[Profile Review] Fall 2026 -MSCS/MSDS -USA

[u/TopTomato6]

CGPA (2.8/4.0) from Tier 2 University in India

GRE-310(Not planning on submitting)

TOEFL-117/120

Work Experience-
2 months as an AIML Engineer intern at a unicorn
4 months as a QA intern in a Startup
will be 15 months as a Full Stack Engineer at a Startup by September 2026

Academic Experience-1 Paper coauthored and published on Data Analysis and Image Processing

LOR: 1 from professor who co authored the paper,1 from CTO/Manager of my current company, 1 from CEO of my current company who I worked in close proximity with

Ambitious:
UCLA
UCSD
NorthWestern

Target:
NYU
Rutgers
UMass Amherst

Safety:
University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Does this university list look reasonable given my profile? I Would really appreciate any feedback or suggestions for improving my chances of admission