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ElecEng

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  1. Mandy's email on the 29th said the following: "All departmental financial award notifications have been emailed to the award recipients. If you did not receive a financial award notification, you were not chosen for a departmental award. "
  2. The last I heard from the department was that we'd hear by noon on March 23rd, but I still haven't heard anything. UCLA is on spring break this week, so that may not help things.
  3. FWIW, I was told via email on March 16th that admissions decisions would be made by the end of that week (Friday was March 19th). I haven't heard anything yet.
  4. Have any of the MS admits gotten funding yet? I think they are supposed to announce funding decisions this week.
  5. FYI, there are lots of cost of living calculators out there that will compare costs across multiple cities. Here are some examples: Bankrate.com - breaks down the various costs in the most detail CNN Money Sperling's Best Places It's probably best to discuss this with grad students who know the area around the university better.
  6. Ditto. I have the same information in my online status tracker, and I have not received an admissions decision from CalTech.
  7. I should add that I'm also interested to hear from current UCLA grad students. Were there any problems getting into the PhD program down the line? Does everybody make it (everyone who has a reasonably competitive record)? Is there anything to be wary of due to the MS/PhD distinction? Thanks.
  8. I have also applied to both USC and UCLA (also in the systems side) and have been trying to compare the two schools, so here are some of my thoughts: USC does have a great reputation, especially for communication. The entire engineering school is named for PhD graduate Andrew Viterbi, famous (and rich) for inventing Viterbi Decoding. As a result, many USC grads go to Qualcomm and other telecom companies in Southern California. Graduate placement (whether in academia or industry) is highly dependent on faculty relationships, so it helps to have professors who have many connections. You should ask your potential advisers where their past graduates have gone. USC has a fairly large EE department, which should be fine if as long as you get the attention you need from your adviser. You should find out how many other PhD students would be in the research group. A professor at a smaller university on the East Coast indicated how one might get lost in the midst of such a large program. Another complaint I have heard about USC is that they dumb down their classes to cater to the many working MS students. Lots of companies in LA (especially aerospace companies) have employees in part-time Masters programs (which brings in a lot of money for the school), which I have heard can lead to lower course quality. This is coming from people who did not go to USC, though (and may have been jealous?).
  9. I applied to the UCLA Electrical Engineering PhD program and was accepted via email this week ... to the MS program. The email noted that admission to the PhD program is contingent upon the completion of an MS. In addition, financial aid awards will be announced next month. I wanted to see if this what other PhD applicants have been told. I have also been invited to the Graduate Student Open House on March 5th. Please use this thread to share any other thoughts or questions about UCLA Electrical Engineering.
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