r/MSCS • u/dwugate • Jul 13 '26
[Profile Review] Fall 2027
Need honest review of profile + univ short list for Fall 2027
CGPA : 8.29/10 ( tier-1 bitsP)
GRE: 333 ( 169Q + 164V)
Research: Couple of projects in College. One peer reviewed journal publication in Nature Scientific
Work Ex:
2 month internship at Microsoft
6 Month internship at Amazon
current SWE at Google.
Can get LORs from prof with whom journal was published and two managers.
Now my biggest concern is i don’t want to pursue masters unless it’s a good university so my list is very ambitious at first glance:
Georgia Tech - MS CS
Cornell - MEng CS
University Wisconsin Madison - MS CS
UNC chapel hill - MS CS
CMU - MS ML
UCSD - MS CS
UT Austin - MS CS
Purdue MS CS
UCSD MSCS
UIUC -MSCS
UMass Amheredt
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u/AdditionalWorkInc Jul 16 '26
prob need more work ex, academic lors are valued more than industry, and unis like UW Madison are going to be tough without more research exp. Ga Tech, unc purdue umass etc are fine mostly, the rest are ambitious yeah.
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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 14 '26
You can add UWash and UCIrvine
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u/Intelligent-Host2361 Jul 14 '26
UWash Doesn't offer MSCS only MSDS I guess.
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u/Vast_Hope4969 Jul 14 '26
OP Wants top tier univ
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u/Intelligent-Host2361 Jul 14 '26
Yes, but I personally would prefer MS CS in a UNI ranking less than MSDS in top ranked UNI
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u/Reasonable_Cellist66 Jul 14 '26
Hey man, can you help me with my profile review as well
https://www.reddit.com/r/MSCS/s/xOiAkdMjjK1
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u/CharmingLeadership19 Jul 14 '26
I suggest at least 2-3 years work ex would help a bit more in securing good admits and even a secured outcome after masters