Undergrad Institution: Average state school in northeast USA Major(s): Mechanical Engineering Overall GPA: 3.75 Length of Degree: 4 Years Position in Class: Probably top 5% Type of Student: Domestic white male GRE Scores: Q: 159 V: 153 W: 4.5 Research Experience:
10 months of research at home institution in the thermal sciences (modeling & simulation / CFD) Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
Department research award and university merit scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
2 summer internships in a coatings & adhesives laboratory
1 summer internship in a chemical plant Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:
Had work published in a paper, but did not have authorship.
Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at:
Caltech - ME [PhD] - ???
Cornell - ME [PhD] - ??? (probably rejected at this point)
Purdue - ME [PhD] - ??? - RA offer from POI after interview, but nothing in writing yet
Virginia Tech - ME [PhD] - Accepted (02/10) - funding not guaranteed
Penn State - ME [PhD] - Accepted (01/28) - TA for first year
University at Buffalo - ME [MS-PhD] - ??? - Full funding + RA offer from POI, but nothing in writing yet
NCSU - ME [PhD] - Accepted (02/02)