please give me some advice

[kevin918]

currently a senior student in University of Minnesota

major in Mechanical engineering

GPA 3.25

GRE 1500+3.0

no paper no research...

if I wanna apply a master degree, what kind of level should I try?

[orst11]

Your GRE scores are good enough for top programs, of course this does depend on how well you did on the quant. portion. Your GPA is mediocre, and while it meets requirements for a lot of top programs with no research experience it will be a battle to get into some top programs. Have you tried to secure some work experience that could help? With some programs this often is a huge plus. With all that said, most adcoms know the difficulty of getting a high GPA in engineering at many top programs and a 3.25 is not that bad.

I would say check out the engineering forum: http://forum.thegradcafe.com/forum/32-engineering/. You may get better advice on your chances and what programs to apply to there.