<p>Hi guys/gals
I am an international student and I graduated this May from Arizona State University with an undergrad degree in MechE. I plan to work for a while (2 yrs) to pay off some of my loans and then go back to grad school.
My goal is to go in one of the top 10 grad schools for either Mechanical or Systems engineering (dream school is MIT). I am looking for the non-thesis path. I had a CGPA of 3.63, did one semester of research (didnt like it too much though) haven't taken the GRE yet (but i m pretty sure I will nail it!). Also, i finished my degree in 3.5 yrs (does that make my case any stronger???).
I wud appreciate if anyone wud be so kind enough to let me know what my chances are or if there is anything that i can do (during these two yrs) that might help make my application stronger.</p>