Re: (GRE Success! ) Select a Univ. from admits

Hi Srihari,

Thanks for reply.
I'll dig up some more about these univ. coz I am really impressed about the
work done in UMC lab.
I have one question:
As you have seen there are a lot of students in UCF's lab, can it in fact
earn it negative points on it, instead of positive? Just a thought,
And most of them are PhD students and only 1 MS. So I was wondering?

Sincerely,
Akshay.



On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hello Akshay,
>
> All other things being equal, the lab in UCF has more researchers and is
> more prominent. U. Miss has the NASA connections, and is also compelling,
> but is more remotely situated. In terms of grad student life, the ability
> to find employment etc., I would pick Florida.
>
> Please have a few more discussions as you have the time for it.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Srihari
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 5:02 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Hi Srihari,
>>
>> I did a search on the professors on CiteSeer and also looked through
>> there publications. Please find my observations below (Sorry, if it seems
>> very lengthy):
>>
>> *University of Central Florida*:
>> There are 4 profs related to Vision who are members of 2 vision related
>> labs. Of these 4,
>> profile of 2 looks very interesting. They are:
>>
>> 1. *Dr Mubarak Shah* <http://vision.eecs.ucf.edu/faculty/shah.html>: He
>> is the head of Computer Vision lab. Has written some books and many
>> journals on Computer Vision. Shows 198 results when searched on CITESEER.
>> Has received several awards for best prof. etc and an award for bringing
>> most funding to UCF. Is associated with UCF since 1986. On his CV it is
>> written that 'According to Google the CV lab at UCF is the most visited
>> Computer Vision lab in the world'. His CV alone with all the
>> publications has 63 pages.
>> Has guided 14 PhD students and has 19Phd students right now. But only 1
>> MS student listed on website.
>>
>> 2. *Dr Hassan Forroosh* <http://www.cs.ucf.edu/%7Eforoosh/>: He is the
>> head of Computer Imaging Lab. Various related publications are listed on
>> his website, from 1994 to present.  Dr. Foroosh is a senior member of IEEE,
>> and was an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Image Processing in
>> 2003-2008. In 2004, he was a recipient of an academic excellence award from
>> Sun MicroSystems, and the Pierro Zamperoni award from the International
>> Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). He also received the Best
>> Scientific Paper Award in the International Conference on Pattern
>> Recognition of IAPR. His research has been sponsored by NASA, NSF, ONR,
>> FPCE, and industry (as written on his website). A search on cite seer
>> resulted in 13 results. Prior to UCF he was research scientist at UCB and
>> UMDCP. Has done his PhD from France.
>>
>> 3. *Niels da Vitoria Lobo:* Has 3 patents on his name.
>>
>> 4. *Marshall Tappen:* Has done PhD from MIT. Has many publications
>> listed. But said he does not advise grad students currently.
>>
>> Research and publications of 1 and 2 are in line with the research I wish
>> to pursue.
>>
>> *University of Missouri, Columbia:
>>
>>
>> 1. Dr Guilherme de souza: <http://web.missouri.edu/%7Edesouzag/> *Director
>> of Vision Guided Intelligent Robotics Lab*. *This lab is listed by NASA
>> for robotics <http://robotics.nasa.gov/students/robo_u.php>. Has told
>> that he will be happy to consider me as a grad student under him, though he
>> cannot guarantee funding right now. He also insists that student choose the
>> research topics they are interested in, rather than he giving a research
>> topic.  Has published many papers on Robotic Vision and co-authored 3 books
>> on Robotic Vision along with many journals.* *Search on CiteSeer
>> resulted in 21 results with all the publication very interesting. His
>> research excites me the most. Has done PhD from Purdue Univ.
>> Has received the following awards.
>>         2004 Outstanding Advisor of the Year Nominee from the Office of
>> the Dean of Students at Purdue University.
>>          1998 Maria Canto Neuberger Memorial Research Award from the
>> Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Purdue University.
>>         1997 Honeywell Teaching Award from the Electrical and Computer
>> Engineering Department at Purdue University.
>>         1996 NSF Grant to participate in the US/Japan Student Forum in
>> Robotics.
