<p>I was looking to apply to Graduate School but do not know which schools are within my reach. I wanted to major in Information Systems.
My undergraduate college life was a bit troubled and I had to travel back and forth from and to my home country . With that said I managed to score well on my GRE's</p>
<p>Verbal: 531
Quantitative: 768
Writing: 4.0 </p>
<p>Undergraduate GPA 2.8/4.0 from Stony Brook University. I majored in Information Systems . I have tons of extra curriculars one of them being that I owned a graphic designing firm and have over 10 clients. My major GPA is 3.2/4.0 . over my undergraduate life I completed a total of 4 internships. Two with well known companies and have very strong recomendations from my supervisors from thos internships. It has been my dream to get into NYU so I would be grateful if you guys could give me some advice. Here are some schools I would like to apply to :-</p>
<p>CUNY Baruch
University of Pennsylvania
University of California--Berkeley
Stony Brook
Virginia Tech
University of Florida
Boston University
University of California--Irvine
Yale University
Johns Hopkins University
Ohio State University
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey--New Brunswick
University of California--Santa Barbara
University Of Chicago
Pace University.
Thank You guys for all your help</p>
<p>The whole “chancing” thing for graduate school is pretty worthless, IMO. Graduate admissions are an entirely different ball of wax from undergrad - it’s a much more personalized process. A program’s professors decide who is in and who isn’t, and their decisions really aren’t that predictable.</p>
<p>Your best bet is to think about what you’re interested in researching, then figure out which IS programs have professors whose research direction generally matches yours. Contact those professors and inquire as to whether they’re taking students and if they think you might be a match. Engage them politely and professionally, and you’ll be able to start narrowing your search. Who knows, you might even find a professor or two who are really impressed by your proposal, and who will end up advocating for you come admissions time.</p>
<p>Also, um, GRE scores that don’t end in zero? Is that a new scoring method, or…</p>
<p>I am just graduating from Pace University with a MS in Computer Science. I really liked the department of Computer Science and Information Systems and felt that I got a terrific education at Pace. As a side note I was a part-time student and worked full-time in the industry. I can’t speak to the “University Life” of a full-time student there, though as a part-time student, I became friends with a small group of others. We enrolled in many of the same classes, and basically did much of our degree together. </p>
<p>Now, in terms of having low undergraduate scores, MOST graduate schools will accept you as a non-matriculated student. If you keep your grades up, they will accept you into the program as a matriculated student. Speak to the dean of whichever universities you are interested in. I’ve had friends do this at NJIT, Fordham University and at NYIT. Best of luck in whichever decision you choose.</p>