grindian

If there isn't much of a different between going to Cambridge and a French school, I'd suggest you take the latter and spend the money you save, elsewhere You're an international student, but are you a non-Eurozone student? Getting employment in that case is pretty difficult, from what I gather. A close friend is going to Judge for his MBA but his goal is to just build a professional network, gain some business domain knowledge and return to home country

So are you asking if it would help if you did a job as compared to an internship? I don't think anybody interns for 3 years. As far as the "gap" you ask about, how is it a gap if it is relevant experience in your field of interest? It doesn't matter whether your internship or job is abroad or in your home country as long as it is relevant to what you want to do in future. If you feel that you can get a job which will help strengthen your profile and better your chances for a scholarship, go for it.

What's your question?

I took my recommendations from my supervisor and my immediate reporting manager also knew I would probably leave. They were cool with it. I'd told them from the day I started preparing for the applications.

Hi all, I'll be attending Stanford as well. I am part of the journalism program. Have you people found housing through the lottery or are you planning to stay off-campus?

Are you going for MS or PhD at Stanford? Have you tried talking to them about funding? Can they give you any? Try negotiating with them, if you can. See this for reference: http://prelaw-guru.com/blog/how-to-negotiate-scholarships/ Also, I'd suggest you take on a loan instead of using your father's savings. As an engineer you better chance of getting a job and your STEM period is longer

I have a very close friend in TU Delft. He speaks highly of the program. Job prospects wise, EU is a little unwelcoming to non-EU people. Let me know if you'd like to get in touch with him. Same country as yours, btw

Just be honest. You can't help it, so don't worry about it.

You can ask them to put you in touch with some students. Frankly you should've done this research before applying

Did you try and negotiate your funded offer with the unfunded one? Try telling them you cannot attend if you don't get funding. Try this: http://prelaw-guru.com/blog/how-to-negotiate-scholarships/ Sometimes, funding opens up after the acceptance deadline as well.

Some more info on funding, program interests, etc? There are many factors to consider.

I don't know about Edinburgh but Columbia is not really the top school for Computer Science. Many of my friends from engineering school went to CMU, UC Berkeley. Stanford, of course, is really good. I think it'd be better if you apply to some of these schools as well and see where you stand. Disclosure: I did engineering from India but am currently going to grad journalism school in USA. But I've written many essays for my friends so have some knowledge of universities.

It definitely means your chances are good. Have you any other offers?

School B it is. Forget School A.

Haha, no. I rejected them. And congratulations on NYU

I applied, got through, and rejected all the three you mentioned. All of them are excellent. I'd say USC Annenberg is a very good school in terms of the freedom they give to explore your curriculum and build your skills. They were SUPER accommodating for me and really wanted me to come. Their program is a much more broad-based curriculum and touches upon all aspects of different media (TV, radio, print). And USC is well placed; it's the ONLY J-school in LA and they have a new program director, who, a current student told me, has brought in a lot of good opportunities. Medill, again, is a very strong program and has a very sharp digital focus. I do not know how the literary reporting there is. Only issue is it's in Evanston, a location I was not too keen on. My issue with NYU was the steep living cost in NYC. Otherwise it's a great university with good faculty. Weigh your pros and cons accordingly now. Include finances in your consideration

How do you see yourself after university? Job opportunities, research, internship, cities. Compare the universities using these parameters.

This might help

^ I second the above post. Try to strengthen your profile this time (more work experience, better essays, better GRE if applicable), and bump off a couple of high-ranking schools from your list and apply to some others.

Why don't you appeal to them asking for funding? Tell them honestly that you can't attend if you don't have funding. Maybe one of them will find some funds for you.

So I did the right thing by rejecting the offer instead of stringing them along. Voila, the next day I get an offer of scholarship from my dream school because - guess what - someone else also refused it. Yay!

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Just explain your dilemma in simple words. Maybe say you will have to wait for more funding to come in or that your financial situation doesn't allow you to take a decision immediately. I got extensions from two schools and rejected from another

Tbh, Columbia is not really known for its engineering programs. But then I did my electronics engineering in 2009 from India, but that's what I gather from my friends who are in different US universities.

If there is a huge funding gap between Columbia and Medill, go for the latter. Medill has a good balance of what you want to do. Columbia, I feel, is a little more traditional though they are a huge name