>>         1996-1999 PhD. Fellowship, Brazilian Research Council, CNPq.
>>         1993 Scholarship, Brazilian Research Council, CNPq.
>>
>> Srihari,
>> 1. If I consider research than Prof 1 and 2 of UCF seems equally good to
>> me to Prof. 1 of UMC.
>> 2. Prof1 and prof. 2 of UCF professors looks to be very experienced and
>> there are in all 4 profs for Vision there.
>> 3. Though Professor DeSouza at UMC is not as experienced as UCF profs(in
>> terms of years of teaching), he has an added advantage of research in
>> Robotic Vision(which is my precise choice), he also is very flexible in
>> terms of choosing research topic. I have also received a reply form him,
>> that he will consider me for research in his lab(no financial assistance
>> right now). He also has a course plan designed just for Robotic Vision
>> specialization.
>> 4. Though I am not considering it as a deciding factor, studying at UMC
>> is cheaper in comparison to UCF. Is'nt it?
>>
>> Thanks a lot for this long reading. Now,
>> What would you suggest, after looking at the above information.
>> How important are the number of years of experience and awards of the
>> profs.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Akshay.
>>
>> *
>>
>> *
>> On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 5:44 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>
>>> **
>>>
>>>
>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>
>>> That made the job tougher! :). The labs are all good, I agree, the lab
>>> in Miss, has some really good projects.
>>>
>>> What are the funding prospects? What has been the result of your
>>> attempts to communicate with the faculty?
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Srihari
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:25 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>
>>>> **
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>
>>>> Please find the links to the labs and departments below:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Univ. of Central Florida -
>>>> Labs -
>>>> http://vision.eecs.ucf.edu/,
>>>> http://cil.cs.ucf.edu/
>>>>
>>>> Research Page - http://www.eecs.ucf.edu/index.php?id=research/labs
>>>>
>>>> 2. Rutgers -
>>>> Labs -
>>>> http://coewww.rutgers.edu/riul/,
>>>> http://coewww.rutgers.edu/www2/vizlab/,
>>>> http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/research/vision.whtml.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia.
>>>>
>>>> 1. http://vigir.missouri.edu/- This is the most interesting one that I
>>>> have seen. It has a major focus on Robotic Vision, which excites me the
>>>> most.
>>>>
>>>> 2. http://vision.ece.missouri.edu/People.html
>>>>
>>>> Please express your opinion on these.
>>>> I will try and inquire about the funding and let you know.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Akshay
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> **
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>
>>>>> That is good to know. Send in the links by all means.
>>>>>
>>>>> Search online for grant proposals/funding news with the names of the
>>>>> Professors who chair the labs. If the students working in these labs have
>>>>> aid, and no issues with aid continuity, that is also a good sign - and this
>>>>> is something you can directly ask the students.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>
>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> **
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Students from both of these schools have said that the professor with
>>>>>> whom they are working (both concentrated on Computer Vision) are very good.
>>>>>> At univ. of Florida there is lot of research going on in Computer
>>>>>> Vision.
>>>>>> While at UMC, the lab that I am interested in is listed by NASA for
>>>>>> robotics, also the professor there is very flexible in terms of choosing
>>>>>> research topic. He also has a course plan specifically designed for
>>>>>> specialization in Vision, listed on his website.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> BTW,
>>>>>> you suggested to find out how well funded the groups are, how do I
>>>>>> find this information coz I cannot find much info. about this on website.
>>>>>> Also, if you like, I can post the links of the labs which are
>>>>>> concerned with Vision, so that you can have a look and give your opinion.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Can you detail what they say? Are the favorable views about the
>>>>>>> research quality, interactions, Professor attitudes, research groups - the
>>>>>>> dynamics and their success, employability, etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> To be honest, the only school that I have a fair opinion about in
>>>>>>> Florida is UFL, Gainsville and in Missouri, Roulla.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> However, you should never rely on one person's opinion. Assuming
>>>>>>> time is on your side, dig deeper. Find out as much as you can about the
>>>>>>> schools. How about contacting some non-Indian graduate students to see if
>>>>>>> they share the same view?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Since you mentioned PhD, have you tried to look at how well funded
>>>>>>> the groups are, the research quality, journal mentions etc?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know I sound tedious, but I would say you are looking at at least
>>>>>>> 2 if not 3 schools that are on an almost even keel.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Akshay Jain <[email protected]
>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I have contacted students from Indian subcontinent who are studying
>>>>>>>> at UCF and UMC.
