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Salil_Singh
This webinar session will be hosted by Rajesh Chowdary, who has completed his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. He will volunteer an hour of his time to answer your queries. Prior to Georgia Tech, Rajesh completed his BE in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam. During his studies at Georgia Tech, he worked as Hardware Engineering Intern for Qualcomm and after completing his studies secured a job opportunity at Qualcomm as Verification Engineer
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Anupam
Hey…Rajesh, how r u?
What would be a safe GRE score for Georgia Tech or Purdue…for MS in Chemical? Also few tips on SOP.
Anubhav_Nanda
Hello Rajesh,
Hope you are doing well.
Just wanted to ask about my Changes of getting in Georgia Tech for MS in CS:
GRE : 328 (168 Q).
CGPA : 78% from JIIT Noida (Information Technology).
Work Ex : 3.5 Years till Fall 20.
Also could you tell some Gre centric universities as my CGPA is a bit on the lower side.
Avneesh_Khanna
Would you recommend going for Electrical & Computer Engineering for someone who wants a Computer Science oriented job after graduation? (Probably a mix of Computer Science and Electronics with more role of CS in the job)
vishvik
Hi Rajesh!
Please elaborate on your profile (GRE, TOEFL/IELTS, CGPA).
Could you provide an outline on the Scholarship opportunites and probablity of securing one at GaTech?
Also, please provide an outline of your coursework and the related internship opportunities.
Does research publication really influence the selection probability very much? Please throw some light on this.
Thanks!
Shubham_jain
Hi Rajesh,
What is the probability of getting an admit if you’ve low GPA in undergrad (67%) but decent GRE (323, 170q), research and conference publications, work ex?
Aashish_Tattikota
tasked at 1:14 pm
Good afternoon Rajesh,
Hope you are doing well.
Just wanted to ask about my chances of getting in Georgia Tech for masters in Electrical Engg with robotics specialization:
GRE : 322 (165 Q, 157 V). TOEFL -113
CGPA : 8.19 from College of Engineering Pune (Instrumentation). topper cgpa-9.6
Work Ex : 2 Years in Honeywell Automation India Ltd as a Project engineer in automation/ control logic building till Fall 20.
I do not have any paper publications. Could you suggest how to strengthen my sop? is georgia very ambitious for me?
Projects- Warehouse mangement system with Automated guided vehicle and pick and place bot, quadrotor tracking (Internship at IIT Delhi), Healthhelp - an ambulance traffic management
Dhairya_Patel
Hey Rajesh,
How is industrial engineering at Georgia tech?
I want to pursue industrial engineering at Georgia tech. My GRE score is 324(Awa-4,Quant -168,Verbal-156) , CGPA -9.04 (NIRMA UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad)
TOEFL-113
Work ex- 6months (Field related- Thermax Ltd)
What are my chances for Georgia tech and some tips regarding making SOP impactful .
Thank you.
Smruti_Govind
Does Georgia tech admit students to CS program with a background of Electronics?What is the avg profile to get admitted to CS program
Nivetha_Balasubraman
Hi I’m Nivetha
I’m looking for Fall’20 to get into MS in CS with ML Specialisation’
I have a GRE score of 311(162 in quants 149 in verbal 3.5 in AWA)
100 in TOFEL( 21 in reading, 25 in listening,27 speaking and writing)
I had cgpa of 8.63 from a top college in chennai
secured university rank of 29 from anna university
my research paper went till conference and is still in pipeline on publishing stage
2 internships during college time
I have almost 2yrs experience in ML Domain+ few project works too as of May’20
How feasible is it for me to get through GaTech and other colleges I’m planning to apply to other colleges like UT Austin,UT Dallas, Arizona state university, Maryland, wiscosin madison too. please share our feedback on this.
Out of these do other colleges also have RA/TA?
Pranoti
Hi Rajesh,
Would you recommend GaTech for specialization in embedded systems and IoT? What are the research areas the university is currently focusing on?
Thank you!
Shubham_jain
What is the probability of getting an admit in gatech (EE) with following profile:
GRE: 323 (170q)
Toefl: 103
CGPA: 67% in ECE (USICT, GGSIPU)
Workex of 2 years
1 research publication
2 international conferences
2 research posters
Multiple projects in related field
2 IEEE Scholarships
Many Leadership office posts
Should I rather get WES evaluation and use it?
Dhairya_Patel
Hey Rajesh,
How is industrial engineering at Georgia tech?
I want to pursue industrial engineering at Georgia tech. My GRE score is 324(Awa-4,Quant -168,Verbal-156) , CGPA -9.04 (NIRMA UNIVERSITY, Ahmedabad)
TOEFL-113
Work ex- 6months (Field related- Thermax Ltd)
What are my chances for Georgia tech and some tips regarding making SOP impactful .
