Pls evaluate my profile...lookin at Fall'07

[bonfanatic]

Hi all,
I want to do an MS in Computer Science( preferably networks).
I m looking at the fall session'2007.
Following is my profile:
GRE score: 1520( 800 Q, 720 V), AWA:5
TOEFL iBT score awaited
10th : 91.4 ( batch topper)
12th: 90.2 ( batch topper)
BE( Comp Science): 79.6 ( college topper, gold medalist)
2 years of work experience in GPRS domain on a Nokia project.
No white papers .
I can get pretty good recos from two of my profs and one from my supervisor at work too.
Follwing is the list of colleges I have shortlisted.
would request all you members to kindly evaluate my chances in each of these.

Also, pls suggest if there are any good schools that I missed in my list but have good chances of gettin an admit from.

Also, what are my chances of getting aid.. cos that is another crucial criterion for me.

Carnegie Mellon University
Princeton University
Univ of Texas, Austin
Univ of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Univ of Washington, Seattle
California Institute Tech, Pasadena
Univ Of CAlifornia, Los Angeles
Brown Univ
Yale Univ
Univ of Maryland, College Park
New York Univ
Univ Of Massachusetts At Amherst
Rice Univ
TAMU
North Carolina State Univ

waiting for a response from all you Earthlings!

Rgds
Bonfanatic

[Talky]

elaborate a bit.. which college, any research exp. ?
but it seems u r aiming too high

[riteshn]

Not trying to be discouraging but your profile is really good but all yoru choices are really high. Select some medium level too...
To get into such high college you require papers published in famous journals which you dont have so its a high chance that you might be rejected in all.

So select 4 from this list which are good in Networks. I am 100% sure that all of them are not good in Networks and you dont wanna end up in a college which has no good networks research even though it might be a top 10 college. Specific area of research is very important!!!!!

Looking at the list, I will say you are 99% sure in TAMU for MS but I cant say for PhD. For PhD, you require kick *** papers in top journals for the other colleges or you have to be from IIT....are you from IIT???

[bonfanatic]

Hello

Thank You so much for thy responses. No I m not frm IIT. In fact I m not frm that great a college. I guess no points for college.
n no research papers too.
Although my work experience is very relevant.
I have been working on a Nokia project for the last 2 years. I thot that most humbly and respectfully would b a plus.

Anyways, I will revise my options and get back with a new list asap. Pls do review that too.

Bon Fanatic

[bonfanatic]

Hi Ritesh/Talky/others

I have selected a different list after initial research. It consists of a few top schools and a few safer ones.
Pls evaluate my chances in each of these.

bovine mastication u also tell where all I stand a chance of gettin aid also..
cos that could also be a deciding factor 4 me.

Carnegie Mellon University
Brown Univ
Yale Univ
TAMU

Schools that I thot most humbly and respectfully would be safe
North Carolina State Univ
Duke University
Purdue Univ
State Univ of New York, Stony Brook
Univ Of Michigan

Thnx in advance
Bon Fanatic

[riteshn]

Come to tink of it, you are going for MS....work experience will help you...i will say select - NCSU, Purdue and Stony Brook from the aove list....

I have more experience in evaluatiing PhD applications so I might be wrong too about those safe colleges.

[bonfanatic]

Hi...

Can u pls tell abt my chances of getting aid??
Do I stand a decent chance of gettin aid in any of these univs??

Rgds
BonFanatic

[sitara_kaur]

hi..

nobody can guarantee aid but mostly people get once they are in or may be after one sem .your score is good. check out admission tool at missiongre.com