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  1. I will add what I think is some useful first hand experience to the above narrative with my own "story". Last application cycle I was looking for admission to the top M.Eng in manufacturing programs across the U.S. including some M.S. in manufacturing and industrial engineering programs as back-ups. At the top of my list was the MIT MENGM program for obvious reasons namely MIT is MIT. As such I spent and put a lot of money and effort respectively into making the most of my application. Not least of which included a 10k mile trip from Sydney to Boston and a week of classes spent with the current year's students. My rationale for doing this was as follows: a) Make an impression and show my utmost desire to be admitted to the program. Find out who is involved in the admissions process. And, c) Level off against the current students and see who and what the program involved (what kind of people were getting accepted?) What I found was this... a) I was very well received and I fit in just perfectly with the current students even intimidating some of them by the extent of which I had gone to make my application. I found out there was two admissions committees. One was non-program related to be "unbiased" and this was the first to look at the application. Second was the Program Director for the MENGM and other Professors who taught manufacturing at MIT in what I'll call the second committee. c) The students weren't nearly as freakish as I'd imagined and ended up making some friends in my short trip. I.e. I could say I was better in some aspects and they in some others, so I did feel a good 'fit' not to mention most of them actually thought I was a shoe in. I didn't get into MIT. But the simple reason I finally deduced without a doubt, mimics the feedback of the above posters and that which I received from Admissions members and Program Directors of University of Michigan (my eventual top admitted school). I.e. Undegraduate GPA. Actually being 1st ranked in the Manufacturing program (Yes, I like manufacturing! ) at the Top Engineering School in Australia (based on 2006 figures, when I started my UG there) was of no avail. I even received a prize not to mention honors 1st class. I recently presented a publication at UC Berkeley and that was my third University representative trip overseas. [if your really interested all of my career highlights are at farhanqureshi.com!!] I'm not disappointed with my overall result, and I will attend what I believe to be the most comprehensive and best manufacturing school in the States i.e. UMich. On top of this I received a fellowship for a coursework degree which are few and far in between, especially for full fee paying internationals like myself. But with the effort I went to to try to get into MIT and their MENGM it really does come down to the numbers and even if you are better than many of the other applicants and the best fit, that first admissions committee is more than likely not going to care with 999 other applications to review. As much as it matters I was most likely assured to get in if my application got past that first committee. "Missed by thaat much" - Get Smart. And on that note thanks for reading if you made it this far.. welcoming any comments. Thanks, Farhan
  2. Hey fellow Michigan people, What happens if you live further away and choose to drive. Does winter cause any snow fall problems? I.e not able to drive? Is that an incentive to stay closer to the university? Down under we're not really used to the snow problem so needed some clarification. Thanks in advance!
  3. Received a recommendation for admission to the Mfg M.Eng at U.Michigan . Does anyone know someone at this program? Would appreciate some advice. Thanks, Farhan
  4. Yo, I got an acceptance posted on the website and then an email roughly an hour later for the Virginia Tech MSIE program. Any thoughts? I see this as a safe school more than anything else. They were apparently ranked #4 in USNews for IE. How does Virginia Tech IE compare with Georgia Tech IE? Also do you guys know much about the MIT Manufacturing degree??
  5. That really sucks. Having said that, you've ticked MIT off that bucket list already I suppose... Wishing you good luck for your backups/other preferences.
  6. Hey CanuckBoy, Can you confirm if this includes MEng degrees? Or is it just MS and PhD? Just wondering... Thanks.
  7. I'll wait another few weeks. They say 2-4 weeks for mail processing. Don't want to come off as being impatient and pushy...
  8. Another question for AwesomeAlgorithm, Seems like you are a pretty strong candidate. Did you have to send proof of financial support as a domestic student? Wondering if they received my documentation? :S I'm international tho. Thanks in advance and Good Luck for your other applications...
  9. Undergrad Institution: University of New South Wales, Australia Major(s): Manufacturing Engineering and Management (Hon 1) Minor(s): N/A GPA in Major: 80.179 Overall GPA: 77.06 Length of Degree: 4 into 5 years Position in Class: 1st Type of Student: Australian International GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 770 V: 550 W: 4.5 Research Experience: Travelled to India for 1st US-Asian Demonstration of MAV and UGV Technology. (Co-authored conference paper) Will travel to Berkeley this year to present a paper on my honors research project "Energy-efficiency of Manufacturing Processes". (First author) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Graham Painton Prize for Cost-effective Manufacturing, R&R award from my employer, Best UGV Award in India, $25k Grand Prize winner in Staples' Inaugural Ecoeasy Challenge (travelled to NY as a part of this competition). Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Head tutor of Design and Manufacturing course at UNSW for 3 years running. Manufacturing Engineer at Leading Biomedical Firm based in Sydney for 3 months full-time, 10 months part-time with last year of uni. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: As mentioned, two overseas trips fully sponsored by R&D based projects. A third with a trip to Berkeley in May. Special Bonus Points: I actually visited the MIT MEngM program in December to attend classes and meet current students. Had an interview with program director. (20,000 mile round trip!! ) Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: In Australia, marks are pure marks. No scaling, no adjustment, no reclassification. I'm worried with a 77 WAM since it only converts to 3.3 GPA max. :-( Also failed one of my Gen-Ed courses :-( Applying to Where: Purdue - ISE - MS (Industrial) Stanford - Management Science and Engineering - MS (MSE) Virginia Tech - ISE - MS (Industrial) MIT - MechE - MEngM (Manufacturing) Michigan - ISE - MEng (Manufacturing) UC Berkeley - Mechanical - MEng (Manufacturing) Cornell - Mechanical and Aerospace - MEng (Manufacturing) GaTech - ISE - MS (Manufacturing) USC - Mechanical - MS (Manufacturing) Texas A&M - ISE - MS (Industrial) So, what do you guys think?? I'm quietly hopeful, praying for the best iA
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