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Originally Posted by attraxion
gforce, what coll/univ do u belong to? does that matter?
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I'll take the liberty to answer that (...please don't mind gforce). Both me and gforce belong to the same university, the university of Mumbai and also to the same undergraduate college. I would be lying if I say that it doesnt matter from which college you pass out from. What happens is like this ..... suppose a guy from MNNIT is at Stanford, it always gives a slight edge to all the subsequent applicants to Stanford. Hence, it is paramount that you find out where your seniors are .... and if your credentials are similar to theirs, apply accordingly. Again, if you manage a good position in your university, you have a huge advantage .....
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so how would u say i proceed for research? what exactly did u do and where? is research/publication pursuance possible, say, on the web (as i said my coll is...)
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Apart from the IIT's, I dont think there are many colleges in India that give you exposure to any actual research work as such. Infact, I dont even think there are many students in such universities who actually know the difference between a final year project and a research project. To an extent, for a Masters admit, I dont think research work is "critically" (critically = to get an admit from here) important ...... except for in some univs like MIT, Berkeley, UCSD, and a few more (...I am not counting Stanford).
And you know what, it is almost a silly kind of a question to ask that - "I am interested in Research work, suggest me what research to do ???". Research Work for a undergrad starts either via the impetus of the university (...since we do not belong to the IITs, this is ruled out) or from within yourself. I mean that the quest for research work should emanate from interest and curiosity towards any particular subject/course you learn. For instance - say you are learning Congestion control in "Computer N/Ws" and the ways to overcome Congestion. It should happen that you begin to think about it, and maybe ask questions like - "Why cant I use Artificial Intelligence to predict traffic patterns and hence reduce congestion control?". Research work from within yourself comes via critical examination of everything you learn in undergrad .... linking many courses .... basically provoking the thought process.
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how important are recos? do the credentials of the recommender matter or what he writes?
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Recos are a crucial element in your packet. The credential of the recommender does matter .... but according to me, it is better to have a GREAT reco from a prof who knows you for 2-3-4 years than one who knows you sparingly and gives you a NORMAL kind of a reco. Whatsay 'g' ??
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aage pareshan nahin karoonga (yeh jhooth hai hee hee)...
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I know the stuff within the parantheses through my 'pareshan karofying' many seniors with my plethora of questions...
Bye and all the best....