Ana23 Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I have completed my bachelors in Chemical Engineering from a good college. Here is my profile: GPA 8.12 / 10 GRE Quant: 168 / 170 GRE Verbal: 162 / 170 IELTS : 8.5 / 9 2 interns, no major research work done Good extra curricular activities Work experience by Fall 2016: 1 yr (Process Design) Could someone please suggest universities that I should apply to for Masters in Chemical Engineering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeee1923 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 There's many specializations within the field so you will have to be a bit more specific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana23 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 I don't have any particular specialization in mind. Is it necessary to decide an area of interest before applying? Because the course is just Masters in Chemical Engineering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinigamiasuka Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In grad school, you specialise in a certain area i.e. you study and research more on a specific area that you're interested in. Examples of areas of research in chemical engineering that I took from a grad school site: Catalysis & reactions Biomolecular engineering Cellular engineering Computing & simulation Nanotechnology Materials Polymers & complex fluids Sustainable energy Microfabricated systems Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana23 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 In grad school, you specialise in a certain area i.e. you study and research more on a specific area that you're interested in. Examples of areas of research in chemical engineering that I took from a grad school site: Catalysis & reactions Biomolecular engineering Cellular engineering Computing & simulation Nanotechnology Materials Polymers & complex fluids Sustainable energy Microfabricated systems Hope that helps. Thank you for the insight. I think I would like to focus on catalysis and reactions and energy fields. With my profile what league of universities should I aim for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinigamiasuka Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I'm not sure how a 10-point GPA scale works. Is your GPA very good in your class? Is it your percentile score? But then your GRE scores are really good. Also, your internships and work experience should carry some weight too (given they are related to your field). If it's only for a master's then getting in shouldn't be too difficult. I'd tell you try within the top 20 or top 30 programs, but that really depends on your GPA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana23 Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 I'm not sure how a 10-point GPA scale works. Is your GPA very good in your class? Is it your percentile score? But then your GRE scores are really good. Also, your internships and work experience should carry some weight too (given they are related to your field). If it's only for a master's then getting in shouldn't be too difficult. I'd tell you try within the top 20 or top 30 programs, but that really depends on your GPA. My GPA on a 4-point scale would be 3.25-3.5. It's average for my class. And yeah, my intern and work are related to my field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeee1923 Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Your profile seems to be in good shape. You can look at C&EN for some of the current research to try to track down some programs. You can also look up the top ranked 30 programs or so and look up the research of the PI's in the various departments and see what looks promising. That should give you a good starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ana23 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Share Posted July 12, 2015 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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