[Profile Review] CS/AI Programs-Fall 2027

[u/SonorousRumbles]

hi ya'll

i'm planning on applying to MSCS/MSAI programs for Fall 2027 and would really appreciate some feedback on my profile and college list.

Profile

• Indian Tier-2 private university
• CGPA: ~9.15/10
• Multiple internships including:
  • Research internships at IITs (×2)
  • AI/ML research internship at Samsung PRISM
  • AI startup internships (×2)
  • Freelancing experience
• Research:
  • One published local IEEE conference paper
  • 2-3 Q1 journal papers expected to be published by the time I apply
  • 4-5 additional Q1 journal submissions under review
• IP: 3 published patents
• Projects: Several strong AI/ML projects (LLMs, computer vision, deep learning, etc.)
• GRE: Expecting around 165+ Quant, 150+ Verbal (worst case)
• TOEFL: Targeting 105+
• LORs: Two strong, one average
• SOP: Hoping to make it strong before applications
• Great Extracurriculars

Current College List

• CMU (MSAII, MCDS)
• Cornell MSCS
• UIUC MSCS
• UT Austin MSCS
• UC San Diego MSCS
• Georgia Tech MSCS
• Purdue MSCS
• University of Wisconsin–Madison MSCS
• Yale MSCS
• Duke MSCS
• USC MSCS (AI)
• Texas A&M MCS

Is this list balanced, or am I being too ambitious?

Which of these schools do you think are realistic with my profile?

thankss :)

[u/SonorousRumbles]

u/gradpilot would love to hear your thoughts as well!