@praharaj @ketav @riks28
Hello,
I want to pursue MS in Computer Science preferably in HPC or AI fr

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@praharaj @ketav @riks28
Hello,
I want to pursue MS in Computer Science preferably in HPC or AI from a top 25 university.
I am pre final year student in cs at BITS Pilani.

cgpa 8.2
gre 333 quant 170 verbal 163 aws 4

2 research paper 1 in journal 1 in conference national level.
3 internships in AI and ML
projects in HPC and NLP
2 good lor and 1 ok lor

possibly will get more papers projects and lors by the time of application.

Targeting Fall 2019 please help me with answers to these questions

1) Which top universities should i can target based on my current profile ? 
2) Where do I stand in terms of competition.?
3) What can i do to improve my chances?

Thanks :)

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

You can aim for CMU, Chicago, Johns Hopkins as your ambitious choices. USC, UCSD, Purdue, NYU, WashU and NCSU. Of course you can swap 1 or 2 unis from the list for places like upenn and Princeton but these places don’t offer any scholarships.

Ketav Majumdar · Answer

As far as where you stand you are somewhat of an above average applicant. Gre and gpa are on par with what the students generally have. Research experience is great. If you haven’t graduated yet focus on your cgpa give it a little boost to 8.5 or 8.6

Animesh Sahu · Answer

So far I know CMU will be the best choice for AI

Shashi Praharaj · Answer

@lostInSyntax Your profile will get you in Top 25 universities. Ketav has already given you a list of probable universities. They are perfect. You are interested for P.hD. or only MS. If you are interested for P.hD. I am sure you can get scholarship as well.

Arka Talukdar · Answer

Thanks Ketav

@praharaj @ketav @riks28 Hello, I want to pursue MS in Computer Science preferably in HPC or AI fr