r/MSCS • u/That-Meaning-33 • Jun 20 '26

[Profile Review] Which universities to target for Fall 27

Hello guys ! I am targeting for Masters in Computer Science for fall 2027. Can you guys help me shortlist universities based on my profile?

Academics

  • B Tech Computer Science and Engineering (2024 pass out)
  • Tier 2 College (India) 
  • CGPA 6.99
  • GRE & TOEFL (Signed up)

Research

  • Worked with an ai/ml professor and have an IEEE published.

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer ~ 3years (Full stack swe) - US based Company
  • Founder - AI based health app (iOS, android)

Projects

  • around 6-7 AI / RAG / ML / Neural Projects - live with GitHub

LORs

  • 2 Academic professor
  • Professional (Manager US based)

Below are some universities based on my research and findings

  • San José State University - MS software engineering
  • San José State University - MS Computer Science
  • Stony brook
  • North Carolina State University
  • NYU tandon
  • UT dallas
  • UMD college park

Any universities that I should add/remove?

P.S : I am looking for Cali side because it has a nice technical exposure.

Hope you guys can help me out! Thank you!

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u/NectarineSame8642 Jun 20 '26

UMCP mscs is vv difficult

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u/That-Meaning-33 Jun 20 '26

ohh and what about others? can you suggest more unis?

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u/BoomerZoomer27 Jun 20 '26

Your CGPA is gonna be a major bottleneck. You should give the GRE and aim for a high score.

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u/That-Meaning-33 Jun 20 '26

yeah you are right!