What type of phd programs would I get into?

[compsci757]

What type of phd programs would I get into with a mscs from a program ranked in the 60s from usnews with a gpa of 3.8? How about a program ranked in the 80s? How about a program ranked in the 100s?

 

Also, I have a bachelors in software development from western governors university with a gpa of 3.0.

 

I also have a NetMath certificate from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a gpa of 3.8 taking the following courses:

Calculus 1

Calculus 2

Differential Equations Plus

Vector Calculus Supplement

Applied Linear Algebra

Introduction to Probability Theory

Net Math Certificate Capstone

 

My gre scores:

Quantative-167

Verbal-165

Writing-4.5

[D3veate]

I'll summarize the feeling I've gotten by skimming several of these forum threads. All that anyone on this forum can derive from numbers/classes/alma maters/etc. is a general feeling that someone is either wasting their time by applying to a specific teir of school, or else the numbers are above or around some fuzzy bar that means that that someone might as well apply. My feeling is that the numbers you've posted are high enough for pretty much anywhere, so what matters is the rest of your application. More importantly, what matters is whether you can convince a professor to take you on as a PhD student.

 

There's a blog post by Philip Guo titled "Advice for Ph.D. Program Applications" that sheds a fascinating perspective on this issue: at a top tier institution, what matters is whether you can produce quality research, so grades and GRE scores actuall matter less than at lower tier schools.

[DeleteMePlease]

Do you have any research or at least work experience? If not, probably none..

 

But the previous poster is right, you shouldn't look that much at rankings and more at what programs fit to you.

Edited July 16, 2014 by GermanStudent