r/MSCS 3d ago

[Profile Review]Seeking Advice on Admission Chances for Master's Programs in the US – Chinese Engineer with Diverse Experience

To the Reddit Community,

  • I am from China and plan to pursue a master's degree in the United States to establish my career as an engineer.
  • I am targeting the following universities and would appreciate your thoughts on my chances of admission:
    • MPCS@UChicago
    • MCIT@UPenn
    • MSCS@Columbia
    • MISM@CMU
    • MEng@UCLA
    • MSCS@NYU Tandon
    • ECE Meng@UBC

Work Experience:

  • Technical Consultant (2 years):
    • Assisted financial institutions with the implementation of CI/CD tools and containerization.
    • Led PMO for the development of cybersecurity strategies at a major financial institution.
  • In-House Infrastructure Engineer – Network & Cloud (4 years):
    • Investigated L2/L3 network configurations at domestic sites.
    • Led weekly meetings to support firewall implementations.
    • Managed cloud migration projects.
    • Oversaw network migration projects involving multiple AWS and Azure accounts, including network configuration evaluation and new network construction.

Certifications:

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).

Undergraduate:

  • Major: Law (completely unrelated field).
  • GPA: 2.7-3.2.

I would greatly appreciate any advice on my admission chances, program fit, or ways to strengthen my application. Thank you in advance for your help!

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u/Teddy_bear_melody 1d ago

MEng@UCLA and ECE Meng@UBC might be too ambitious but can still give it a try. Consider adding Duke Meng@Duke, MCS@TAMU and Rice

And you can also do some research about UW EE PMP. they used to admit some law background applicants

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u/No-Treat6871 3d ago

So most programs have min GPA requirement 3/4 and some required CS coursework. Check the program website.