Fall 2017 | MS | CS | G.R.E 337 (Q-170/V-167) | GPA 7.18 | TOEFL 112| SASTRA Univ

Hello all,

Thank you for taking the time to look into my profile.

Applying for: MS in Computer Science
Current: Working as Software Engineer since September
Undergrad:
GPA: 7.18/10
Topper's GPA: 8.8/10
College: SASTRA University
Exams: GRE - 337 (170Q + 167V) TOEFL - 112
Internships:
Industrial: Jan – June 2016 (6mos) / VMware Inc. / Variety of projects spanning across writing microservice backends, mobile apps, bot pipelines.
Publications: None

Universities I have tentatively shortlisted:
Safe:

• ASU
• SUNY Buffalo
  

(Applying if first two safes fail: UTD, Northeastern)
Mod:

• UFL (mod-safe) -- Dec 15 financial aid deadline
• NCSU -- Dec 15 deadline
• UIC
• University of Colorado, Boulder -- Dec 15 deadline
• IIT
  

Ambitious:

• UCSD -- Dec 15 deadline
• USC
• Georgia Tech
• UMCP -- Dec 15 deadline
• UCSB
• Uni of Massachusets - Amherst -- Dec 15 deadline
• TAMU
• Penn State
  

Clearly, ambitious is where I'm having most trouble narrowing down.
In mod, kindly pick 3 as primary.
In ambitious, suggest 3-5 to apply to.

Kindly suggest which universities among the aboveI should apply to and which category they will be in. Feel free to remove any universities or suggest any new ones that you think might be a good fit.
I plan to apply to 9-10 universities, but I can go higher if recommended.
Please provide your suggestions.