Can someone please evaluate my profile for MS in Data Science / Analytics ?
GRE: 323; Q-164 V-159 A

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Can someone please evaluate my profile for MS in Data Science / Analytics ?
GRE: 323; Q-164 V-159 AWA-5.0
TOEFL: 116
Work Ex: 6+ yrs in analytics; Companies Facebook, Walmart Labs and Dell
B.E - 67% University of Pune
SOP has relevant projects and skills but no research

Can you help me classify following colleges into safe, moderate and ambitious:
ColumbiaData Science
Northwestern MSiA
Georgia TechMSBA
ConnecticutMSBA
UIUIC Statistics
Minnesota MSBA
Austin MSBA
NYU Data Science
CMU

Please do help. I need some guidance. if there are other good programs I should look into please let me know.

RT · Answer

Try for universities whose average class experience is more. On one hand experience does work in your favor on the other hand it even works against you for simple reasons.
Your undergrad gpa is less and you are 6+ years removed from college and studying as a whole.

RT · Answer

Yes, GPA doesn't matter much if you have 6+ years of experience. But it will be a scale on which they measure your performance in academic situations. This will be a bit  of a factor because you haven't studied in a while in a literal sense. So technically they can't really get a realistic measure of your learning abilities other than from your acads. I hope you got the point I am trying to make.

RT · Answer

My suggestion would be to include your recent learning abilities to outweigh the acads and to show that you are still good at studying and learning.
And other thing, go through class profiles on LinkedIn or University websites. Contact some students in the college as well.

nikhil kashyap · Answer

6+ years of work experience in analytics? Damn! You already have a lead. The list is perfect.

nikhil kashyap · Answer

What's holding you back, apply!!!

Abhinaya · Answer

@loser  @kaitlinlongsmu

Abhinaya · Answer

@loser  Thanks Nikhil. What about Stanford and UCB? And other schools like Washington, USC and UCSD?

Abhinaya · Answer

Haha. Appreciate your confidence in me :) @loser

Abhinaya · Answer

Thanks Ravi

Abhinaya · Answer

Many people have expressed after 6 yrs undergrad GPA doesn't matter. Curious to know your thoughts on this Ravi

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