Confused Applicant! !!

[Ohm]

So as usual, I applied to 8 univs for my masters in electrical engg...Upenn, ohio, ncsu, nyu, caltech (yeah, too much, I know), epfl and eth. Also to cambridge for the phd program (yeah, right again).

My credentials: 3.6 undergraduate gpa, 4 research publications (2 in a journal, 1 in an ordinary international conference and I presented one at an ieee conference in a different country). Roughly 1.5 years of research experience. Recos from people who've handled 8 and 7 of my undergrad courses, and 1 from my project guide with whom I submitted the ieee paper. Gre of 1340 (580v/760q/3.5aw) and 113 toefl.

Already received rejects from Upenn and nus. Now I'm simply confused if my profile isn't good enough for the univs I applied to or if it's just tough luck. Please tell me what's going wrong!

[damequixote]

I totally understand how crappy it feels to get rejected, but I wouldn't jump the gun and assume there's something wrong with you or your profile. Because often graduate admissions have a bunch more to do with fit than stats, applicants can get rejected from lower ranking schools and then accepted to a higher ranking one where his/her research interests are a better fit. My point: The fact that you've gotten some rejects doesn't mean you won't get in this year (or, as often happens to qualified, totally awesome applicants, next year). Have hope!

[Ohm]

Yeah, hopefully something turns up I do realize that it's more than profile, but these universities are my only shot at higher studies. Hence the hypertension!

[sr0304]

don't lose faith in the applications still under review. if you don't get in, i would think that retaking the GRE would boost your credentials.

[Ohm]

don't lose faith in the applications still under review. if you don't get in, i would think that retaking the GRE would boost your credentials.

I was worried about that...though people told me it was just a cutoff criteria in most colleges and otherwise it doesn't get much weight in the profile.