Thank you.
vishvik
Thanks for answering my previous questions!
A few more here:
What applications/websites/tools/consultations did you use to shortlist universities?
Had you done any paper/research publications?
Did you have any work experience prior to MS?
In your opinion, which LoR is better or has more value? From College or Workplace?
Got your GRE score… How much in Quant? Does GaTech look more at the Quant score? Cut-off for Quant (in your opinion)?
Is it advisable to contact GaTech ECE dept professors regarding TA/GA/RA before applying? Did you do this?
When did you apply for GaTech? (month and year). Is it better to apply early or no big difference between applying early and just before the deadline?
A request! I’d like to network with you. If you’re fine with sharing your LinkedIn profile, please do so!
Smruti_Govind
What part of a student’s profile does GATech give importance to?
Nivetha_Balasubraman
I have worked in a global bank on fintech usecase related to liquidity and payments for customer clustering, invoice matching, product recommendation using xgboost techniques
Nikhit_Sai
Does Georgia tech have a co-op program for Masters students ? I heard undergrads have a co-op program
avipaga
Hello, how good are RTL design courses related to FPGA in Gatech. I work as RTL design engineer in TATA ELXSI for 2 yrs. I wanted to get into this college. I have a low gre score of 317 but btech 84 percentage and a research publication in VLSI. Where do I stand?? If not GATECH, what other good colleges can you suggest in the related area?
Smruti_Govind
Hi Rajesh, is the Electrical and Computer Engineering program in GATech is more on the hardware side?.. If we get into the program, can we specialize in AI or ML?
Aashish_Tattikota
Is CGPA of 8.19 a deterrent for masters in Electrical engg in Georgia tech? How do I compensate for it?
Even though I am not from Chemical Engineering background but I would say that anywhere around 320 is a safe score for any Major.
Rajesh3
@Anubhav_Nanda
The numbers look good to me. The only thing is that the CGPA of 7.8 looks a bit of a concern, but that should still be fine provided that there is a 3.5 years of work experience till fall 2020. I am not really sure about the GRE centric universities I can say that they value work experience as much as the CGPA and the GRE.
Rajesh3
@Avneesh_Khanna
I would recommend not doing Electrical and Computer Engineering for that. You can always do a Computer Science degree and choose electives of your interest. That way you will have the flexibility. It is not that it cannot be done. I have friends who have done that but for CS centric role for job, it is preferable to do MS in CS.
Rajesh3
@vishvik
My GRE score was 323. My TOEFL score was 107 out of 120 if I remember correctly. My CGPA was 9.1. There were no specific highlights in my application besides my undergraduate coursework when I applied for Georgia Tech. I do not think that international students can get scholarships easily. But they can get teaching assistantships or research assistantships. In my batch I knew nobody who got a scholarship, but I knew plenty of batchmates who had got assistantship. In CS department, assistantships are easy to get. Most of my coursework concentrated on Computer Architecture and Digital Design, and also I am more into Low Power VLSI. The internship opportunities are pretty good. Getting internships and jobs is easier than other universities where the coursework is not as good as Georgia Tech. Research publications influence the selection probability. Research publications and research experience can be helpful in getting an admission but they are not a requirement for it.
Rajesh3
@Shubham_jain
I cannot really say, especially since the exact work experience is not mentioned. More details would be needed for me to say anything.
Rajesh3
@Aashish_Tattikota
Whenever you write an SOP, try to be as true as possible. Your admission is based on it. Try to be as descriptive yet concise. Try to highlight what you have achieved and contributed. Mention your work experience. Frame it to show what you did and what was the outcome of your endeavours. Make the SOP a comprehensive account within the stipulated word limit.
Rajesh3
@Smruti_Govind
There is no restriction regarding background to get into a CS program. Georgia Tech is a very competitive college for pursuing master’s in CS so be very particular in your application as to why you want to switch your major. Mention what interests you more in CS as compared to Electronics. Also mention any of your achievements related to the CS.
vishvik
@Rajesh3,
Thanks for the reply! Very clear now…
From your experience, do you feel Georgia Tech is more GPA centric? My GPA is 8.05 on a scale of 10. So could a good GRE score (325+ maybe?) and good TOEFL score help offset the shortcomings in coursework GPA?
Rajesh3
@Nivetha_Balasubraman
The scores look really good for Georgia Tech but I cannot really say anything about other things. 2 years of experience in ML domain will definitely help. More information regarding the work experience would be helpful for me to say something more reliable. What did the candidate do during the two years in job? If that can be known in some detail, I would be able to answer this further. I do not want to be too assuring or too discouraging, though the scores and work experience look good to me.