Nallapar

Applied for medical imaging (specifically MRI) but have no hopes of getting MIT

Post Mortem

Great! Do you know when does MIT EECS give out replies? Waiting sucks.

Good to know If you don't mind me asking, are you a current PhD student? If yes, where?

Not the right place to ask these questions. Try Edulix, it is better geared towards helping you with these specific questions.

Any idea about Berkeley/UCSF BioE? They should also be sending out invites soon right? BTW has anyone experienced a surge in LinkedIn profile views? I had 3 private profile views yesterday.

Oh I see. I think the papers are definitely going to help. Best of luck with your applications

Cross posting here with BioE threads, as my interests are at the cross-section. Undergrad Institution: Foreign school (unknown to US AdComms), Top 10 EE school in US for Master'sMajor(s): Electrical EngineeringGPA in Major: 3.87, 3.85 (Master)Overall GPA: 3.61Position in Class: Average in undergraduate, top 1% in mastersType of Student: International with US MastersGRE Scores (old version):Q: 800 (94%) (equivalent to 167)V: 650 (93%) (equivalent to 163)W: 3.5 (38%) (All these scores are 5 years old) TOEFL Total: 114 (not required as I have studied in US for 2 years)Research Experience: I have 2.5 years of research work experience. 1.5 at home country with 1 conference publication (2nd author), Poster (1st author, both at impressive venues with co-authors from EPFL and MIT respectively) 1 year at current institution with 3 conference publications (all 3rd author, but top venues.) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Accepted to the Master's honors program for academic performance.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutor and grader for one sem each but nothing impressive. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: NoneSpecial Bonus Points: My PI is an alumnus of Stanford and he has excellent name in the field. My other recommenders have excellent connections in the field I have applied to and have written a strong LORs. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: NoneApplying to Where: I want to work in medical imaging, specifically MRI. Therefore I have mentioned specific professors in my statement of purpose - hope this doesn't bomb. MIT - EECS Stanford - EE UCB/UCSF - BioE UMich - EE UIUC - EE UVa - Biomedical Toronto - Biomedical UCLA - Biomedical CWRU - Biomedical USC - EE Iowa - EE (safety) Looking at the posters above me, I am very worried about my chances. ha ha

I am surprised they have already posted interviews and rejections. I have all my application status under review.

I think the admission committee will take into consideration the difficult situations you've faced. Your research definitely trumps your grades from when you were younger. Best of luck with Yale, and other colleges!

Solid research profile. I think the only downside are your grades and GRE. Why have you limited your applications to 7 schools? I think 10-15 would have given you better odds at making to a higher ranked school.

GRE: 1450 (800 Q, 650 V, 3.5 AWA) Domestic/International (TOEFL/IELTS): International with US Master's TOEFL: 114 UG GPA: 3.61, 3.87 (Major) (Both WES converted) (If you did Masters) Masters GPA: 3.86 (Top 10 school for EE) Research experience: 1.5 year at top university in home country, 1 year at my current school Research publications, patents, conferences: No journals, 4 conferences (Top conferences, 2nd author), 1 Poster at top CS conference PHD intended specialization: Medical Imaging (MRI) University list: 1) Stanford EE 2) MIT EECS 3) UCSF/UC Berkeley Bioengineering 4) U Mich EE 5) UIUC EE 6) UVa BME 7) UCLA BioE 8) USC EE 9) U Toronto IBBME 10) CWRU BME 11) U Iowa EE

Let's discuss, and help each other out. GRE: Domestic/International (TOEFL/IELTS): UG GPA: (If you did Masters) Masters GPA: Research experience: Research publications, patents, conferences: PHD intended specialization: University list: