u/Wide-Buy-1476

Hi everyone, I'm planning to apply for MS CS for Fall 2027 and would really appreciate some honest feedback on my profile and university shortlist.

Academics:

• B.Tech (Honors) in Computer Science & Engineering from an Tier2 institute(not so poular IIIT)
• CGPA: 8.27/10
• 12th: 97.3%
• 10th: 100%
• No backlogs

Research:

• 2-month research internship at IISc Bangalore
• 5 international publications, out of which I am first author on 3
• One of my first-author papers is accepted at an IEEE flagship conference
• Also have another research/book chapter experience
• Strong research-oriented LORs from professors I've worked with
• Planning to have a strong, research-focused SOP with good university/faculty fit

Universities I'm considering:

• Purdue
• UW–Madison
• Georgia Tech
• UMD
• Texas A&M
• Stony Brook
• SUNY Buffalo
• ASU
• San Jose State
• UMass Amherst
• Minnesota Twin Cities

I'm mainly looking for MS CS programs with good research opportunities.

I'd really appreciate some honest feedback:

1. Which of these universities are realistic for my profile?
2. What are the other uni's i can consider?
3. How much does my CGPA affect my chances?

Looking for honest feedback.

Based on my profile, what colleges can i get into ?

College - Tier 2(i guess), IIIT Sricity, BTech(honors) CSE

CGPA - 3.288/4

Work experience (my\\\_qualifications): 2 months research internship at IIsc.

Publications: 2 papers accepted at IEEE conferences.one of them is decently reputed and has a CORE ranking of B.

Few decent and niche projects.

Two strong LOR's.

Work includes - ML,steganography,knowledge editing.

I am yet to give GRE(expecting around 320) and IELTS.

I am planning to apply for the Fall 2027 programs.

Questions:

1. What colleges can i target?

2. What GRE score should i target?

Based on my profile, what colleges can i get into ?

College - Tier 2(i guess), IIIT Sricity, BTech(honors) CSE

CGPA - 3.288/4

Work experience (my\_qualifications): 2 months research internship at IIsc.

Publications: 2 papers accepted at IEEE conferences.one of them is decently reputed and has a CORE ranking of B.

Few decent and niche projects.

Two strong LOR's.

Work includes - ML,steganography,knowledge editing.

I am yet to give GRE(expecting around 320) and IELTS.

I am planning to apply for the Fall 2027 programs.

Questions:

1. What colleges can i target?

2. What GRE score should i target?

Based on my my_qualifications, what colleges can i get into ?

College - Tier 2(i guess), IIIT Sricity, BTech(honors) CSE

CGPA - 3.288/4

Work experience (my\_qualifications): 2 months research internship at IIsc.

Publications: 2 papers accepted at IEEE conferences

Work includes - ML,steganography,knowledge editing.

I am yet to give GRE and IELTS.

I am planning to apply for the Fall 2027 programs.

Questions:

1. What colleges can i target?

2. What GRE score should i target?

College - Tier 2(i guess), IIIT Sricity, BTech(honors) CSE
CGPA - 3.288/4

Work experience (my_qualifications): 2 months research internship at IIsc.

Publications: 2 papers accepted at IEEE conferences

Work includes - ML,steganography,knowledge editing.

I am yet to give GRE and IELTS.

I am planning to apply for the Fall 2027 programs.

Questions:

1. What colleges can i target?
2. What GRE score should i target?