<p>Profile:
Bachelor of Science in EE '10.
St. Cloud State University, Minnesota: GPA: 3.94( 4 years) </p>
<p>I went to three other colleges prior to this for a year. Two of them were community college and my grades weren’t good there. CPGA for all the school combined 3.80. </p>
<p>GRE:
I took some sample test and scored
Verbal: 390 (English is not my native language).
Math: 790</p>
<p>My greatest concern:
Verbal score in GRE and My grades in the first year of undergrad. </p>
<p>Anybody with similar profile? Please recommend schools in east coast where I will have chance of getting admitted into Ph. D program. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Nobody can “recommend schools” for you or “chance” you for doctoral studies. You need to research programs on the Internet and speak with your professors at St. Cloud State for advice. Figure out your particular research interests and look for faculty who are pursuing similar lines of inquiry.</p>
<p>Your GPA is excellent, but do you have any research experience? If not, you should look at pursuing entry-level jobs or internships doing research to strengthen your application. If you want to apply for this cycle, you need to take the full GRE soon, not just a sample test.</p>
<p>I have my eyes on MIT, Brown, Princeton and Cornell. I can most probably find a research area of my interest on any elite universities. </p>
<p>I was just worried about my acceptance probability with such a low GRE in Verbal.</p>
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<p>This isn’t how you apply for graduate school. You need to have an explicitly-stated particular research interest in your application - the Statement of Purpose - that lays out your reasons for pursuing graduate studies and your proposed line of inquiry. That doesn’t mean you have to do that exact thing as a graduate student, but it does show your understanding of graduate school and the research process.</p>
<p>Your sample verbal GRE score is relatively unimportant - your GPA is plenty high enough, and besides, you haven’t even studied for/taken the <em>real</em> GRE - you’re worrying about a sample test!</p>
<p>But stats alone are <em>not</em> enough to get you admitted somewhere - the universities you’re talking about get far more highly-qualified applicants than they can possibly admit. Qualitative factors such as research experience and recommendations will be the selective issues. For instance, do you have a group of professors who are willing to write you strong recommendation letters? Those will be key parts of your application package.</p>
<p>I have work experience as a Design Engineer for over 2 years and 1 year of internship. </p>
<p>I have 4 professors who are ready to write strong recommendation letters for me. </p>
<p>I have scheduled GRE test for Nov 13th.</p>
<p>Then you’ve got a bunch of the pieces together! :)</p>