Hi everyone,
I was wondering what my chances look like if I applied to the following schools for a masters in computer science
Perdue, Georgia Tech, University Waterloo, U Michigan Ann Arbor, U Illinois Urbana Champaign - given appropriate recommendation letters.
I especially want to go to the University of Waterloo since I am a dual Canadian American citizen and get in-state tuition there. Any chancing would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Here is what my resume looks like:
Education:
University of South Carolina Honors College; Columbia, SC
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - Concentration in Cybersecurity; May 2020
Current GPA: 4.00 / 4.00
Honors and Activities:
Cybersecurity Club at the University of South Carolina August 2017 - April 2018
President’s Honor List and Dean’s List Fall 2017 - Present
Scholarships: Carolina Scholar, Palmetto Fellows Fall 2017 - Present
Coursework:
University of South Carolina MOOCs
Ethical Hacking Scalable Machine Learning (Berkeley edX)
Introduction to Computer Networks Introduction to Big Data with Apache Spark (Berkeley edX)
Introduction to Computer Security Internet History, Technology, and Security (Coursera)
Mobile Application Development Introduction to Linux (edX)
Projects:
Hobbyist programming since age 13, including projects in Swift, Python, and C++
July 2013 – Present
Swift iOS development projects January 2017 - August 2017
Developed several apps for iPhones and iPads including a Coin Collection,
“Spaceship Shooter,” Pong Game, and Note Taker Apps
Python Battleship Game June 2013 - August 2013
Developed a graphical Player vs. Computer battleship game for personal computers
LineSkip App March 2019 - May 2019
Developed a prototype app for mobile phones that allows users to pay to skip long lines
Placed first in the university’s Entrepreneurship Club 2019 Backers and Hackers
competition
Internship and Research Experience:
Cyber Security Analyst Intern; South Carolina Department of Revenue; Columbia SC
May 2019 – August 2019
Monitored network activity with IBM’s QRadar SIEM to identify threats
Cleaned and vortexed QRadar asset data
Drafted documentation for procedures performed by the Security Operations Center
University of Connecticut and National Science Foundation’s Research Experience for
Undergraduates in the Security of Cyber Physical Systems May 2018 - August 2018
Developed and refined new programmatic algorithms for authenticating users using heart
electrocardiogram data within 90% accuracy.
Analyzed databases of electrocardiogram heartbeats for machine learning analysis
Skills:
Bilingual Russian; Intermediate Spanish
Experienced in IBM’s QRadar SIEM, C/C++, Java, Python, MIPS Assembly, Swift, HTML/CSS
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.