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[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
u/Leading_Dot101 — 3 days ago