>>>>>>>> Students from both these univ's have only good things to say about
>>>>>>>> them.
>>>>>>>> Can you give me some idea about the over all reputation of both
>>>>>>>> these schools?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 10:44 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As a next step, try to identify students and graduates of the 3
>>>>>>>>> schools, if possible in the specific fields of interest. Find out about
>>>>>>>>> their experience. Get a feel of what they think.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 11:03 PM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your reply.
>>>>>>>>>> Rutgers does not seem to be the best for Computer Vision among
>>>>>>>>>> the 3 schools. It has only 1 PhD student in the Vision related lab,
>>>>>>>>>> moreover there are only 2 profs for Vision. I have a friend there and he
>>>>>>>>>> told that many times the courses related to Vision gets cancelled there (it
>>>>>>>>>> happened to him) due to less students enrolling. So in terms of repute it
>>>>>>>>>> seems to be the best but not so good for research.
>>>>>>>>>>  People I have consulted, have suggested that Rutgers is good if
>>>>>>>>>> I want to do the course for getting a job afterwards, but I am more
>>>>>>>>>> interested in learning through research than job, so it does not look my
>>>>>>>>>> best bet.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> The other two(UMC and UCF) are pretty good in terms of research
>>>>>>>>>> for Vision.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> UCF has 2 Vision related labs which have around
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 12:14 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Congratulations!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Of your list, Rutgers is the better choice in terms of repute.
>>>>>>>>>>> You would do better to go there, IMO. Do see if the other two schools have
>>>>>>>>>>> any other factors that make them better for Vision and Imaging.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I have received accepts from the following universities for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Master's in ECE for fall 2012:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Rutgers
>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Univ. of Missouri, Columbia
>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Univ. of Central Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I want go for a thesis based course and do research and
>>>>>>>>>>>> specialization in Computer Vision/ Robot Vision/Image processing. I would
>>>>>>>>>>>> also want to convert to a PhD if I find a good professor and research to
>>>>>>>>>>>> work on.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please give your suggestions on the above univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Nov 5, 2011 at 12:01 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good catch!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> My apologies.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM, yamanoor sairam <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoorsai-/[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>I think I would say all three schools are week, perhaps
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> UNCC on this list is slightly better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> week ? :P
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought that UNC Raleigh Campus is better than the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Charlotte one.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sai
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *From:* Srihari Yamanoor <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *To:* [email protected]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 4, 2011 2:23 PM
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: (GRE Success! ) Profile evaluation
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think I would say all three schools are week, perhaps UNCC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on this list is slightly better.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 6:56 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Please express your views on
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Clemson Univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Southern Illinois Univ., Edwerdsville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for MS in Electrical engg., specializing in Image
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Processing/computer vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 7:11 PM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your reply. I'll try and find some better univ's
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> good in my my course and get back to you with a revised list.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 11:14 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry, I just saw this. I don't think poor academics =
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> application to low ranked schools. In any case, some of those schools you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> suggest are not going to add much value to your career goals at all. This
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is why I am not recommending most of the schools. Please do a deeper dive
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and get back to me. Also, focus on public schools, as opposed to schools
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like USC.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 7:04 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks for your suggestions. I have shortlisted all these
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> universities coz they are good in Image Processing/computer vision which is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my specialization area. Moreover coz of my poor acads ( just 56%) and not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so high GRE score (1260), I think I cannot get higher ranked university,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> though I have 15 months of work ex. in the same field.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> What are your thoughts on this?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pune.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 12:18 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I can only recommend 7 and 8 from this list. The other
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> schools don't have great profiles.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 6:13 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello All,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pls add comments and my prospects of getting admit into this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shortlisted list of universities. I am applying for Fall 2012 admit in ECE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dept for specialization in Image processing/Computer vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  My Profile:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GRE 1260(790(quant) + 470(verbal) + 3.5)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Acads: 56% (higher second class)from Pune uni.(E&TC engg)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WorksEx: 14 months in Image processing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The list goes like this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Univ. Of Central Florida.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Santa Clara Uni.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Portland State Uni
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Univ. Of Missouri, Columbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Univ. of Louiville.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. George Mason Univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Univ. of Texas, Arlington
