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I would assume it's a group of professors who has been there a long time- or would they delegate it to less experienced professors, thinking that it's not very complicated?

I've been wondering the same thing- I'm still waiting to hear back from them- the professor I want to work with is waiting to hear about a proposal he submitted and I'm hoping that's why I haven't heard anything

I've gotten to the point where I'm just not anxious anymore- I still think about it constantly but I too am just looking forward to spring

I think that there are three big issues- the NRC prevents development of gen IV reactors, there are a lot of very wealthy people in the oil industry who don't want to see nuclear succeed, and the public is scared to death of radiation and reactors blowing up like bombs because of the media coverage of Fukushima and because of a lack of knowledge. That said, I think that the only thing that can be said definitively is that the industry will either go up or go down. So I agree with PBD on having a backup, I try to keep contacts in the mechanical/civil type fields from my hometown in case I ever need to jump ship and get a job designing buildings or heating systems.

I'm an undergrad senior and I've been here five years- I think the best way to sum it up is to say that for the most part there are many different types of people attending ut and outside of the campus/downtown area it's just a typical super conservative predominantly white town- I like Knoxville and have had a great experience, you just have to accept the fact that most places west of campus are way less open minded than places near campus

I doubt there are many if any people who would say the prestige of your schools title is more important than the qualities of your advisor- especially when your goal is academia/research- if you're going to industry though few people will care what you published they just want to see what degree you have and from where. This is all just what I've heard though, as I'm an undergraduate but I've worked in industry and at a national lab and this what I've been told

Perhaps you could pursue a masters by getting into an engineering related job first- a lot of people go to get a masters in engineering after working for a few years- and that way you're able to maintain a steady income- I'm not familiar with your degree but it sounds very industry oriented so maybe good for getting a job?

You can look at professors research interests on their websites

Look at rankings for specific programs but more important than the ranking is finding a professor who is actively doing research in the specific area you are interested in- but for a sophomore who's just starting to look, the us news rankings are a useful starting point but just don't get too attached to those rankings- the professor you work for is a much more important consideration

Well to be optimistic perhaps those were first round acceptances that were top tier students- my hope is to get in as a late round acceptance- and they send rejection emails also but those take much longer since they will make sure they've filled their openings before sending out all the rejections- Clare Egan told me last week that "the committee is currently in the process of reviewing applications" so if you haven't heard anything I think it's safe to say you're definitely not a first round pick- but again just being an optimist, many students choose not to attend for various reasons- the guy I mentioned who got accepted in April chose not to go due to the cost of living in Boston- he was able to get a lot more money at another school when cost of living was factored in

My understanding is that at some point in the past most schools all agreed to have a uniform date of April 15th but I'm sure that some want an answer sooner. I don't remember where I heard this though.

Unfortunately not, still hopeful for mit though, I have a friend who applied a few years ago and he got an acceptance from mit in April

Congratulations- that's great you should post it on the results!

I know that Texas a&m is in their third round of applications today bc the graduate coordinator told me- also in the past MIT has made decisions around feb 20th...

I've been thinking exactly the same thing. No news for me. The days are getting very long..