MS Admissions Chances

[fwoomp]

Hi, all. I was hoping for some feedback on my chances of admission at various Master's programs.

B.S. in CS from a second tier private university not known for computer science

Minor in Mathematics

Undergraduate GPA: 3.81 Major GPA: 3.92

GRE: 169 V, 170 Q, 5.0 AW

2 years working as a software engineer for a trading company in Chicago

2 LORs from superiors at work but only 1 from an academic source

I'm applying for Master's programs at the following schools:

Stanford

Berkeley

Carnegie Mellon

UIUC (in-state)

Georgia Tech

Princeton

UMD College Park

Johns Hopkins

Does anybody have an idea of how competitive I'll be at these schools or whether I'm overreaching?

Thanks,

fwoomp

[SANDIEGO]

Looks like a decent list to me. You'll probably get rejected by about half of those on your list. If you were applying for a PhD then you'd be lucky to get into any of them, but for a masters I think you're competitive for those schools.

[victor.s.andrei]

Hi, all. I was hoping for some feedback on my chances of admission at various Master's programs.

B.S. in CS from a second tier private university not known for computer science

Minor in Mathematics

Undergraduate GPA: 3.81 Major GPA: 3.92

GRE: 169 V, 170 Q, 5.0 AW

2 years working as a software engineer for a trading company in Chicago

2 LORs from superiors at work but only 1 from an academic source

I'm applying for Master's programs at the following schools:

Stanford

Berkeley

Carnegie Mellon

UIUC (in-state)

Georgia Tech

Princeton

UMD College Park

Johns Hopkins

Does anybody have an idea of how competitive I'll be at these schools or whether I'm overreaching?

Thanks,

fwoomp

What school did you attend?

Your profile looks fine. Your ability to pay with employer tuition assistance might boost your chances a bit.

Keep in mind that for UMd. College Park, I would bet that your chances will improve if you take a few non-degree graduate classes there and get a recommendation from a professor there.