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks & Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pune, India.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 3:19 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sorry for the delay. I have been held up with certain urgent
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> work. Here are the responses.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.)In the univ. where it is allowed to take a certain no. of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> courses (may be 1 or 2) outside dept., will the credits of such courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It really depends on the University. Some will allow a few to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count, some may not. You will have to do online research and contact them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.) Can you please throw some light on my prospects of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting admit in the listed universities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay, do you have a short-listed set that would be easier
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to comment on?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.) Can you give me some information on Canadian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Universities, if not any such good group like gre-success where I can ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my queries?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not aware of other groups, but if you write a separate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> query with the subject, some of our group members could help address that.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They might also know more about this.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, Oct 3, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi Srihari,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks a lot for your comments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have some ques:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1.)In the univ. where it is allowed to take a certain no. of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> courses (may be 1 or 2) outside dept., will the credits of such courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> count?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2.) Can you please throw some light on my prospects of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> getting admit in the listed universities.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3.) Can you give me some information on Canadian
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Universities, if not any such good group like gre-success where I can ask
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my queries?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 4:03 AM, Srihari Yamanoor <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Akshay,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is a rather long list. You will be able to take courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elsewhere, but certain schools are strict about what coursework will be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> considered towards graduation. It would be advised that you contact the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> specific schools about this requirement. Dig in for comments:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 11:27 AM, Akshay Jain <
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hello there,I have shortlisted some universities for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Master's application. Would like your precious comments on them. Just to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> remind,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have completed my engineering in Electronics and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Telecommunication from Pune University. I am looking for Master's prospects
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> emphasizing research in Image processing and Computer Vision.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My credentials:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GRE: 1270
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Acads: BE(E&TC) 56% aggregate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> TOEFL: 105
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Work Ex: 1 year(3 projects) in Image processing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As many of the universities have CV and IP courses in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Computer Science dept and I am an E&TC engineer, is it possible that I take
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> admission for Master's in ECE department and take a couple of courses in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Computer Engineering and Science department that would add in my prescribed
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> credit hours. I do not want to join as Master's in  Computer Science
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> department, as that would require me to take some extra courses.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am considering the following universities with respect to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my specialization. Please add your comments about the univ. and my
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prospects of getting admission in them.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. University of Texas, Arlington.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Texas Tech University.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Rochester Institute of technology.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Florida State University.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Portland State university
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would take out 2, 4 and 5 unless they have specific courses
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not offered elsewhere.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  6. Oklahoma State university.7. Univ. Of South Florida8.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Univ. Of Missouri, Columbia
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am not sure of any of the above.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Univ. Of North Carolina, Charlotte10. Univ of Houston11.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Utah State Univ.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 12 Polytechnic Institute of New York.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 13. Univ of California, Riverside
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 14. University of Illinois, Chicago
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Of these, 9, 13 and 14 are the only ones I would consider. UC
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Riverside is expensive, as are all UCs, so be sure you are applying for the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> value.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 15. Univ. of Louiseville16. Univ. of Miami17. Univ of Central
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Florida
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 18. Rutgers
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 19. RPI
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rutgers and RPI are the only ones I would consider in this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> list.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Waiting for your comments
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Akshay Jain.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>>>
>>>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>>>
>>> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>>>
>>> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>>>
>>> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Home: http://www.yamanoor.com/
>
> Photography: http://www.yamanoor.net/
>
> Laughs: http://ysrihari.blogspot.com/
>
> Medical Devices: http://chaaraka.blogspot.com/
>
> Earth: http://itshothere.org/
>
>  
>