u/Leading_Dot101

▲ 5 r/MSCS

[Profile Review] for MS CS

  • Undergrad: Mumbai University (India)
  • CGPA: 8.1/10
  • GRE: 303 (Q: 158, V: 145)
    • Concerned this might be on the lower side(will be giving the exam again)
  • Work Experience:
    • 2 years at Leading E Commerce Company in India (SDE)
    • Worked on impactful problems in e-commerce domain
    • One project got featured in Company Medium blog
  • Internships (Total: 4):
    • 6 months @ (E-commerce)
    • 2 months @ Legal-tech startup
    • 3 months @ Med-tech startup
    • 6 months Research Internship @ IIT Bombay (Geo-tech domain)
  • Projects / Achievements:
    • Solved real-world production problems at ECommerce company
    • Top 10 in company internal hackathon (competed with senior engineers/architects)
    • Won MLH-sponsored international hackathon
    • Won hackathons at IIIT & Ecommerce Company
    • Tech Lead at college Data Science society
  • Research:
    • No published papers yet
    • 1 paper currently being submitted for review
  • LORs:
    • Strong LOR from Tech Lead @ my current Company
    • LOR from HOD (college)
  • Concerns:
    • Average CGPA (8.1)
    • Low GRE (303)
    • No published research (yet)
  • Preferences:
    • MS CS
    • Decent university with good job outcomes
    • TA/RA opportunities would be a big plus
    • Decent uni reputation

PS: I recently made up my mind about MS,any advice about how to stregthen my profile would be appreciated

reddit.com
u/Leading_Dot101 — 3 days ago