Degree Goal (MS/Ph.D.): MS in ECE, Fall 2017 GRE: 330 [ Quant: 170 + Verbal: 160] (AWA: 4.0) TOEFL:

Degree Goal (MS/Ph.D.): MS in ECE, Fall 2017
GRE: 330 [ Quant: 170 + Verbal: 160] (AWA: 4.0)
TOEFL: 111
Percentage(do not convert to US scale): 69.5%
Field of Interest: Signal Processing and Image Processing
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College: Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (University of Delhi)
Branch: Instrumentation and Control (2013-17)
Percentage(do not convert to US scale): 69.5%
Department rank: College doesn't provide. But around 35 or 40 out of 170
Topper's Percentage: 81 approx
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Internships/Projects:

1. Short term scholar at San Diego State University: Worked upon image and video processing comprising of compression of both by the latest applicable standards using MATLAB. Explored High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC).

2. Final year B. Tech project in the Biomedical signal processing domain.

3.Winter Training Program: A month long signal processing training in MATLAB and Simulink.
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Recommendations:
1. From my guiding professor at San Diego State University: moderate
2. From a professor ( taught 2 subjects and instructed one lab): moderate/strong
3. From a professor ( 1 subject and 1 winter training of MATLAB): moderate/strong
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Social Work:
2 months working with American India Foundation in 2014

Misc:
-Cleared N5 Japanese language proficiency exam.
-Head of operations, Enactus NSIT. Enactus is an international nonprofit social entrepreneurship organisation.
-Senior Coordinator of Canvas, fine arts society of NSIT.
-Sports enthusiast (Football, table tennis)
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I need some assistance in the final university selection. I have applied to 6 universities and I am looking to apply to around 5 or 6 more.

I have applied to these Universities:

Carnegie Mellon University
Georgia Institute of Technology
University of California San Diego
University of Florida
University of Washington
UC- Santa Barbara

And this is my further shortlist of which I want to apply to 5 or 6 at the most

University of Southern California
Aalto University, Finland
Ohio State University
Purdue
Texas A&M University
University Of Maryland, College Park
Columbia University
University of Wisconsin
University of Waterloo
University of British Columbia
McGill University

Any input/changes are welcome. I believe I have applied to some ambitious universities already. If the rest of the shortlist can be classified in terms of ambitious, moderate and safe, that would be great. Thanks in advance.