GeekByChoice

lol!!! This is what happens when you end up using different usernames on different forums!!!!

Oh great!!! Wats ur handle on edulix??

Anytime man! I am still waiting to hear from them regarding the financial aid stuff. I agree that it is a little expensive compared to other places, but then its worth the money once you get placed. The placement records show that the initial pay package is pretty much as par with the tuition. and the burgh ain't exactly an expensive place! (relatively speaking of course And the CMU brand is recognized all over the world! They have created a Google Group for the INI MS 22 batch. I'm sure you would have received an invite from them.... (check your junk mail folder in case its not in your inbox...... thats where it landed up for me... thanks to Hotmail's filtering!)

Here you go bro..... managed to find some info. Conversations with the ECE phD student (who was an INI MSIN student): ==================================================== Question: How good is the Research Track in the INI program? What are the areas of research that INI students can undertake? Answer: There is no "dedicated" research track in the INI. Essentially, when you come to campus, you are expected to talk to professors in ECE/CS based on your interests and work on a research project with them. INI allows 36 units of credit to be counted by this project. So the quality of the research track naturally depends on what professor/project you end up working on. Of course you can opt not to do this and take the course option instead. Question: Are students allowed to propose new areas of research? Answer: Yes. What research project you end up working on depends on the conversation between you and the professor. You can certainly propose ideas of your own. Question: What are the phD/Research prospects after completing the MSIN program? Answer: Doing a MS in INI definitely improves your chances of being admitted into the PhD since the professors know you to some extent and you've taken CMU courses. However admission into PhD is considerably influenced on your past research work. So I would recommend doing the research track instead of the course option in the INI. Question: What kind of financial aid/stipend can a student expect when he/she joins the phD program? Answer: By and large, PhD students are fully funded. The funding comes from the advisor/project you are working on. Alongwith tuition, you get a monthly stipend of about $2000, which is sufficient to live comfortably in Pittsburgh. Email-exchange with INI Staff: ======================= Question: Are there any students who opt to undertake a phD after the MS program from the INI? Answer: yes, students who are interested in PhD's have successfully been able to get into reputable (including CMU ECE PhD ) programs. Please see the following link for a comprehensive look at PhD programs and other post graduation statistics: http://www.ini.cmu.e...ti...ndex.html. Note: Check out older batches to see the list of universities that INI students went on to pursue a phD. Hope this helps.

Great school man.... i too am awaiting a decision from UMich..... but somehow I'm more for CMU. My core interest is Systems and CMU is probably the best in that area. Lets see if our paths cross at the INI. Wish you the very best with your admissions.

My top choices were Stanford, Berkeley and the INI, although I also applied to Johns Hopkins (the rather recent Engineering Management program) and UMich. I already have a reject from Berkeley and still waiting for a result from Stanford. But I am quite confident that I am going to be at the INI for my grad studies. I love the campus and the city of Pittsburgh. Spent close a month in Pittsburgh last year. As long as you have no qualms with unpredictable weather..... you'll love the place! What about you? Decided or still waiting?

No can help amigo! Most of the guys I know, including my brother, took the professional track...... and landed jobs with Apple, Deutche Bank, Riverbed, Redback Networks and Bloomberg... to name a few. I am also interested the Thesis Track.... although i am not sure at present if I am in the mood for a 5-year phD commitment! Might have to call some friends to find out who all went down the Thesis track.

Well.... My brother graduated in the class of 2009 in MSIN. I know about half that batch personally and quite a few in the batch after that. I myself applied to the same program and received my admit 2 days ago. Need I say more?