bigboots02
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Has ANYBODY here heard back from Stanford who applied during the 2nd deadline (January/without aid)?
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On 3/4/2018 at 10:19 AM, Chisomemego said:
Got an update from BERKELEY or STANFORD yet?
Got into Berkeley on 2/28! Still haven’t heard back from Stanford
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2 hours ago, BobW said:
@bigboots02 Congrats! Looks like you're just waiting on Stanford now.
Are you going to be working with your old professor on your Masters Thesis? Or are you going to go for the comprehensive examination?
Going for the comp. exam - I wasn't really close with the professor that was this year's admissions officer, but I did get an A- in his class... if I went for a thesis, it would be with one of the Berkeley professors that wrote my LOR.
Also, sad fact...one of the professors I admired the most just passed away last month. Some of my friends did their research/thesis with him (Stephen Mahin - rest in peace, you will be missed
) I really looked forward to learning so much from him. He was basically the "papa of structural engineering"
If I end up changing my mind and going for the thesis, I'll figure it out in the first semester. At the moment, I'd really like to go to industry, but my parents want me to lean towards a PhD and eventually end up a prof. alongside consulting and various engineering/non-engineering businesses
....and yeah, Stanford. At this point since I applied by the second deadline = no funding....would rather not be 50-100k in debt
Question...is Berkeley your first choice then? Which professors are you interested in working with most? You can PM me if you don't want to share them on here.
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10 minutes ago, BobW said:
Man so many Berkeley results today. Feeling nervous as hell.
I looked back at results from previous year. It seems like not many international students get accepted to the structural program; most acceptance are from type A or U
I'm pretty sure Berkeley faculty likes to keep their undergrads with 3.7+ and great extracurriculars.
I was on steel bridge, and we won nationals 2 years in a row. Nearly everyone I knew on those teams did SEMM at Berkeley. From what I remember, 3.5/3.6 was the cutoff at times, and other years it was much stricter. I also recall that it really depends on the admissions officer, which changes every year.
This year it was an old professor of mine
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AAH! Just got into Berkeley’s M.S. SEMM program!!!
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2 hours ago, whitbee said:
Ok, that was helpful, I checked today and a letter was posted yesterday, I got in! Also got an admit to Berkeley via email today. It looked like a pretty formal letter, and had financial details, but apparently a more "official" acceptance from the dean will come out in a few weeks.
For Stanford and Berkeley - what program/ms or PhD?
And for Stanford, by the first or second deadline?
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On 2/24/2018 at 6:22 PM, Robin472003 said:
Has anyone heard about his/her structural engineering application for "JHU", "UIUC", "UCLA", "UC Irvine", "UC Davis","Penn State", "Cornell" or "MIT"?
MS Structural Engineering applicant here - previously a Berkeley undergrad with 3.75 overall gpa, 3.80 upper div gpa.
BLACK = Haven’t heard back from yet.
Applied to Berkeley, Stanford, USC, UCLA, UC San Diego, UC Davis
GREEN = ADMITTED
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28 minutes ago, laekkauai said:
Same, at least for the Civil program. I applied 6 days after the priority deadline, so am wondering if that affects when I'll hear back. When did you apply?
I applied on the last day (Jan 9), but that’s because I spent a bit of time every day working on 6 applications while traveling back and forth and having 2 full time jobs.
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To those who were accepted or rejected for the Stanford Structural M.S. program, did you receive an email to check the portal? My application is currently at "complete", with nothing else available in the applyweb portal.
- Did you apply before/on the "with aid" December deadline, or the "without aid" January deadline?
- Was there a message in the portal?
Please advise!
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On 2/20/2018 at 6:48 AM, BobW said:
I was accepted into Stanford for MS in structural engineering. I applied in late November, and for some reason, I reckoned that my chance would increase if I do not indicate intent for financial aid. Now I'm stuck with the conundrum of whether or not its financially feasible to shell out 100k for a 1-year MS degree. On one hand, it's a once in a life-time opportunity to live and study near Palo Alto, on the other hand, it's so god damn expensive....
