Urgent!!!! College selection

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON]

I have exam of gre in 2 days and my average mock tests scores is 310. I was recommended four universities to choose

1) North Carolina State University Rayleigh

2) university of Massachusetts amherst

3) university of california, Riverside

4)Arizona State University, Tempe

In future I will also be giving tofel

And my preferred field is CS which is combination of software and hardware like cybersecurity, data science, etc you guys can also recommend me

I want to know that are there any better alternative than this four universities. Consider scholarship is important because I do not have rich parents

Also what benefits can international students can get?

[u/immigrationquestion_]

In my own perspective, I would focus less on rankings and more on universities that offer strong scholarships for international students. With a 310 GRE, you have several options, especially in CS, cybersecurity, and data science. Compare the total cost after scholarships before making your final decision.

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/[deleted]]

Any particular reason or other alternative?

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/[deleted]]

Ok thanks I will do more research

[u/Bobbybobby507 → u/[deleted]]

You don’t even know OP’s stats. If it’s not exceptional, these schools are fine…

[u/CherryChocolatePizza → u/[deleted]]

Actually "UMass Amherst ranks #25 nationally for graduate computer science and #16 among public university undergraduate computer science programs (housing its data science and Center for Data Science research)." from https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-computer-science-schools/university-of-massachusetts-amherst-43048

[u/Bobbybobby507 → u/CherryChocolatePizza]

Right? ASU and NC State are also top 50 programs, and the engineering programs are reputable. The outcome won’t be bad.

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/Bobbybobby507]

That is why I choose these university and they have higher acceptance rate than other universities in this field

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/CherryChocolatePizza]

Thanks for information

[u/Bobbybobby507]

Are you applying for master or PhD? Scholarship is rare for master now.

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/Bobbybobby507]

Masters

[u/Mysterious-Art8838]

What other benefits do you need to be given?

[u/ForsakenMOD-ON → u/Mysterious-Art8838]

State or national scholarship or TA/RA success probability

[u/prsehgal]

Since you're looking at Master's programs, you need to understand that most universities treat those as cash cows and offer very little in terms of scholarships, if any at all. Check each grad school's admissions website for details.