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Can I expect an MS admit in any top 50 US university with a 6 point something gpa from IIT and a little work experience?

  • I have a gpa on the higher side of 6 (on a scale of 10) and admittedly mediocre academic performance in my undergrad in electronics engineering in one of the older IITs. I had two backlogs (which I cleared off subsequently, not in my interested area) and do not have a stellar performance in any of the major course. I did not take my studies seriously and made some stupid choices, which I regret now (cliched, but thats how stupid I was). But I do have a good internship, a very good final year project (which unfortunately are not in the area I want to apply-VLSI) and three+ years of experience in a reputable MNC that aligns with my area of interest. My GRE and TOEFL scores are also quite decent. I am interested in what I am doing now but feel that a graduate degree is needed to get better work and faster growth. Almost all the senior engineers seem to be having at least a Masters. But with my profile, do I stand any chance of getting admitted for MS anywhere in a top ~50 US university? Or am I aiming for something that is out of my range now? I am only looking at MS as I want to understand the subject better and then rejoin industry. This indecision has been affecting me adversely for a long time and I want to make up my mind about it: either to apply and talk to my prof/manager or man up and keep working hard and try to grow in the company itself. Any thoughts on this would mean a lot to me. Thanks for helping!

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    Yes. I just got an admit for Fall 2014, for MS in VLSI in a top 50 US university. I have 2 years experience, 6.x GPA from IITK, 4 backlogs, 1 IEEE paper related to VLSI.

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You should know the GPA conversion formula :- Let there be 2 colleges, College 1: with average GPA a1, Max GPA m1,your GPA x1 College 2, with average GPA a2, Max GPA m2, your GPA x2 then x2=(x1-a1)* (m2-a2)/(m1-a1)+a2 For  example, if you want to go to MIT, and there average is 3.4. At IIT  Delhi for example; average is 6. And if you have 7.5 in IIT Delhi, then x1=7.5 a1=6 m1=10 a2=3.4 m2=4 then x2=3.4+(7.5-6)*(4-3.4)/(10-6)  = 3.625, which is nothing but linear overlap of 7.5 on 4 point system.  (better system should be Gaussian overlap). In IIT roorkee, average is 7, so GPA of 7/10 in IIT roorkee means GPA of 3.4/4 at MIT. In IIT Delhi average is about 6, so 7/10 in IIT Delhi is higher in MIT GPA it is 3.55. Average GPA in terms of % is lower in IITs than in MIT. I dont  think your GPA is low at all !!

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Your work experience doesn't matter much. What matters is : How much research experience do you have? And are you really interested in research further? Do you really have an idea of the field you are applying in MS for and about what you want to do in it? If the answer to all these questions is yes and you can demonstrate your interest to them having a good research experience, then yes, you have good chances of getting an MS admit in the top 50 US universities.

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