Could you share your undergrad school /gpa/gre scores? Trying to get a few for the pool
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Program: Structural Engineering M.S. Fall 2018
Schools: Berkeley, Stanford, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis
I've already been accepted to all the ones in green - haven't heard back yet from Berkeley or Stanford.
...but I'd REALLY like to go back to Berkeley (went there for CEE undergrad).
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Hi all -
Since it looks like at least two people already got in from the priority “with aid” deadline, I’m making this topic to discuss the program, upcoming visit day in March, and anything else regarding admission decisions for Stanford. From what I hear, the bulk of admissions should roll out during/after this weekend. Also https://axess.sahr.stanford.edu/ is undergoing maintenance this weekend, which might be a coincidence?
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4 hours ago, ibtes said:
I think Berkeley releases decisions pretty late. Last year I see people received notice on 2/27.
By the way, does Berkeley offer any two-year MS program? On their website it looks like all MS programs are of 1-year length.
Berkeley has a dual masters Structural Engineering/Architecture program. That takes about 2 years. I believe all the CEE MS programs are one year by themselves, though.
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In the same boat here - applied for Structural Engineering MS to top schools in CA. The wait is killing me
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Sweating here guys...
Berkeley Civil Engineering Undergrad
GPA: 3.75, Upper Division GPA: 3.80, graduated cum laude, dean's honor roll during entire undergrad.
GRE: Q: 164 (87%), V: 148 (38%), W: 4.0 (60%)
2 Letters of Rec from Berkeley Professors
2 Honor Societies (held office for 2 years with 2 positions)
Competition team member - won Nationals 2 years in a row
Boeing Scholarship Recipient for Academic Excellence
Applied for Structural Engineering MS to:
Berkeley, Stanford, USC, UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis...scared shitless. Please someone talk some sense into me.
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bump (please anyone??? just sent my last application last night)
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Hi everyone,
Currently applying for my Master’s in Structural Engineering to these fine schools:
Berkeley
Stanford
USC
UCLA
UC San Diego
UC Davis
Got my B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2014 from Berkeley
Overall GPA: 3.75
Upper Division GPA: 3.8
Graduated with honors.
Got 2 letters of recommendation from Professors at Berkeley, one of whom is now a senior consultant at a very highly respected Structural Engineering firm. My 3rd letter is from a professional colleague who has helped me expand my current business endeavors.
Extracurriculars:
- Member of two Civil Engineering honor societies (held two office positions in one for nearly 2 years during my undergrad)
- Member of an engineering competition team for nearly 3 years, which saw significant success during our competition runs.
Honors/Awards:
- Two engineering honor societies
- Boeing scholarship recipient after my first year at Berkeley (~$1k if I recall correctly)
Enough with the pros, here’s the cons:
- No official internship/work experience related to Structural Engineering
- Had a 1 year gap near the end of a Spring semester due to family matters, got readmitted the following Spring semester. (almost 1 year gap)
- got my B.S. in 2014 and I am only now applying to grad schools. Since graduation I have been steadily expanding my businesses, none of which directly relate to Structural Engineering, yet have provided me with invaluable professional experience and people/managing skills.
Can anyone who is in/has been in a similar boat as me comment on my chances? I feel good about my applications, but I still have that unnerving sense of dread that will probably last until this March/April.
Civil & Environmental Engineering - Fall 2018 Applicants
in Engineering
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^ THIS!
Stanford's CEE Visit Day is in exactly ONE WEEK. I'm assuming at this point I didn't get accepted in to the Structural M.S. program (oh well, I'm already committed to Berkeley anyways!). I'm guessing I didn't make some sort of cut during the process as my GRE Verbal score was pretty low, and I had no prior faculty contact. Other than that, I fekt though my application was a shoe-in after being accepted to every other school.
STILL - it would be nice to know if I got in or not...
On a side note....who else is an incoming M.S./Ph.D. in the Berkeley CEE Department?
ANY SEMM people in the house??