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1st year mechanical student. So stoked.

Outside of the reviews you also have to consider the demographic you represent. That obviously is important in who receives the awards vs who gets an HM.

Yea. I think they'll probably respond in May. Hopefully by June 2017 at the latest.

I'm deciding between Robotics PhD at CMU and ME PhD at Stanford so hopefully I can offer some useful advice... CMU definitely has smaller number of people and would be a bit easier to get with a specific professor but not much. The number of professors in AI/ML at CMU is greater. Both schools have amazing quality research so I wouldn't let that deter you. If you're deciding between PhD and getting a job, Stanford professors have ridiculous connections with silicon valley so that would be a great in for you to have. I think you'd easily get a robotics job with an MS. Also from my personal opinion the life at Stanford seems much more relaxed and exploratory than CMU which appears quite intense, research = life, and immersive so either can be good depending on what you want.

I suspect it's because they have fun organizing different rejection lists.

They'll get us soon enough, don't worry.

I've been seeing a few acceptances today... Getting a bit nervous.

Definitely a blackhawks fan. And yes I think the majority of admits come later. They said this round was for applicants considered for certain funding sources that they want to interview.

Yeah the visit is the second week of Feb. Not sure about your other questions. Also I like the Username, patty kane is killing it lately.

Haven't seen anything on the results so I'd guess they're still reviewing them. hah grad cafe must get just massive amounts of hits in jan/feb/march

I'm actually an ME but applying to several EECS/robotics/controls programs so I'll just copy paste what I had written for thsoe. Undergrad Institution: Top 5 for MEMajor(s): MEMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.97Overall GPA: 3.98Position in Class: top 3% at leastType of Student: nothing helpfulGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 168V: 163W: 4.0Research Experience: 2.5 years in same lab, 1 summer REU at home institution, 1 summer REU at prestigious institution (all in area similar to what I want to study) 2 first author conference publications, 1 co-author conference publication, journal paper in worksAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Normal grades and merit stuff, one national awardPertinent Activities or Jobs: Co-founded company based off research, raised $40k non-dilutive, crowdfunding, went through pretty big name startup programs and won large competitions. I do a lot of outreach and STEM advocating through various groups/presentations.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Graduating undergrad after 3 total years (rather than 4) so a lot of my work was condensed and happened fast. Should have solid LORs.Special Bonus Points: Had a chance to talk to several POIs at the conference I presented at.Applying to Where:MIT - ME/EECS/AE Stanford - ME (MS) CMU - Robotics Academy (PhD/MS) Berkeley - ME (MS/PhD) ETH Zurich - Controls and Dynamics (PhD) Harvard - EE (PhD) UIUC - ECE (MS)

I'm actually an ME but applying to several EECS/robotics/controls programs so thought I'd jump on here. I'm curious if any of you know how difficult it is to apply across majors like this. I have relevant research experience in the area but obviously my coursework was tailored differently. Undergrad Institution: Top 5 for MEMajor(s): MEMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.97Overall GPA: 3.98Position in Class: top 3% at leastType of Student: nothing helpfulGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 168V: 163W: 4.0Research Experience: 2.5 years in same lab, 1 summer REU at home institution, 1 summer REU at prestigious institution (all in area similar to what I want to study) 2 first author conference publications, 1 co-author conference publication, journal paper in worksAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Normal grades and merit stuff, one national awardPertinent Activities or Jobs: Co-founded company based off research, raised $40k non-dilutive, crowdfunding, went through pretty big name startup programs and won large competitions. I do a lot of outreach and STEM advocating through various groups/presentations.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Graduating undergrad after 3 total years (rather than 4) so a lot of my work was condensed and happened fast. Should have solid LORs.Special Bonus Points: Had a chance to talk to several POIs at the conference I presented at.Applying to Where:MIT - ME/EECS/AE Stanford - ME (MS) CMU - Robotics Academy (PhD/MS) Berkeley - ME (MS/PhD) ETH Zurich - Controls and Dynamics (PhD) Harvard - EE (PhD) UIUC - ECE (MS)

Hey there. I'm an undergrad that will be applying to grad programs next Fall. I'm trying to decide between doing an industry internship or research position for the summer. The internship would be at a small company in my field of interest but it's run by a big name in the field who I think would make for an awesome LOR. The research position is at a very well regarded school but with a lesser known professor in my field of interest. The jobs and locations are about equal in interest level for me. I've been conducting undergrad research at my home institution for the last few years as well as a summer research position which has resulted in a few publications and a super awesome LOR from one professor. I was wondering with regards to applying to grad schools next year is there a clear advantage to one of the choices? I have to decide which position to take in the next week. Thanks for all advice in advance!