Applying to Graduate school, Thoughts?

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The discussion centers on a senior computer engineering student's application process for graduate school in computer science, targeting institutions such as Carnegie Mellon, WVU, UMD, VA Tech, Penn State, and Johns Hopkins. The student expresses skepticism about their chances of admission to Carnegie Mellon and seeks advice on GRE scores and resume content. Key points include the importance of GRE performance and the inclusion of technical work in the resume, such as schematics. The student has updated their resume on GitHub for feedback.

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Hello All,

I am a senior computer engineering student at a small university in West Virginia. I am in the process of applying to graduate school for a masters in computer science next fall. I have picked my target schools and contacted each department.

I am looking at: Carnegie Mellon, WVU, UMD, VA Tech, Penn State and Hopkins

1.) I am very skeptical of my chances of getting into Carnegie even though it is my definite first choice, thoughts?

2.) I've read up on the importance of the GRE, will my scores be OK? Or should I attempt to take it again?

3.) I've listed in my resume some of my work from school, should I include schematics, etc?

I'm really just looking for some honest criticism about my chances for getting into grad school, any advice is greatly appreciated!




Below is the link to my resume

https://github.com/VRKnight/Resume

Thanks!
 
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*Updated my resume* Same github, any thoughts or comments are welcome!
 

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