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

Akshay and others,
                 Just a humble suggestion: Please try to remove trailing emails if you are replying. This has been a long conversation and with each reply, reading it is more difficult. Kindly consider. 

Varadhan SKM

--- In [email protected], Akshay Jain <akshayj1987@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Srihari,
> 
> Thanks a lot for all your replies. They really made me think differently.
> I shall try and contact the profs and students n will get back to you again.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Akshay Jain.
> 
> On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 11:19 PM, Srihari Yamanoor <yamanoor@...>wrote:
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Hello Akshay,
> >
> > At this stage, make a more concerted effort to talk directly to Professors
> > in the labs in terms of what it takes to find funding. This responsiveness
> > is another criterion on which you need to scan the schools.
> >
> > There can be an advantage or a disadvantage to the number of students.
> >
> > On the positive side, it means there are several students, well funded.
> >
> > On the negative side, it could mean the funds have been used up. You
> > should find out what the reality is.
> >
> > Unless the school offers a thesis based MS, it is typical that certain
> > labs will not employ MS students. This is rare. MS students, especially
> > non-thesis ones that want to stack on lab based
> > work ex- or look for PhD opportunities are basically "free labor" and are
> > typically assigned grunge tasks. They may also be skip the 15 MS students,
> > if they have like 20 PhDs...its not a roll call
> > - it is just a way to impress grant agencies and such to show off how many
> > PhDs you have in your lab.
> >
> > All of this will start making sense once you enter academia - a stadium
> > with man eating tigers vs. bleeding men might seem more placid, compared to
> > how labs have to fight and scavenge for money :)
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Srihari
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Akshay Jain <akshayj1987@...>wrote:
> >
> >> **
> >>
> >>
> >> 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 <yamanoor@...>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 <akshayj1987@...>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 <yamanoor@...>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 <akshayj1987@...>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 <
> >>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <akshayj1987@...>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 <
> >>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> **
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good catch!
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My apologies.
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good Luck,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Srihari
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Nov 4, 2011 at 11:29 AM, yamanoor sairam <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoorsai@...> 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 <yamanoor@...>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> yamanoor@...> 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 <
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> akshayj1987@...> 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: 1270Acads: BE(E&TC) 56% aggregateTOEFL: 105Work
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ColumbiaI 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, Riverside14. University of Illinois,
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ChicagoOf 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. Rutgers19. RPIRutgers and RPI are the only ones I would
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consider in this list.   Waiting for your comments Regards,Akshay Jain. --
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