I just read this comment and thought I will post it here. This not something new this year. I will add my comments later today.
Nitin Says
Hi everyone !
I wanna share my sad story here too. I have got a decent profile (I still have the guts to say so !!) ad I had applied to 11 univs in USA for MS in Electrical Engineering. I have received rejects from 10 of them and I am devastated.
I have GRE Exam Score= 1430
GPA = 64 %
TOEFFL = 108
1 international publication too
Got recos from IITD prof, and HOD of my college ad 1 industrial.
Mybe I went wrong in my SOP but still 10 rejects say a different story. I can’t figure out what to do now.I applied to MIT, Stanford, UIUC, UMich, Purdue, Princeton, Georgia Tech, UW, Ohio, UCSD.
Selecting Universities
- Rule Number 1 – How good your profile maybe, you need to apply to few schools where minimum requirements are atleast 40% to 50% less what what you have. While applying for 11 schools 3 to 4 schools should been in tier 3 atleast.
- Rule Number 2 – Having good profile alone will not get you admission. Schools select students based on other students applying to schools. In recession there will be increase in number of applications received by the school.
From your profile you should have got in Georgia Tech, but couple of other students got reject because of number of applications they received this year.
What Next?
You still got time. Wait to see what other school says. Apply for 2-3 more schools that have rolling admissions or deadline that are in June time frame. Those schools could not be upto your expectation. After you come to US apply again for Spring semester in better school. This will save you 1 semester. If that’s not something you plan to do, apply for Spring 2010. If you get admit in one school, you haven’t heard about, you should be good to go.
I know its tough to get rejection from 10 schools, but just take this as an another challenge that you have to overcome. So, you will be ready to face bigger challenges that awaits you. Good Luck!
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Oh you are in a big trouble if you don’t remove it right now…
first of all your gpa isn’t perfect. secondly, your research background may not be relevant to what the prof is looking for – you should have done your research on this. finally, profs may not have the funding for you – in that case, tough luck. try again next semester, and this time, be realistic.
Life isn’t just about top schools – just chill and be realistic.
Hi everyone,
I recently gave GRE and got 1440 Quant-800 and Verbal-640.My gpa is 6.6/10.Can anyone please suggest me which universities i should apply to for MS in electrical engeneering with scholarship.
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sir ,what things(scores or documents) generally i will be rquired to take admission in any foreign university generally
Hey guyz i have applied to around 8 universities for fall 09 admissions but the issue is i have cleared my Backlog but couldnt update my transcripts as i was lacking time for applying and my backlog exam was kinda late s i send my transcript with live backlog in 7th semester. Now i am very tense whether i will be selected by any university or not.
Please do help me.
Hello:
It is sad indeed that you got 10 univeristies reject your application. Looking at the list of Universities you had applied, all most all of them are hi-profile Universities. You may have good scores, that does’nt mean you should apply only to top schools. It’s always a great idea to have a mixture of schools with average ratings or even below average ratings in your list. As long as it is an accredited University and the degree program you are applying for has good syllabus published on the web site you should’nt think twice about applying to any school. Not all Universities have the same kind of reputation for all programs. An MBA from Harvard can have an impact, but not a Biology degree from Harvard. A degree in Technology from MIT might be great, but the same degree from Yale might have the same impact if you get the degree from any average University. At the end of the day it’s your expertise at work and the actual skills you acquire at work that will be helpful, not so much the University you graduate from. If it is not too late for Fall admission I would suggest that you choose some Unviersities with average rankings and send in your application. Good luck.
-Bala.
Hi nipun even i am trying for the same college , canu just give say what was ur grade in B.E. and ur GRE and TOEFEL marks…. PLZ…………
Hello!
i am in 7th sem and having a backlog in 6th sem which i hope i ll clear in this sem,m planning to give gre this nov.Does it going to affect my profile or university selection at ne point.