<p>Hi all, I had recently completed my baccalaureate degree (bachelors) in Computer Science. As of now, I'm contemplating of pursuing a Masters (mostly in Computer Science) in my native country and then applying for an M.S. in the United States. (I know, this "plan of action" sounds slightly illogical)</p>
<p>There are some outstanding universities/schools in my country (in fact quite many) which proffer a Masters degree in Computer Science. Provided I do manage to sneak into one of these highly reputed or renowned schools-- does this increase the probability of me getting or securing admission in a top 30 school (in the U.S.) for an M.S. in Computer Science?</p>
<p>As far as I am concerned, my application is "weak" in some areas. I need to offset these perceived (or real) weaknesses in order to get into a top 30 school in the U.S. For example, as of now my letters of recommendations aren't great. What I mean to say is that there aren't from people who are world famous or renowned in their fields of research (or those who aren't so famous).</p>
<p>I personally feel I still can get into a top 50 school, but I'm intent on pursuing an M.S. from a much better school. (Say, top 20 or 30). I'm inclined to think that I might be able to garner some excellent letters of recommendation if I were to pursue a Masters from one of those renowned schools in my country.</p>
<p>My profile as of now:</p>
<p>GRE General: 1400; TOEFL: yet to attempt it.
GPA: Well, my class standing is pretty okay. My grades aren't on a 4 point scale.</p>
<p>I'm also thinking of attempting the Computer Science subject GRE too.</p>
<p>So, I would like to know what should I do in order to be guaranteed (to some extent) of an admission in a top 30 school for an M.S. in Computer Science? (I'm not so keen on pursuing 'serious' research or publishing in journals)</p>
<p>I also would like to know whether pursuing an M.S. after a Masters from my native country is worthwhile or good enough?</p>
<p>Please give your suggestion/advice/opinion.</p>
<p>what would your class standing/percentage marks be? i am not sure if universities allow students to pursue an MS after a 4+2 education. i could, of course, be wrong. doesnt doing a PhD sound more logical?</p>
<p>Hi, thanks! Yes, I know that doing a PhD does sound highly logical, but the important part is that I’m not interested in pursuing a PhD program. </p>
<p>Also, my class standing/rank is probably above the class ‘median’. (It’s not so great) I’m inclined to think that doing an M.Tech here (at a top-notch school) in my native country might facilitate my entry (or rather secure it) into a very good grad school in the U.S. </p>
<p>No where in any of the grad schools’ site is it mentioned that already having a M.Tech degree precludes one from pursuing a Masters in the U.S. (In the site, they do mention --“transcripts of all courses of study need to be sent. (graduate, if any)”-- So, I guess we can tacitly assume (to an extent) that they are willing to take students who have an M.Tech degree. I do know that some universities don’t like to admit students who’re equipped with an M.Tech degree. </p>
<p>I might sound ambitious, but I’m determined to do an M.S. in Computer Science from a top 30 U.S. school. The reason I want to pursue a M.Tech (at a good school) in my home country is because I would like to garner some excellent letter of recommendations-- which I feel play a pivotal part in securing admission in a very good grad school in the U.S.</p>
<p>If you (or for that matter anyone over here) has any suggestions, please give. I’m receptive.</p>
<p>What’s the difference between an MTech and an MS? They sound really similar, especially if you’re intent on avoiding a thesis-option MS. Why do you need two master’s degrees in the same field? And, regarding your question about the value of an MS, it would help to know what your goals are.</p>
<p>Hi, I already told why I’m intent on pursuing an M.Tech. I want to apply to a top 30 school in the U.S.-- this can only be facilitated by ‘great’ letters of recommendation, etc. My letters of recommendation at the under-graduate level aren’t ‘great’, also my GPA isn’t extraordinary.</p>
<p>Before I elaborate why I’m keen to pursue an M.S. – I would like to know – Are there any universities which give admission to people who have an M.Tech?</p>
<p>During my M.S. I would like to go for the thesis option, and also I’m quite interested in studying Computational Biology as an elective.</p>
<p>You aren’t getting many responses because an M.Tech degree is not a usual one in the US – in fact, I hadn’t heard of it before. I’m not sure that getting LORs from such a program would help you since the program sounds more professional than academic in nature. Not being familiar with the degree, however, I don’t know this for a fact. When you say M.Tech in CS, are you talking about an Information Technology degree or a Computer Science one? An IT degree won’t help you much when it comes to CS.</p>
<p>Why don’t you try for a top 30 CS master’s right now and see what happens? Apply to six or seven. If you don’t get in this year, you’ll still have plenty to try another year. Especially as an international student, you’ll be paying your own way, so you’ll find that some of these programs are not as selective as you may think. Top PhD programs at those same schools are extremely competitive.</p>
<p>I do have to ask what you are using to judge “top 30.” Remember that graduate programs are rated differently than undergraduate ones. A university that barely makes a blip in USNWR undergraduate can be in the top 20 for a specific field.</p>
<p>It’s probably a good idea to contact schools to elicit their opinions about an MTech degree; as Momwaitingfornew said, it’s not a degree that many people in this country familiar with. Why do you want to do a thesis-option MS if you don’t want to do “serious” research or publish in journals?</p>
<p>@Momwaitingoforne, @sarbruis, @arronnie: Thanks for your replies!</p>
<p>Yes, I’m a student from India. What if I meant was that I didn’t want to do really serious research (i.e. at the PhD level); I’m quite intent and pretty keen (in fact peachy keen) in pursuing research at the Masters level.</p>
<p>@Mom…: I can’t apply now because I’m pretty sure that it would get rejected at most (in fact all) of the top 30 schools. I don’t want to waste any application money, so I’m contemplating of pursuing an M.Tech – which is almost similar or equivalent to a Masters in the U.S… The acronym M.Tech stands for Master of Technology. </p>
<p>I would do an M.Tech in Computer Science. In fact, an M.Tech at most of the “top” schools over here is proffered in Computer Science. </p>
<p>Okay, I will dilute the vagueness surrounding my queries. Firstly, I would like to pursue a Masters in the U.S. because I feel it might greatly hone my technical knowledge or skill. Secondly, I would like to do pursue my Masters at a top-notch or very good school-- which is facilitated by pursuing a M.Tech here in my home country. </p>
<p>Another reason I want to do my Masters at a top-notch school in the U.S. is because I personally feel it may improve my chances of employability or help me in joining some good software start-up. </p>
<p>I don’t know how much weight-age is given to the GRE score, but I’m sure it is not much. In fact, I’m pretty keen on attempting the GRE again and getting (if possible) a perfect score the next time.</p>
<p>My main query is this: Are there any universities/schools (good ones!) which given an admit (or admission) for people who’re equipped with an M.Tech as well as a baccalaureate degree ( bachelors) in Computer Science?</p>
<p>Any suggestion/advice or opinion is welcomed.</p>
<p>As I said previously, you’re going to have to talk to the schools to see how they feel about MTech degrees. No one here is going to be able to give you an adequate answer.</p>
<p>A large part of the answer depends on the structure of the M.Tech degree. Most schools have a caveat in their rules that forbids the award of “duplicate” degrees. That is to say, they will not accept students for degrees that are identical in field and structure. </p>
<p>If you can find an M.Tech program that is entirely coursework-based, you may be able to make an argument for admission to a ressearch based MS program here in the States. If your MTech program includes a research-based thesis I believe you will be disqualified just about everywhere.</p>
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