GRE- 299 Q-162 & V-137 AWA-3.5
Retaking GRE in Jan( Expecting 307-310)
IELTS- 7.5 (L-8.5 R-8 S-6.5

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GRE- 299 Q-162 & V-137 AWA-3.5 
Retaking GRE in Jan( Expecting 307-310)
IELTS- 7.5 (L-8.5 R-8 S-6.5 W-6.5)

Undergrad %- 85 in Mechanical Engineering (Topper 87%)

Internship in a Thermal Power Plant for 1 month and in a Plastic industry for 1 month
2 technical projects
Good SOP and LOR's
Good extra curriculars and community service

My list- 
MSU- MS in Mech
ASU- Direct PhD in Mech
UIC- Direct PhD in Mech
NIU- MS in Mech
IUPUI- Direct PhD in Mech
UNLV- MS in Mech

What are my admission chances in these universities?
Can you suggest some other universities for my profile?

@ankita25 @anmol007 @collegepond @scholarstrategy @nikitashikh @ketav @KST
@Sunitgirdhar @imperial.mumbai

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

With that GRE? Direct PHD is hard you need on average a minimum 310 to think about PhD programs.all these universities are around 305 to 310 gre range so not possible

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

MSU ASU Ambi UIC IUPUI MOD and niu and unlv safe

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

He can but it's better for the first author to recommend. But directly into PhD usually happens based on universities perception of the applicant.

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

161 in quantitative is Minimum what you need

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

And 150 in verbal

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

You can give it a shot, my friend begged his way into imperial college London (literally)

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

Uk has no funding and no he was offered an MSc

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

No guarantee but no harm in trying

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

Which universities?

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

Ok then just apply to these 3 first

suraj · Answer

Yeah I am retaking the GRE and in the mock tests i am getting a score of 311-314.....can you classify my list as safe, moderate and ambitious based on that GRE score? @ketav

suraj · Answer

I have worked with one of my professors in her PhD project and I have a published paper but, I worked on it with a senior who is now working in Bosch, Germany. Can He recommend me?  @arghya

suraj · Answer

Yeah @ketav Thanks!

suraj · Answer

Yeah I'll send an email to one of the professors from the University stating my interests. Can I also write that I'm retaking the GRE and I will send the new scores later? Thanks @arghya

suraj · Answer

I'm confident that I will get 161 in Quant but I am not so good in the Verbal section @ketav

suraj · Answer

Yeah I sure will???? @ketav...actually it's difficult to find somebody like that @arghya

suraj · Answer

But I mailed the graduate advisors from different universities and they said that GRE scores are not considered for admitting purposes, so can i just apply with my old GRE score?

suraj · Answer

UIC, ASU, NIU

suraj · Answer

Okay Thanks!

Arghya Mukherjee · Answer

Without published papers or atleast research experience where you cN demonstrate your ability to conduct research on your own, it will be very hard to get a PhD. It will help if you have worked with a professor who has good credentials and if he/she is willing to vouch for you citing some projects where you have worked.

Arghya Mukherjee · Answer

Well, the best thing you can do is write to the professor with whom you want to work if you feel you have a similar profile. If they like you it gets a way easier. They will even write recommendations to the admissions team vouching for your admit. Well, you should ask your professor on whose project you worked to write to put some weight behind it, both of these should boost your chances.

Arghya Mukherjee · Answer

However, before writing to the professors in the US you should improve your GRE. The first thing they will ask is a GRE score and a CV. It will be tough with a 310 aswell,315 should get you in.

Arghya Mukherjee · Answer

That will not help, they are usually busy and ideally will not go back to a student. Only if the profile matches and the GRE score is the only thing holding them back they will not get back to you later.

Arghya Mukherjee · Answer

@ketav Did he get into a PhD program like that and got funded?

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