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Name : Mustafa Motiwala
Graduation College : MH Saboo Siddik College of Engineering (Mumbai University)
Graduation Stream : B.E. in Computer Science
Graduation Aggregate : 62%
GRE Score : 1270
TOEFL Score: 104
University for Masters: State University of New York, Buffalo (SUNY, Buffalo)
Course Details : Computer Science


Applications & Admits

Universities & Courses applied to :

All MS in Computer Science

  • State University of New York, Buffalo
  • North Eastern University
  • Poly Technic Insitute of New York University (NYU-Poly)
  • University of Texas, Dallas
  • North Carolina State University (NCSU)
  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
  • Florida Institute of technology (FIT)

Admits from (Universities & Courses) :

  • State University of New York, Buffalo
  • North Eastern University
  • Poly Technic Insitute of New York University (NYU-Poly)
  • University of Texas, Dallas
  • Florida Institute of technology (FIT)

Minutia

Final Year Project : Vendor Management Systems - Created an online database and GUI from Benchmark Solutions Pvt. Ltd.

Technical Papers : None

Letter of Recommendations : Three from professors of the college itself; Head Of Department, Project In-charge and an assistant professor. One more from the owner of I-cube solutions Pvt Ltd.

Extracurriculars: Nothing in particular

Work Experience/Internship: I-cube solutions Pvt Ltd.

Financial Aid : US$6000 from FIT

Preparation

I prepared for about 2-3 months from August to October and appeared for the GRE on 14th October, 2010. I gave all the possible tests and exams before giving final GRE exam. I also had to mug up the words from the flash cards.

I availed of a counsellor but I feel it’s not necessary.

Advice to Juniors

In your SOP stress on project work rather than just focussing on how to make use of recently learnt GRE words. I feel the ideal time to appear for GRE is around March but even September end or mid October is not a bad option either.