Kunal graduated from a college in Mumbai with a average GPA and had an average GRE. Here is his story of how he managed to secure admits from Georgia Tech for the MS in Electrical Engineering program.
During his undergrad, Kunal worked extensively on research on ‘Antenna Designs’ . When it came to applying this is what he did:
- Researched universities which had research groups relevant to his research interest
- Made a list of professors with info about their ongoing research projects
- Sent an email explaining his interest, background and how he could contribute to their ongoing research work. This helped him start a conversation with those professors.
- He then requested those who replied for phone/video call. Some of the professors agreed to have a discussion with him where they spoke about their research and also tried to understand his background and research.
- Mentioning all this in the SOP of the university and keeping the professors updated about his application status helped him secure some top admits.
- He eventually went to Georgia Tech where he also managed to get a Research Assistantship with the same professor who had interviewed him
Kunal is not an isolated cases. Contacting faculties at your target universities works provided you have some research experience to discuss with them.
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