polarbear Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Fall 2009 Applicant GPA (Comp. Science) : 3.64/4.00 (well-known US univ/ not main campus/ sister campus) GPA (Mech; 4 Terms) : 2.66/4.00 (well-known university in India) Work Exp Industrial (US): Software (will be ~1 Yr; starting May'08) Work Exp Academic (US): TA (Grader/Tutor - 2 Terms); RA (3 Terms) Work Exp Industrial (Ind): Software (~ 2 Yrs) Recommenders' eduBG: Penn State(1), UC-Davis (1), and IIT (1) Publication* : IEEE (2), Springer LNCS (1), IASTED (1), ASEE (1) *All international peer-reviewed conferences in main categories (not student papers). Authored by me (not co-author). GRE : Not taken! Where I should apply for good program + fin_pack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Definitely apply to GA Tech. I would think you have great chances there. I don't know about UIUC or UT Austin, but I would recommend applying there, too, along with at least 7-8 other schools depending on your research interests. It seems CMU, Berkeley, MIT, Stanford would be unlikely unless what you published was really brilliant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 I am curious but which college did you attend in India and which college do you attend now ... that is unless you want to keep it mum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 CalmLogic: Thnx, research interest and my papers are primiraly from info. retrieval areas. Ancalagon: I was in one of the IITs (but had 'negative' in interest in Mech.) Any advice on GRE target scores? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 And which US school would you be in now? The IIT will certainly help a lot !! GRE quant should be around 800ish and verbal around 500ish is fine with AWA of 4ish !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Ancalagon: Thnx! ...hmm verbal 500ish well somewhere in midwest snowfield .... (ssshhhhhh!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 aha. ok, I have some ideas where you are !! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 GRE quant should be around 800ish and verbal around 500ish is fine with AWA of 4ish !!I couldn't agree more. That's exactly what I would have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 CalmLogic: Lets post an alternative question here. Since CS is primarily a quant field, we know that the quant score is given greater weightage. However, lets pause and consider this. Applicant A: Q800, V550, AWA:4.5 Applicant B: Q790, V730, AWA: 6.0 Do you think applicant B will be looked upon with greater favor all other things remaining equal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmLogic Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yes, definitely applicant "B" because the combined score is so much greater. So Ancalagon is making a good point, e.g. there are diminishing returns studying almost exclusively for the math section, especially since a number of departments like UNC are really pushing the importance of the verbal score, too: In recent years, most entering students have averaged in the 90th percentile or higher on each of the three sections. Allowances are made in interpreting the verbal test scores of applicants whose native language is not English. Although GRE Advanced Test scores are not required, applicants are encouraged to take the advanced test in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or physics, as appropriate. Graduate Admissions Requirements (UNC-CH Computer Science) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Yes, I thought that there was a diminishing aspect there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Well candidate B appears clear favorite. Do you really need to give enough time to perp. Math section? 85V:15Q seems to be good ratio in terms of prep. time allotment Right/Wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 Changed main thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancalagon The Black Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 For engineers and quant people it really shouldn't be that difficult to get 800 in quant. Ergo, it should be important to study more of verbal and AWA so as not to lose out on those scores. Remember, those scores could cause the difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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