How can my achievements help me get into a top aerospace university?

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The discussion centers on a final year undergraduate mechanical engineering student from India seeking advice on pursuing a master's degree in aerospace engineering at prestigious universities in the US, UK, or France. The student highlights significant achievements, including winning third place with a NASA award in the SAE Aero Design Challenge and working on a micro-satellite project with the Indian Space Research Organization. Despite not being at the top of their class academically, the student is eager to understand how these accomplishments can enhance their application to top aerospace programs and seeks guidance on how to approach these universities. Recommendations for potential institutions include ITA in Brazil, ISAE in France, TU Delft in the Netherlands, and several leading US universities such as Georgia Tech, University of Maryland, MIT, CalTech, Purdue, and UIUC.
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HI..I am doing my final year Undergraduate mechanical Engineering in an Indian University.. I would be finishing my UG in few weeks.. I am keen on doing my masters in Aerospace in a verygood Aerospace university in US. uk or France. I have participated in many national and international competitions and hv won Aero competition, recently we stood 3rd iwith NASA system engineering appreciation award in SAE Aero design challenge held in Atlanta US along (Ours is the first and the only Indian team to achieve this). I am also working on designing a micro- satellite with Indian Space Research Organization and Indian Institute of Astrophysics.But I am not extremely topper in academics..

I wanted to know how my achievements can help me in getting into a good aero univ.. and how can I approach them..Kindly help me in this regard.

thank you
 
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Well, there's ITA in Brazil, ISAE (Combines the best schools of AeroSpace Eng in France) in France, TU Delft in the Netherlands... There's Georgia Tech, University of Maryland, MIT, CalTech, Purdue, UIUC.. in the US.
 

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