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    2018 Fall
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    Ms/Phd Electrical Engineering

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  1. Hi @machinesupportsvector If all REUs that you find require citizenship, I recommend you continue to reach out to your professors. In your department, ask professors what might be the requirements in order for an undergraduate student to participate in their research. If they would like you to have further preparation, ask if in the future you may be able to reach out to them when you have acquired such preparation. You should also try and reach out to professors and research groups in different departments such as the Electrical Engineering department. Many departments outside of EECS may also looking to hire a students from the EECS departments to assist in their research. Do you have project courses that are required at your university? If you have courses where you are required to participate in a project, then ask professors if you can work in their lab for credit for such projects. This counts as research experience. If you do not have project courses, then I recommend you do your own research! Find a research topic you would like to study and ask a professor if they would mentor you through your project (i.e. provide guidance/direction, watch your progress, provide advice) and then apply for undergraduate research funding. If you go down this route, you will learn a lot and be able to work on a project right from the beginning with large amount of independence! Usually an Honors program enables students to pursue research in this manner through a Senior Honors Thesis for example. At a top 10 CS school, I imagine that resources such as research opportunities in other departments, Honors programs, and undergraduate research funding would be available! The main point is do not limit yourself to your department and REUs are not your only option. You may have many opportunities right at your university which may provide better research experience because the nature of the research will have more longevity. Acquiring research experience at the undergraduate level can be a challenge depending on the school/department, but with enough creativity and hard work you can acquire all the experiences you wish to. Best of luck!
  2. eeIntern1

    Honolulu, HI

    No problem! Glad I could be of some assistance, let me know if there is anything else I can answer. I am going to miss Hawaii so much, best place with best climate now I am sadly now realizing!
  3. eeIntern1

