How much does your working/industry experience weigh in graduate application?

[davidshen84]

Hi,

 

My profile:

 

Intl. Asian

GPA (converted): <3.0 (I suck I know...), infamous school

GRE: 311

TOEFL: 99

More than 7 years of working experience as software developer, for commercial companies. 

No research experience, no publication.

It is impossible to get a LOR from my school. I have left for too long, nobody knows me there now. I have contacted some schools, and they say they can accept LOR from colleges.

 

 

I would like to apply for graduate school, major in CS. Could my work experience help me make up my low GPA? Any recommendation for me to pick a US school?

 

 

Thanks.