Fall '17 | MS in CS [specialization in DS/ML/AI] or MS in DS | GRE 322 (170Q + 152V) | GPA 8.1/10 from MSRIT, Bangalore
Yet to give TOEFL.
GRE Split: 170Q, 152V, 3.0 AWA
CGPA: 8.1/10
Undergrad Course: BE in CSE
Department Applying to : CS [AI/ML/DS] or Statistics [for DS]
Shortlisted universities :
1. Texas A&M University
2. UMass Amherst
3. University of Southern California
4. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
5. University of Maryland, College Park
6. New York University (Center for Data Science)
7. University of Chicago
8. University of Pennsylvania
9. University of California, Irvine
10. Purdue University
11. Yale University
12. University of Colorado, Boulder
13. University of California, Davis
14. University of California, San Diego
15. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
16. University of Virginia
(I know the list is very long, and this is exactly why I'm here.![Razz]( "Razz")
Will add and remove based on the suggestions I get from time to time. Thank you, in advance!)
Related Work Ex - I don't know if its counted till the date of application or the date of joining the university. So,,,, I'll just say that I started working in 1st week of July 2016.
Internships:
1. In a small firm in New Delhi, where I installed OS' in Media Players sent by Shimla High Court. I also was in charge of designing the database and developing an app for them.
2. In Ericsson Global Services India, Bangalore. I developed an android app for AT&T and cannot share the details of the same due to confidentiality agreements.
3. In Ericsson Eurolabs, Germany. I was working at their R&D center and my work mostly involved bash scripting for installing components of DSC and extracting some information. The scripts I wrote are now used in their latest product, the DSC.
Projects:
1. A conscious model for conversational chatbots that was able to hold conversation and maintain context to some extent. We used Deep Learning techniques for the same. This project was made under the guidance of a head of department of IISc.
2. Crime Data Analysis. We created a prediction system that could determine the number of occurences of different types of crimes in any district of India. I have taken up this project again, and trying to incorporate some changes to make it broader.
3. College Placement Database system. Created a database system for the placement department that had info of the entire college. (Very generic, I know).
Extra Curricular:
1. I have represented my state's football team at a national level tournament, and occassionally play for my local club in district level tournaments.
2. Volunteered for and headed the team for gaming events at department as well as college fests.
3. I give tuitions to my juniors for free, near as well as far.
Please help me in refining the list. Its okay if you totally disagree with the list and the new list that you suggest doesn't even contain any of these universities.
It's better to apply to 3 safe and get admit there, than applying to 20 ambitious and getting rejected in every single one of them.
P. S. I have strong personal reasons for my low GPA, and will try to explain that well in my SOP.
P. P. S. I have LORs from my HOD, Asst. Prof. and can also get one from my seniors at Ericsson (But they are not so good with English).
Thank you in advance.
Yet to give TOEFL.
GRE Split: 170Q, 152V, 3.0 AWA
CGPA: 8.1/10
Undergrad Course: BE in CSE
Department Applying to : CS [AI/ML/DS] or Statistics [for DS]
Shortlisted universities :
1. Texas A&M University
2. UMass Amherst
3. University of Southern California
4. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
5. University of Maryland, College Park
6. New York University (Center for Data Science)
7. University of Chicago
8. University of Pennsylvania
9. University of California, Irvine
10. Purdue University
11. Yale University
12. University of Colorado, Boulder
13. University of California, Davis
14. University of California, San Diego
15. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
16. University of Virginia
(I know the list is very long, and this is exactly why I'm here.
Will add and remove based on the suggestions I get from time to time. Thank you, in advance!)
Related Work Ex - I don't know if its counted till the date of application or the date of joining the university. So,,,, I'll just say that I started working in 1st week of July 2016.
Internships:
1. In a small firm in New Delhi, where I installed OS' in Media Players sent by Shimla High Court. I also was in charge of designing the database and developing an app for them.
2. In Ericsson Global Services India, Bangalore. I developed an android app for AT&T and cannot share the details of the same due to confidentiality agreements.
3. In Ericsson Eurolabs, Germany. I was working at their R&D center and my work mostly involved bash scripting for installing components of DSC and extracting some information. The scripts I wrote are now used in their latest product, the DSC.
Projects:
1. A conscious model for conversational chatbots that was able to hold conversation and maintain context to some extent. We used Deep Learning techniques for the same. This project was made under the guidance of a head of department of IISc.
2. Crime Data Analysis. We created a prediction system that could determine the number of occurences of different types of crimes in any district of India. I have taken up this project again, and trying to incorporate some changes to make it broader.
3. College Placement Database system. Created a database system for the placement department that had info of the entire college. (Very generic, I know).
Extra Curricular:
1. I have represented my state's football team at a national level tournament, and occassionally play for my local club in district level tournaments.
2. Volunteered for and headed the team for gaming events at department as well as college fests.
3. I give tuitions to my juniors for free, near as well as far.
Please help me in refining the list. Its okay if you totally disagree with the list and the new list that you suggest doesn't even contain any of these universities.
It's better to apply to 3 safe and get admit there, than applying to 20 ambitious and getting rejected in every single one of them.
P. S. I have strong personal reasons for my low GPA, and will try to explain that well in my SOP.
P. P. S. I have LORs from my HOD, Asst. Prof. and can also get one from my seniors at Ericsson (But they are not so good with English).
Thank you in advance.