two industrial internships in startups and one research internship in NTU Singapore during undergrad.

• 3 strong LORs (one from a professor who taught me in undergrad and two under whom I did my volunteer research assistantship) 

• Completed summer schools based on Neuroscience. 

• Unfortunately I don't have any research papers.

Which colleges would I have a good chance of getting into and should I add more good schools to the list where I have a good chance based on my profile?