4.0 GPA from KU in computer engineering, 85.5% in PCM from St Xavier’s College, near perfect score in GRE and TOEFL and to top it all outstanding recommendation letters, wow, now, that’s perfect ingredients for admission in top ten universities in the US, sorry but not always the case. So, it is about time you make-up your mind as to how many colleges you would want to apply to. Assuming that all your credentials are true, you might not want to apply to universities ranked below 50. With those awesome credentials of yours and only 50 universities to choose from, half the battle is already won. Now you would want to go into details of each university and identify with the kind of research that each does and for this you might want to be a member of usnews.com. Just so you know that most of the top schools wouldn’t admit student for master’s degree alone, but you never know, with your credentials and bit of luck anything is possible. Last but not the least, make sure that your SOP matches up with your credentials. GOOD LUCK!