petr. engineering

To my understanding, it would be up to the company to decide whether or not they would still like to sponsor you. Master's applicant's are more attractive because the company sees a ROI much sooner than with a PhD student. I don't think your situation would be a problem for most employers, but it depends on what they need.

Still Matched and waiting.. I talked to the GEM rep at my school and she told me that Feb 15th is a soft deadline for companies. So we may in fact be waiting much longer than I had hoped.

Hi, So I was recently admitted to UT-Austin and am now in a position where I can lobby faculty for funding. Just wanted to get some advice in order to avoid messing this up. Here are a couple of my questions: 1) I applied as MS, but in my statement noted interest in ultimately pursuing a PhD. I think I only want the MS. Would it be wise of me to keep the PhD door open for the time being in order to have a higher chance of securing funds? 2) Should I just blanket contact a lot of different faculty members in the areas I am interested in, or be more deliberate with my selections? Any advice is appreciated! Thanks

Yeah mine has been matched since December. I'm not sure what's going on, but apparently the deadline for employers to pick fellows is Feb. 15th. My guess is that some employers (big companies) might wait until the last minute to go through and make selections.

I just heard from UT- Austin today! Got an email

Not sure if this belongs in this section or engineering...Feel free to comment on chances and all that. I have thick skin and won't take it personally lol...OK here goes: Undergrad Institution: Cornell Univ. Major(s): Civil Engineering Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.42 Overall GPA: 3.3 Position in Class: no idea? (rumored avg. eng. gpa 2.7) Type of Student: Domestic/Male/Minority GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q:165 V:154 (should've tried harder in these other sections, but I was told they don't matter much so didn't retake ) W:3.5 Research Experience: No pubs or conferences. Kind of got a late start on the research train. Co-director of research-design-build project team focused on providing sustainable housing options for local, low-income families; Summer internship at Ghana's largest energy company where I conducted "research" on the feasibility of a waste-to-energy facility; DOE, research-based, summer internship through selective program where I conducted research in the area of reservoir simulation. Hired part-time to continue research back at school. (most recent and sparked my interest in the field of study) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 3 school scholarships, DOE summer "fellowship", Shell corporate sponsorship award (smaller than it sounds) Activities or Jobs: Varsity athlete for major sport, Part-time research with DOE, Philanthropy chair for fraternity, Minority engineering society (e-board), started a finance club? Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: eh nothing really. Sports took up most of my free time the first three years. Finally quit so I can enjoy my senior year! Special Bonus Points: Have decent/good connections at all schools except UT-Austin through past employers and mentors. Have had phone conversations with POI at almost every school. Gotten good vibes, but you never know. Work done for DOE pretty similar to POI's research at some schools Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Upward trend in grades. And really good grades in geo classes... Some of the professors seem to respect the (varsity sports+engineering) thing more than I anticipated. Also, I have been told being a minority and us citizen in this field of study in particular is a plus. Applying to Where: MS ONLY USC - Pet. Eng. - Reservoir Eng./Simulation/Smart fields Stanford - Energy Resource Engineering - Reservoir Eng./Simulation/Smart fields UT austin - Pet. Eng. - Reservoir Eng./Simulation Texas A&M - Pet. Eng. - Naturally fractured reservoirs/Simulation Penn St. - EME - Reservoir Eng./Simulation Good luck to everyone!

Well I guess no one is applying then? Or people are just being shy? Don't be shy! Let's share information and reduce our stress levels together!

The wait is just killing me so I figured I'd start a thread. I have applied to Stanford, USC, Penn St, Texas AM and UT- Austin. Anyone else apply to those schools?

Has anyone else applied or been contacted for an interview yet?

I applied early consideration and was unmatched until about a week ago.