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• College: BTech EE at Tier 1 IIT (Minors in Computers Systems, and AI/ML)
• GPA: 8.84/10
• GRE: Tentative scores: 332 (169Q, 163 V)
• TOEFL: 112/120
• Work Exp: 1+YOE at US-based IB (MNC), working on distributed systems and generic SWE stuff. Will be over 2 YOE by Fall 2027; Summer Intern at UK based Product Company (MNC), worked around networks/security/swe.
• Publications: None
• Research: 1.) Summer Research Intern at a very prestigious System Security Lab in EU, targeting kernel/os security (side channels). 2.) Final year research under CSE prof at college, targeting side channel attacks + cryptography. 3.) Summer research under EE prof at college, targeting RL-based interception.
• LORs: 1 industrial (Managing Director at current firm) + 2 Academic (Foreign research Prof, CSE Prof at college)
• Interests: Will align SOP along computer systems and systems security.

Tentative programs list (need to trim/personalize):

Reach

• Stanford MS EE
• CMU MS ECE
• ETH MSc EEIT
• UIUC MS CS

Target

• Georgia Tech MS CS
• UT Austin MS ECE
• UCSD MS CSE
• Michigan MSE CSE
• EPFL MSc CS
• UCLA MS CS

Safe

• Purdue MS ECE
• Wisconsin MS CS
• Columbia MS CS

Please opine on the feasibility of me getting into these programs and feel free to make relevant suggestions regarding programs or my application. I am avoiding year-long degrees. I would like to maximize my chance for getting into industry after my masters, given the increase in difficulty after the CPT revision. Some additional doubts:

1. I also wanted to know if my final resume should be a 1-pager or 2-pager. The one pager is pretty apt and dense in terms of relevant information but loses out on a couple not-so-relevant project/experience, and extracurricular, volunteering part of my profile (which is not trivial).
2. Do extra-curricular/volunteering activities play a part in the applications? If so, should I try to blend them into the 1 page, or is it better to extend (and if so, does 1.5 page look bad)?