<p>Hello, everyone. I got an background as follows:
Undergraduate school:Texas Tech U, EE major
GRE:V530,Q760,AWE3.0 :<
GPA:overall 3.8, major 3.95(one B from a part time prof who doesn’t like my project work…)
I’m a international transfer student and I got a 3.0 on the first semester but 4.0 for the last 4 semester
Recommendations: I work in a nano lab for one year and the prof is a very nice guy. He asked me to do research with him at the end of last spring since I scored the highest in his class. Then I start working since last summer. Now I’m involve in two pretty good project but I don’t have any publication yet…I don’t think I will have any before the end of my application for graduate school. So this prof will probabily give me a very good recommendation. He didn’t earn his degree in the U.S. but he got a lot a lot a lot of funding and publications so I’m not sure whether he is famous in this fields or not. I plan to have one recommendation from a prof that likes me and I got two As in both of his class. One more recommendation from a lecturer from ME department because when I took his ME class, I beat all the ME student in that class and he think I’m a genius~
My major concern is my GRE score, which is not high at all, and the AWE is really low. I’m not sure how good is my other parts and how bad the GRE will hurt my application…
My goal will be:
no funding MS:Standford,UCB,UT-austin, UCLA,USC,RICE U, TAMU, UCSD, UCSB,U of washignton
FUNDING MS: TTU(I think that’s for sure…)
Please give me any commends or advice and I really appreciate them~</p>
<p>73 views and not even one replied?? Give me any advices plz…</p>
<p>I suspect no one has responded for several reasons.</p>
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<li><p>It’s almost impossible to “chance” someone for a top graduate school, although it’s easier to get into an unfunded master’s program over a PhD program or even a funded master’s.</p></li>
<li><p>GRE scores are not everything. For you, the most important is your math score, and, while most top engineers get perfect Q scores, yours is within range so it won’t disqualify you. Your verbal score is probably adequate. As for your writing score, it’s obvious from your post that English is not your first language; I doubt you’ll be able to get it any higher even if you retake the test. Are you submitting TOEFL as well?</p></li>
<li><p>Your grades are excellent. Your recommendations may also be. However, because we aren’t part of the admissions committees of the individual departments, we cannot guess how they will view your GRE scores and your LORs. </p></li>
<li><p>The only way to discover your chances is to apply. Certainly your grades put you in the range of many top programs. </p></li>
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<p>I’m sure future CC’ers in your position would appreciate your coming back after the admissions cycle is over to share your results.</p>
<p>Thanks for your response Momwaitingfornew. I know that no one can tell me exactly what’s my chance of admission, but the main point of this forum is for people to discuss about graduate school, including admission. If those experienced people do not share their experience of the information about graduate school, what’s the point of having this forum?
If all the people who is not like u to share their experience or advice, how can anyone benefits from this forum? I really appreciate your advice and after I know the results I will of course share them and try to help those new birds in this forest.</p>
<p>I add:</p>
<p>successful applicants to grad school are now too busy to care about this forum.
unsuccessful applicants have to move on to other pastures.</p>
<p>FWIW: DS went to pretty good engineering undergrad school. Got pretty good grades, GRE and LOR. Applied to pretty good grad schools for MS. Accepted to one but with full scholarship and pretty good stipend. Now works in pretty good university for a pretty good PI. DS says that who gets accepted is dependent on the amount of time PI has and status of PI (money) than qualifications of applicant.</p>
<p>Kevin, you need to read the other threads in this forum. Low GRE scores and admissions have been discussed in many threads, and people are probably tired of repeating the same information. Don’t take it personally.</p>
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<p>Quite a few successful applicants, grad school students, and professors post in this forum.</p>
<p>mom, how come I havent seen any professors post in this place?</p>
<p>Because you haven’t been paying attention. I’ve taught at three different universities, and at least two other fairly regular posters are faculty members elsewhere. College Confidential doesn’t allow us to affiliate ourselves with our universities without becoming official representatives of them.</p>
<p>You can tell the familiarity and knowledge of the system if you read the posts.</p>
<p>wow… someone actually read the forum rules? nice</p>
<p>(no disrespect there)</p>
<p>I’m a “Super Moderator,” so I’d better know the rules! The others are probably just trying to be discreet.</p>
<p>KevinCai -</p>
<p>For help with writing, pay a visit to the Writing Center on your campus and/or to the ESL program. Ask about advanced writing courses for people like you. You may be able to enroll in a free non-credit workshop if a credit course is not available.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your advices. I will report my result as it comes out.</p>
<p>Your GPA is great. Stop worrying. I am not sure if you can get into Stanford and UCB, but the rest should be fine</p>