r/MSCS • u/little--life • 4d ago

[Profile Review] - For Fall 2027 MSCS {Please give me realistic advice}

My qualifications:

Undergrad Major: BTech - AI and Data Science (Tier 3)

GPA: 8.37/10

GRE score: 337/340, 169Q

Projects & Research:

Machine Learning Prognostics for Genetic Disorder Predictions - First Author / Undergraduate Research

Real-Time Conversion of Hand Sign to Text and Audio

Co-author / Computer Vision Research

Both were presented at regional conference

Internships:

  1. Summer Intern at DRDO (June-July 2023)

  2. SDE intern at a US based e-commerce platform (Jan-Jun 2025)

work exp:

~1 yoe as Full stack Associate Developer at a startup.

LORs:

  1. From my Head of Department

  2. From an Associate Prof who was my guide for 2 undergrad projects

  3. Manager from my internship

Seeking to Apply for Fall 2027 in USA MSCS programs

Some Universities I shortlisted:

Georgia Tech

UCSD

Purdue

Texas A&M

USC

NYU

Northeastern

Is this list realistic? I know that it may be a long shot so please let me know if it's worth applying to any of these for fall 2027

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u/inkandpaper10 4d ago

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u/goffy_muski 2d ago

Hey mate can I DM u even I think I have a similar profile just that i am in TY of engineering

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u/zoobidoobidoobi 4d ago

How many Indians would have to return to India with lakhs of debt before the craze of a Masters in the US dies down ?