If anyone has any idea about the Fall GT admission decisions timeline, please help me with it.
I'm asking because I heard they send them out a bit late around April, is that true?
For Ms in Cybersecurity which country is the best in terms of job opportunities after graduation
USA
UK
AUSTRALIA
also I thought I could apply majorly to US(5-6), 2 UK, 1 Australia...is that a wise decision?
If anyone pursuing MS cybersecurity or similar course currently in the US, and is willing to help review my SOP, kindly comment here I'll share it with you.
your help will be greatly appreciated.
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Typo it's MS in Cyber security
Education
Degree: B.Tech in Information Technology
University: SVKM's NMIMS Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering (MPSTME)
CGPA: 3.54/4.0
Work Experience
Company: Deloitte
Experience: 1.5 years will be 2 years by fall 2027
Role: Consultant – Technology Risk / IT Audit / Third-Party Assurance
Key experience:
IT General Controls (ITGC)
SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 2+, SOC 3 assessments
Security control testing
Third-party risk assessments
Exposure to NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA
Splunk SIEM exposure
Azure Active Directory exposure
Test Scores
IELTS: 8.0
GRE: not planning
Research & Projects
1 published research paper
ICTCS 2024 (Springer)
Converting 2D Images to Point Cloud Using Depth Estimation
Capstone Project
Designify (AI-based furniture visualization platform, won college level awards for this)
personal cybersecurity project (Splunk/SOC lab) to strengthen application.
Certifications
Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate
Preparing for CompTIA Security+
Technical Skills
Python
Java
SQL
C#
Linux
Git
Splunk
Azure
AWS Fundamentals
Networking
Active Directory
SIEM
Security controls
Risk assessment
Cloud fundamentals
Career Goal
Transition from IT Audit into a technical cybersecurity role.
Interested in:
SOC Analyst
Security Analyst
Cloud Security
Blue Team
Long-term goal: Cloud Security Engineer / Security Engineer.
Target Intake
Fall 2027
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Dream (Reach)
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)
University College London (UCL)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Ambitious
New York University
University of Southern California
University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)
University of Maryland, College Park
Target / Moderate
Purdue University
Northeastern University
Safe
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
The University of Texas at Dallas
Please guide me if the college shortlist works with my profile
I prefer non research based courses
Any feedback is appreciated 👍🏻
I have a B.Tech IT degree from a decent college, good gpa graduated in 2025. I was campus placed in Deloitte and have been wokring there ever since. My role is not of technical implementation rather its mostly about risk and compliance and in the third party assurance domain. Although through this I have developed an interest for cybersecurity especially the technical side (SOC/VAPT etc).
I want to transion to a security analyst role, will that be possible ?
note- internal transfer isnt possible at the moment and I dont wanna waste more time here. Currently studying for CompTIA security +
Please help with any guidance or referral. Thanks!
Hi everyone,
I’m currently working as a Consultant in Audit & Assurance at a Big 4 firm (campus placement, joined last year). I have a B.Tech in Information Technology and by Fall 2027 I’ll have around 2.5–3 years of professional experience.
My current work is primarily in IT Audit / IT GRC / Third-Party Assurance (SOC reports, control testing, compliance-related work, etc.). While it has given me good exposure to security frameworks and governance, I’ve realized that I want to move into a more technical cybersecurity role.
Based on this profile, which top universities do you think I realistically have a good chance of getting into?
Also, what should I focus on over the next year (GRE, certifications, projects, cloud/security skills, etc.) to maximize my chances of admission to stronger programs?