Do you think I can get into MIT/Stanford/Berkeley EECS Masters?

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<p>Hello :) Can anyone give me your opinion about my chances of getting accepted to MIT/Stanford/Berkeley EECS Masters program?</p>

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<p>School: a small state university in midwest (U.S. News national ranking 150~190)</p>

<p>Major: Computer Science, minor Mathematics</p>

<p>GPA: 4.0</p>

<p>TOEFL: 118</p>

<p>GRE: Verbal 168/ Quant 170/ Writing 5.5</p>

<p>Research Experience: Never</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: not strong since I haven't done any research</p>

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<p>I'm so worried about "no research experiment" and "not strong letters of recommendations." Since my school is really small and I graduate university in two years (due to credits from CLEP tests and summer school), I couldn't get a chance of doing some research. If those school would accept me, I will dedicate myself to research!</p>

<p>I'm waiting for your reply, thanks :)</p>

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<p>If you don’t have any research experience then you probably won’t get into a research-focused Master’s program (one with a thesis requirement) at the top 3. There’s pure-coursework MS’s like Stanford EE which accepts lots of people from industry but even they don’t take everyone who applies. Also, there’s the issue of paying tuition…</p>

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<p>Thanks for reply! I agree that my chances of getting into those schools are too~ slim. Do you think I can get accepted to the schools of CS ranking 5~30?</p>