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what did you apply to? what program? I already got my acceptance letter from Michigan about a month ago for an MSEE.

Honestly, no disrespect for you or Stanford. Stanford is one of the best engineering schools in the world, acquiring a PhD from them would be remarkable and one of the few (in comparison to all PhDs) to get one. However, why put yourself through the worry about funding. You have Princeton - also a top ranked engineering school world-wide - who is willing to pay for you to attend school there. Also this is difficult, one of the biggest reasons your getting a PhD is for your future career. A career is used to make money. By going to Stanford your paying out of your pocket 35k for less than a year. At Princeton, including housing and what not, you'd most likely break even. A net total of you saving 35k. How quickly could you make that 35k back in the future by getting a degree from Stanford over Princeton? I could be mistaken, but would someone else get a job (whether academic or industry) over you cause you went to Princeton instead? Never mind the added worry about you having just the worry in the back of your head trying to get support. What happens if by the end of the winter you still dont have a research advisor? Then what would you do? i'm in EE so i'm not sure how Princeton is recognized in their materials science, but i'm willing to bet their just as respected as Stanford when its all said and done with. The most important part, go check out both schools and see where you feel most comfortable. If you have a big smile being on Stanford's campus, then dont worry about the money. Go there, cause that's where you'll do best. Good luck

they sent me an email saying that your decision has been made. check your website (application) for decision. also i applied to tufts MSEE but have yet to hear back from them.

how was your GRE scores and etc? only reason I question it is because i wouldnt of minded applying to stanford, but im in a similiar boat as you. just trying to compare myself to you to see how they'd rate me.

brassgod, you were rejected from the MS at stanford? I thought previous post were saying its relatively "easy" to get into the MSEE. Not trying to open the wound again, but would you mind posting your profile? Just trying to see how I stand up to you versus the admitted candidate.

Got accepted into Brown and Michigan with no aid for an MSEE Still waiting on Ohio and NYU Poly. Anyone here back from these schools yet.

congrats on being admitted to stanford, just curious what does your application profile look like.

When someone says they published a paper, are they talking about a conference paper or a journal? Also, can someone who got accepted into MIT/Stanford/Harvard/Princeton/etc comment on what there admission criteria looked like, Preferably a US citizen. I'm a US Citizen looking at what it takes to get accepted into those types of schools. (sorry not trying to hijack the thread, feel its somewhat relevant)

Its an Master of Engineering degree at a top ranked school, i see no reason why it wouldnt be a good idea. Some might argue that an MS is "better", but now were talking about opinons. Cant say which program is better other than UIUC is higher ranked, but where talking about two well ranked top programs. MAKE SURE you go check the schools out and see which one gives you that better vibe when your there.

i'd personally pick cornell as well. To me it has a more prestige name as some random person off the street hears University of Pennsylvania and sounds like you went to another state school. Granted you shouldnt care what some idiot thinks, but might as well have your money go as long and far as possible right?

Did they offer you any type of tuition reimbursement or anything? Where was your undergrad at as well? Personally, my professor has his Engineers Degree from Northeastern and was a leader in his industry before he started to pursue teaching. Not sure why he got it, but I guess with the Engineers degree all you'd need to do after is a Thesis to get your PhD. Unless it's free, I see no point in getting it.

andandand, yes you make a good point. I applied to the PhD program at Floridatech because i felt i had better chances of admission there for that PhD program with fellowship compared to the others. I also do have aspirations to acquire a PhD, just not 100% sure yet if in EE or some hybrid mix. A Floridatech professor said they would be inviting me to their program soon, however I'm not sure if that includes any fellowships or what not. If it does, most likely i'm going there. Is it a mistake passing up Brown and uMichigan to attend a MS and/or a PhD at FloridaTech? Would i be regretting my decision later on and just suck it up take out loans and go to either of the "well-ranked" programs? andandand, i saw you got accepted into the PhD EE at Columbia, USC, CMU, and Berekly. When did you hear back from USC? I applied there for the MSEE, still waiting to hear back. Would you mind telling me your profile and your qualifications?

Brown and Michigan both flat our rejected me for any type of assistantship, whereas I'm hoping Florida Institute of Technology is going to offer me a fellowship. Is it really worth it to spend the 90K for a MS if i can (hopefully) get paid to do that?

bump any advice guys? really having a difficult time coping with this.

UC Santa Barbara is a good school.... but for a PhD with recognition you can not beat out Berkley and the name that it offers. Where talking about a Tier 1 school vs. a Tier 2 school. Although this is hard to say, but don't worry about the money. Both will offer you a stipend, even if UC SB is a thousand or so more, really whats the difference? If it were about the money you'd be working.

