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Who knows ANYTHING about the reputation and quality of the Industrial Engineering departments of Kansas State University, Clemson and Florida State University? I really need help choosing between these schools..

Hi Moha, I have the same situation as you. According to my application status check, my application is still "under review". I emailed Sandy the graduate coordinator if they received all my requirements and she replied that they did and that I should keep on checking my application status. . This really really worries me too. I did pretty well on the GRE and although my translated GPA didn't seem that high I thought they would consider the fact that I graduated with honors from the arguably the best school in my country and that translating to a 4 pt GPA is fraught with errors. Oh well, I've pretty much given up on Purdue... but a little part of me still keeps on hoping..

Hmm maybe purdue specializes in manufacturing also but im pretty sure that they specialize in human factors. My professor took her phd there and she told me that their curriculum's strength is really in the human factors area. i don't know much about columbia but i've been hearing some not so good reviews from forums about it. Anyway, you're right about rankings not being the only basis for application decisions. But it is useful as a guide so that you don't apply to some "eh" schools that won't do your career much good.

1. Georgia Institute of Technology 4.7 2. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor 4.4 3. Purdue University–West Lafayette (IN) 4.2 4. Penn State University–University Park 4.1 ? University of California–Berkeley † 4.1 6. Stanford University (CA) 4.0 7. Northwestern University (IL) 3.9 ? Virginia Tech 3.9 9. Texas A&M University–College Station 3.7 10. Columbia University (Fu Foundation) (NY) 3.6 ? University of Wisconsin–Madison 3.6 12. North Carolina State University 3.5 13. Lehigh University (PA) 3.4 14. University of Florida 3.3 15. Arizona State University 3.2 ? University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign 3.2 ? University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) 3.2 18. Rutgers State University–New Brunswick (NJ) 3.1 19. Ohio State University 3.0 ? University of Arizona 3.0 21. Iowa State University 2.9 22. Auburn University (AL) 2.8 ? University of Pittsburgh 2.8 ? University of Texas–Austin 2.8 25. Oklahoma State University 2.7 ? University of Oklahoma 2.7 ? University of Washington 2.7 28. University at Buffalo–SUNY 2.6 ? University of Iowa 2.6 30. Clemson University (SC) 2.5 ? Kansas State University 2.5 ? Texas Tech University 2.5 ? University of Arkansas–Fayetteville 2.5 found this somewhere on a post. this is the usnews ranking of graduate programs in Industrial Engineering. However this doesn't show what are the specializations of the schools. for example georgia tech is known for quality engineering, purdue specializes on human factors, etc.

Hi guys! I am an international student and I also joined the forum too late like the earlier poster. I'd just like to know which of the schools that I applied to are really good. I applied to Purdue, Lehigh, U of Illinois at Chicago, Kansas State U, Florida State U, Clemson. Currently, I've been accepted to Kansas State, Florida State and Clemson. Florida State gave me a TA and Kansas State funding will be discussed upon arrival and interview in the fall. Purdue, Lehigh U, and U of Illinois at Chicago have not sent any kind of notice/decision to me yet. Please help me decide which are the better schools. I got really confused when I was applying and in the end, just went for the schools that seemed good to me. Thanks for all your help guys.

Hi guys! I would just like to ask for some help regarding the reputations of the schools that I applied to. You see, when I applied, one of my top priorities was to get a funded offer. Thus, I did not aim for the top schools since realistically, I probably couldn't get a funded offer with my profile. I am an international applicant and am hoping to get a consultancy job in the us afterwards. I got a 780Q, 740V, 4.5A on my GRE. My undergrad gpa is 3.07 (had difficulty in translating my gpa from a 5 point system so it might be a little low.I'm just hoping my school considers the university I went to which is the top school in my country). In terms of specialization, I don't really care because I want a well-rounded education instead of a specialized one. However I'm primarily interested in Quality Engineering or Information Systems. So here goes.. I hope someone replies! 1. Clemson - first one to give me an admit. I applied here because one website said that they give out a lot of assistantships. Turns out I was wrong. A professor told me, by email, that it was nearly impossible for them to give assistantships to masters applicants. Thus.. nonfunded admit 2. Kansas State University - So I applied here because they seemed to have a good reputation and they reportedly give much assistance to their grad students. The coordinator was very nice and asked me for a softcopy of my GRE scores since they seem to have been misplaced. I got an admit through email as early as February (days after they got my GRE score). While the coordinator said that I was "definitely in the running for an assistantship" the profs have decided to meet the students in the fall for an interview so that they can see which professor they are compatible with. I think someone posted a similar situation with me. I like that they have a small department and seem very nice. They also seem respectable in terms of rankings. However the assistantship offer is not certain. So I am kind of hesitant about that. Isn't that a little unconventional? "As far as assitantships are concerned, the department has decided to wait and have students interview with them in fall and then offer assistantships. That way they can get to know the students better and decide which professor will work best with which student based on research interests. Because we are a small department we can operate in this manner." What does this mean? Am I sure to get an assistantship and they're just trying decide to which professor? How is the job placement with this school? Does it really have a good reputation? 3. Florida State University - I actually made a mistake here. My prof recommended I apply to Florida. Initially, in my internet research, FSU seemed more likely than Univ of Florida. But when I checked again, it seemed UF is a better school. Anyway they offered me a research assistantship if I switched to the PhD program which is fine by me. Generally, they're not really known for IE. But what do you guys think? Is this school okay? Can I get a consultancy job afterwards if I go through with this school? 4. University of Illinois at Chicago - I again made a mistake here . I found out too late that University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign is the one that has a good IE program. That's what I get for relying on multiple internet ranking sites and getting confused. Still no word from them. If they offer me an assistantship I might consider them though. So what do you guys think of this school in terms of academic reputation and job placement? 5. Lehigh - I really really really want to get into this school. I love their curriculum. But they seem to have lost my transcript. I got an email from their grad coordinator saying that the professors wanted my transcript so I sent them a scanned copy. Is this a good sign? I mean they would just reject me once they saw that I wasn't a good applicant and had an incomplete application, right? Buzz about Lehigh IE is practically non-existent here. In terms of ranking, they seem to be good and they don't seem to have a specialization. What do you think of my chances? What do you think of the school in terms of academic reputation and job placement? Do they give assistantships and how are my chances of getting one? 6. Purdue- I also really like this school. They seem to have a very good and very well-rounded curriculum. However competition is probably tough because it's one of the top schools with a relatively high profile. No word/beep from them. So far there have been phd admits and only 1 masters admit (mar 10) in the results section. Should I email them? When did they send out admits. Are they doing it in batches? What do you think of my chances of getting a funded admit here? What do you think of the school in terms of academic reputation and job placement? Long post I know. But I'm getting really really really anxious already. Hope someone helps me out! Admitted: Clemson, Kansas State, Florida State Pending: Lehigh, U of Illinois at Chicago, Purdue Rejected: None