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Agree with GreenEyedTrombonist. For instance, many EE PhD students received acceptances from MIT early February without interviews last year (fingers crossed this year :P).

I read that you're applying for Fall 2018, so you have time to retake if you want to.. I also read that you got 161/167/tbd, which is great! We got pretty much identical scores (161/168/5.0). Once you make the cutoff (I think your scores already meet the cutoff for TOP programs), whether you got a 170/170 or 161/167 hardly matters.. Your time would be much better spent on research (ideally securing a publication). This is just my opinion.

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Are you close to submitting a publication under your research professor? Seems like you've been working under him/her for a while. Ideally, before Fall 2017, you will have published or submitted 1-2 papers (conference papers or journals) for review. This way, you can focus on applications during Fall 2017. I think that LORs from professors are usually the most well-received (please look this up to confirm), so your research professor is a great choice. From your description, I'm not sure if the staff scientist and manager can write compelling letters for you. Neutral letters may even be detrimental. With publications and strong LORs, you have a good chance at top ME grad schools. I am also new to the application process, and hopefully more experienced members here can give you advice.

Nice! Got two this week and one the following week.

I went to JHU for the first half of undergrad (EE major). I managed to get all A's my first two semesters with 17 and 19 credits, but had to study nonstop almost every day. The following semester, I took 18 credits, but decided to work a job and rush a professional fraternity. Grades dropped significantly (one A, mostly B+, one B). Grad school classes may require more or less time than undergrad classes, not sure :/ JHU has such a beautiful campus, esp. in winter. BME facilities are also incredible.

Electromagnetics, and not sure..

I just received a general interview email from Stanford (from the university, not POI). They gave a username and password to log into their interview site. It looks like they assigned me to interview with three professors (including one POI).

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I am also new to the application process, so I'm hardly qualified to chance you. However, your 1st author publication, GPA, projects, extracurriculars, and GRE Q are impressive. Your confidence in the strength of your LORs is also a very, very good sign. I would not be surprised if you got some of your top picks. Please consider posting your profile here: You may get more feedback here from previous admits with more experience in the application process.

Please consider posting your profile to here: I'm also new to the admission process and hardly qualified to chance you. Maybe you'll gain responses from previous admits by posting your profile there.

Nice research and publications. I heard that thin film devices are popular nowadays. Awesome that you have experience working as a full time electrical engineer. I am also new to the application process, so I may be incorrect.. I don't think it matters that you didn't major in engineering. I think physics will serve you well in research. Also your GPA in your major seems fine. GRE Q and V (especially V) strong. Because I am new to this, I cannot "chance" you. However, posting your profile here (http://forum.thegradcafe.com/topic/86424-fall-2017-eecs-applicant-profiles-and-admission-results/) might get you feedback from previous admits. Please consider posting your profile here (to help future applicants):

Unfortunately did not hear back from Stanford. I had a general interview (more of a chat) with a professor from Berkeley not mentioned in SOP. He said that the purpose of the chat was to clarify parts of the application (role in research, favorite classes, etc.) so that he could pass on that information to the review committee.

Please see and post here! Hope we can get a ton of replies

Figured it would be helpful for us and future applicants to have an EECS topic similar to this one: Undergrad Institution: (School or type of school, such as big state, lib arts, ivy, technical, foreign (what country?)) Masters Institution: (if applicable, otherwise delete this)Major(s):Minor(s):GPA in Major:Overall GPA:Position in Class: (No numbers needed, but are you top? near top? average? struggling?)Type of Student: (Domestic/International, male/female, minority?)GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:V:W:TOEFL Total: (if applicable, otherwise delete this)Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, etc...)Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where:School - MS/PhD? - Department - Research InterestSchool - MS/PhD? - Department - Research InterestSchool - MS/PhD? - Department - Research Interest

I applied listing my top two research fields of interests as 1. Electromagnetics, Energy, and Power, and 2. Materials, Devices, and Photonics. Would anyone be interested in starting a Fall 2017 thread like this one:

I also applied to MIT PhD 2017, but no response yet. It looks like the majority of acceptances came Feb. 4 the past two years.