I think it absolutely will help. You proved that you can handle the rigor of their engineering curriculem and your also an Alumni of their school now. In addition, what i'd recommend is if you take one or two grad MBA courses (which might even be able to satisfy your MSEE degree). If you can bang off a course or so from the business school I think your chances of acceptance are extremely high. However, Gtech is also an extremely good school and with a Masters degree from their you proved well enough you have the dedication and passion to handle any graduate curriculum.

i have seen quite a few schools with the engineers degree, not sure how beneficial it is though since its a fairly new degree. My advice is to just get the Masters degree, it's more well known if nothing else. Although acquiring further education might help you out in the industry. If you don't mind me asking whats your profile for being accepted into Stanford?

they do offer tuition waiver and scholarship, but only for certain candidates. Also, most scholarships depend on what you applied to, a Masters or PhD program or not. Masters you have a slim shot, their PhD you have a good shot.

Hey guys i'm a senior at a small school in Boston and I applied to 11 programs and 10 different schools, however, i'm in need of some advice. My first acceptance letter was from George Washington University for a MSEE, I was very excited. Weeks later UMichigan's Engineering department sent me an email saying i've gotten accepted into their MSEE:Systems program and that i should be getting the full scoop in the next week or so from the grad school themselves. A day later, Brown University accepted me into their Dual Masters, MS Electrical Sciences and Computer Engineering, and their PRIME program (a engineering management-like program). I am still waiting to hear back from: USC - MSEE NYU Poly - MSEE FIU - MSEE FIT - PhD Michigan State - PhDEE University of Iowa - PhDEE Tufts - MSEE My question is out of all the schools listed, do you think Michigan offers the best in engineering? Would their be any reason for me to go to Brown (just their engineering program) or George Washington? I'm scared since I come from a small school that the curriculum and school are going to swallow me whole with the level of competition and intensity. The other dilemma I am faced with is the high tuition costs. I am a US Citizen and expect to receive full loans, but i'm really hoping for some type of research or teaching assistantship (have not received any yet). I know it is very slim, but what school would offer an MS student with the best chances of receiving funding some how. Since tuition is an issue, I was also thinking about applying to CCNY, the City College of New York in their Grove School of Engineering for an MSEE. Does name recognition really have any benefit compared to the bigger better named schools like Michigan or Brown? The tuition at CUNY is about half the cost than these other schools and it seems like an attractive offer. Upon competition of this degree I will either be pursuing the industry, or applying for my PhD (Innovation-like related) Any advice is greatly appreciated.

well as of right now, Davis probabley has accepted you as coursework only, which means you have not been admitted into their engineering program, but are allowed to take courses there. Once you take a couple courses you can reapply and prove to them that you have excelled which then you will most likely be accpeted. This is the reason why financial support will not assist you because you are not technically enrolled in a program. (Its like if you work at a company and just want to take a course or two) If you dont mind me asking what was your undergraduate credentials when applying, ex. school, gpa, gre, etc

although i am not in biomedical (i'm in the engineering field), everything looks pretty decent enough, very good overall GRE scores good work experience. However we are talking about a PhD program and not a masters program. Which now you are going up against the very best of the very best especially since we are talking about biomedical. My professor at my school went to University of Michigan - Ann Arbor (one of the top 10 biomedical schools). He had his bachelors in EE, then went and got his masters in CompSci and it wasnt till then that he went to get his MS and PhD in BioMed. So putting it into perspective, your going up against others who already might have a masters and who have already demonstrated that they excelled thus far. Although no one here can say yes you will get into XYZ school or no you wont, i can tell you what i plan on doing. Pick about 10 schools and make 2-3 be reach schools, 2-3 be safe schools and the rest be average schools. Don't let someone here from stopping you to applying to the school of your dreams. Although it might not be the best decision, many schools if your applying to a PhD program, will deny you to a PhD program, but accept you into the masters program. Once your in the masters program if you excel and apply back again into the PhD program, i have a very hard time thinking they wouldn't accept you or any other school for that matter for the PhD program. Theres nothing you can do right now to try and improve your overall sucess of admittance, the only thing you can solidfy is getting some solid recommendation and make sure your statement of purpose is on point and specific. Good luck

lol yes thats correct...my campus and their campus are so close together parts of the campus intersect each other. and congrats on naval postgrad school...how do you feel the level of difficulty is from going to undergrad to grad?

Believe it or not, if i could do it with little time and no finances, i would. If you ever wanted to get your PHD you'd be a step ahead of everyone else and would really only spend time doing the dissertation. Here is one of my professors that has that exact degree you acquired from northeastern. SIBEN DASGUPTA - Associate Professor,Electronics E.E., Post Masters degree in Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University; M.S., Engineering Management, Northeastern University; M.S., Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University; B.S., Electrical Engineering, Calcutta University; Registered Professional Engineer. It's considered a Post Masters degree. Thats how you would list it on your resume. Mind you this teacher is an absolute genious when it comes down to DSP. He's a graduate professor over at northeastern, and a full time professor at my school; Wentworth Institute of Technology. Congrats on the degree. What school you at doing it?

i myself am pretty fond of the Engineer's Degree. First of all, you need to acquire a Master's Degree first. Once you have a masters degree, the Engineer's degree is then 30 credit hours past the Masters, or 60 credit hours past a bachelors. They say the Engineer's degree is equivalent to a Doctorate degree for the professional workers (Although it might not have the same pull) Regardless, i can see this degree holding substantial weight in the near future.

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