GRE® - 1180 Quant-720+Verbal-460 [gave on jan 2nd]

[Tejaswigokou]

hey gave my GRE on jan 2nd 2008, [bad score]
My quant-720
Verbal - 460
Branch : Metallurgical and Materials Engineering [National Institute of Technology Nagpur, [VNIT], INDIA]
Seeking for MS program in Materials Science.
Did a project at IITB on Magnetic Materials in this winter and would b continuing the same in the upcoming Summer.

Frst of all... what range do u think i can apply?
And is it worth applyin?

I hope some one can help me... or i wud have to reshedule for GRE again.

[Vuralorion]

I think if your other credetentials support that you are eligible, you still can get admission from one of the top 50 universities. However, if your other credentials are not outstanding, I think you should apply to the universities between 100 - 200. To guarantee admission, also apply one or two university between 400 - 500.

[Tejaswigokou]

Name : Tejaswi Iyyanki
College : Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur.
Pointer : 6.87/10 (relative scale)
GRE : 1st attempt - 1150 - 720+430+3.5;
GRE : 2nd attempt - 1260 - 740+520+waiting; (oct 27th)
TOEFL : 99 (speaking - 22, Writing - 21, Reading - 27, Listening - 29)
Aim : PHD in life. I am trying for both MS/PHD for fall 09.
Interested in :
1)Biomaterials
2)Drug/Gene delivery systems. (nano magnetic materials and so on)
3)Biopolymers

Could apply to Chemical department, Biomedical engg dept and Materials science dept.

Projects :
1)Magnetic materials used for magnetic refrigeration. Won 2nd prize in students poster presentation competetion, IIT madras, Meta tech fest, AMALGAM.
2)Sic particulate Aluminum-Silicon Metal matrix composite

Ongoing :
1)Fractography studies of failed engg components.
2)Hardenability studies.

Posters:
1)mentioned above
2)selected for Inorganic materials conf, conducted by elsevier, Dresden Germany.

Won 2-3 other competetions.
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MY LIST: (So far I've come up with this list, Please suggest if any addition, thanx)
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University of Massachussets, Amherst, Massachussets - Polymers
Lehigh university, Ohio - Polymers
Case western Reserve, Ohio - Polymers
North carolina State university, North carolina - Polymers
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia (Poly/MSE)
Cornell, New york - very ambi i guess
Rensselaer polytechnic institute, New York
Pennsylvania state university, Pennsylvania
John hopkins, washington
University of California, San diego, California
University of washington, Seattle, washington (Poly/MSE)
University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania
Rice (Brown)
University of Virginia
University of Texas, Austin
Wisconsin Madison
Minnesota Twin cities
Missouri University of science & Technology, Missouri
Iowa State University
OSU
UFL
PURDUE
SUNY - buffalo - polymers
DUKE
Uconnecticut
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Please suggest my chances in the above list of universities.
Thank you for your time & Effort.
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[Knightpraetor]

Thanks, your improvement helps motivate me to study. unfortunately i know nothing about colleges and where you might get in. I have to worry a lot because even though my grades and scores are high, I never really attended class...i just studied on my own..so most of my professors don't know or like me. Therefore, I have few people to give me recommendations. Also, I ended up quitting an internship that I had, resulting in a poor record and no real work experience. If anyone has advice on where to apply for work or internships as a physics/finance major, please message me.

Anyways, although i don't know much about colleges, I do know that you have good research experience. Therefore, i think most colleges are an option for you, though the probability of getting into top 10 like MIT is pretty low with your scores/GPA. However, most of the places on your list appear likely to accept you. Good luck!