    Honolulu, HI

    Hi LP12, I recommend that you look into East-West Center, many graduate students stay in this housing. I also recommend reaching out to the university https://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/student-housing regarding graduate housing because there always seemed to be multiple buildings across the road from Holmes Hall and Hamilton Library dedicated to graduate housing. If you are looking for housing off campus, look into: Manoa (Very close to campus) Mccully/Moiliili (good connection on bus to school/very easy commute) (Near King St) Kapiolani Blvd (good connection on bus to school/very easy commute) Areas surrounding Don Quijote (Many Apartments surrounding this grocery store, very easy shopping and good place to stay) Areas surrounding Ala Moana Shopping Center/Waikiki (Many Apartments surrounding this mall, very easy shopping and good place to stay) Makiki (may be a bit farther but still in town, nice area) Kaimuki (Also in surrounding areas near campus, not so familiar with) Wilhelmina Rise (Also in surrounding areas near campus, not so familiar with) The areas listed up to Makiki I am familiar with, I am not so familiar with Kaimuki and Wilhelmina Rise, but they are close to campus in car and if you need to take the bus. I am very familiar with Kapiolani Blvd/ Ala Moana/ Waikiki/ Don Quijote (grocery store) areas. These places have very easy commute to the campus and offer easy living without a car. If you can find a place in Manoa great! Also keep in mind that this is not continental US, and all areas listed are relatively near the campus because all are in Honolulu and Honolulu is not as spread out as cities on the mainland. I am from Oahu, and completed my BS degree at UH Manoa. I did not live in town though, so I feel that all these areas will be pretty easy to get around and safe. Please feel free to ask me any questions you might have about UH Manoa or Hawaii. BTW, I believe the Physics/Astronomy departments at UH Manoa are excellent.
  4. I am surprised, sympathize, and relieved to hear everyone's stories! I too have let my emotions get the best of me and cried when discussing with my one of my undergrad professors regarding recent performance on an exam. It was a professor I had taken three courses with, all of which I was highly interested in and highly motivated to do well in. His classes were the ones I wanted most of all to succeed in, and I think the pressure I was putting on myself on his exams to excel led me to always do extremely poorly on one exam in each of those classes. In my first course with the professor, I failed the final despite scoring in top scores for entire semester. In my second course with the professor, it was just the material which was hard for me to grasp. In my third course, I was highly interested in the material and was understanding the material as well, but before and during the midterm I was having a panic attack. I needed to do well and each time I was taking the exams I felt the pressure that all my goals depended on performance in this course and this exam. As if, admission to graduate school was directly dependent on my performance on this exam! This behavior and state of mind messed up my midterm horribly. I was incredibly dejected for weeks following and felt like crying every time I stepped into class. During my discussion with my professor he expressed his high expectations for me because he could tell how much I wanted to learn and my pattern of disappointment on his exams. He joked that I am allergic to him because I do well in all other classes. This overwhelmed me and I cried. It was embarrassing at the time, but I felt crying was the only way I could move past that horrible midterm. After that meeting I was able to regain motivation to finish the class without feeling too embarrassed and horrible about myself every time I entered the class. I was able to complete his course with one of the highest final exam grades, yet I think he only remembers me as a dysfunctional student :/. Now with this experience, and my current internship I am learning that I cannot care so much about what my mentor or even my professor is thinking about me. I cannot depend on validation from anyone else in order for me to regain strength to complete a task. I need to be able to instill that confidence and resilience in myself so that I can keep trying and working. Not everyone will see your passion or potential and that cannot leave you dejected to the point of being incapable of continued progress. I admit I am still falling into this difficulty at times. I am also learning, it is okay to find something challenging, and we are students for a reason. To truly understand this and believe it takes time, but for now I am at least making the first steps of being conscious of how I need to grow and change my mindset.
  5. How long have you been holding on to your offer, and have your received all offers from other schools? Even if you have not received all offers from other schools, but find that a school you applied to will provide you with an opportunity to grow, follow a research path in line with your interests, and is in a location you can imagine yourself living in for a long duration then in my opinion I think you will be equipped with all tools in order to have a great graduate school experience. In life, we are faced with making many difficult decisions which may even alter the course of our life to come, and all we can do is try to make as informed decisions as possible. Choosing between schools which will all offer unique experiences and different opportunities is just one of these challenging decisions. If you believe you have holistically considered your offer and think it will lead to a fruitful experiences, go for it and own it! Additionally, if yours is the case in which you have to decide between schools which you believe will provide equal opportunities and you feel you will enjoy equally, go with the school that seems more supportive and wanting you to attend! To elaborate, in my experiences in choosing between internships, I have chosen internships in which I was a highly desired candidate and have attended internships where I was just one among the crowd. I feel attending places where your value and potential is more highly recognized will lead to work with people who are more compatible and a better experience in general! Just wanted to throw this in, in case it might be of some value! Hope that this can be of some assistance to you, and congratulations on your admission to graduate school!
  6. Hello, I did not get into my top choice university, but was admitted to a number of highly respected ECE programs in the US. Machine Learning is a very competitive field to get admission into right now, so do not field discouraged in not receiving admission to your top choice. If you get into another school with your desired area of study and funding, it may be worth taking this option before going to industry. In my case, I definitely will be taking admission to schools (not first choice) but in my desired area with full funding before considering leaving for industry. In any case, going into industry for a couple years is a sound idea. You will gain a lot of experience, and receive strong letters of support which will assist in your re-application. If possible, attempt to get a research internship at a university or at national labs which provide data science/machine learning experience (this may be challenging, especially once you do not have student status, but if you are able to secure such a position it will be really valuable). I also recommend you have a github and take well-recognized machine learning courses online. I believe that some schools offer online data science programs which you may consider. With related-industry experience (in data analysis/science machine learning)/or research experience, strong letters of support, development of portfolio of projects, and completion of online courses in machine learning/further indpt study in machine learning I believe you will have strengthened your application and return as a very competitive applicant. I hope this is of some assistance to you.
  7. Hi TakeruK, This was very informative, and now I understand TA/RA assignment better.Thanks for the clarification/input!
  8. Before graduate school begins, I suspect like many students you will have a summer or a semester of downtime. I recommend you make good use of this time, either through continuing research under your current professor or through a strong/recognizable industry or research internship. At this time, a research internship may be best to seek. I recommend that you seek such experiences in order to show in your application that even after you have graduated you are still committed to developing experience in your given field. I graduated in Fall 2017, and during Fall 2017, I applied to two prestigious research internships for Spring 2018 and was was admitted to both programs, and when I applied to the NSF GRFP I mentioned that I had secured admission to these programs, and it exemplifies my commitment. I also mentioned this on my graduate school application, and when I had interviews with professors they asked about my current position and current research at the research program I was at. I believe that most students do not take advantage of this summer/or semester of downtime before grad school, and by taking advantage of this time and marketing it well you can increase your likelihood of a fellowship and grad school admittance significantly because most will not mention such work to be done in there near future. Taking into consideration that you are nearing the completion of degree, I believe the above is my best advice to you. I hope that it is of some assistance to you.
  9. My opinion on this is that you should determine what is most important to you. Will you be happier attending the non-local school or be happier at the local school? This is what it is going to come down to either now or later (after you hear back from the local school). By determining this result sooner, you will be able to make a definitive decision sooner as well. I have accepted admission at a university very far from my home, with admission to my undergraduate school pretty much guaranteed. It is going to be very difficult being away from home for so long, especially since I lived at home during my undergrad degree, but I decided that this is the right decision (for me personally). After deciding this, I did not even complete the application to my local university, and I was able to quickly accept a strong offer. If you know you are going to end up at a certain school in the end (sounds like it by your positive experience), I think it is best to accept it early rather than wait and then accept at the end. I feel the professors who admitted you will be more pleased with your seriousness in accepting quickly rather than making them question if they need to be looking for someone else to fill the position. However, there is no problem is also waiting to obtain all offers and making an informed decision at a later time.
  10. Its odd to me that they are giving TA positions to those who already have RA positions, usually TA and RA positions are separate unless it is a 50% TA and 50% RA situation. This university does not seem like a good option, because usually Phd positions are funded and get priority over MS funding. If you are highly interested in this school, I recommend discussing with the graduate coordinator if your situation is common, and what usually is the outcome of students in your situation- are most able to secure funding after a couple semesters? This will give you an idea if this school is a viable option despite maybe having to self fund initially. If you can, you should still apply for a TA position regardless of what that professor told you. If you are competitive, you should apply for external fellowships or if you have done internships at a company, ask if there may be any support available.
  11. Ramsey, I think you should contact the professor you are most interested in studying under and inform them of your admission. If they do not respond (after providing ample time to receive a response), then I think it is valid to email another professor who you were interested in studying with at that university. (This plan is good if you are looking for an RA position). If you have already secured funding, and you are planning to attend the university to wait until the semester begins and then look to introduce yourself in person. It is normal to enter a professor's lab after the first year which is mostly for studying. I hope this is of some assistance to you.
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