Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): Arizona State University (ranked 20-40 program, good research institution)
Major(s): Materials Science and Engineering Overall GPA: 3.97/4.00 Demographics/Background: White 1st gen American
GRE Scores: Q: 170 (99%) V: 170 (96%) W: 5.0 (92%) LOR: 2 professors (1 that I have done research with) that know me well, 1 employer from the industry
Research Experience: 1 year in chemical engineering lab, 1 year in physical chemistry lab, 6+ months in a materials science lab
Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 1 journal paper published but it was over 3 years ago; poster presentation at MS&T conference; will give an oral presentation at MRS in April
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: dean's list
Fellowships/Funding: did not apply for NSF-GRFP (this is a weakness in my application)
Pertinent Activities or Jobs: worked in the semiconductor industry in a characterization lab for 2 years
Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: president of Material Advantage
Research Interests: Energy Materials, Functional Materials (including soft materials)
Institutions/Programs: MSE PhD only
Applied: MIT, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, UT Austin, Drexel, Lehigh
Accepted: UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Tech, U Michigan, U Maryland-College Park
Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): Arizona State University (ranked 20-40 program, good research institution) Major(s): Materials Science and Engineering Overall GPA: 3.97/4.00 Demographics/Background: White 1st gen American GRE Scores: Q: 170 (99%) V: 170 (96%) W: 5.0 (92%) LOR: 2 professors (1 that I have done research with) that know me well, 1 employer from the industry Research Experience: 1 year in chemical engineering lab, 1 year in physical chemistry lab, 6+ months in a materials science lab Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 1 journal paper published but it was over 3 years ago; poster presentation at MS&T conference; will give an oral presentation at MRS in April Awards/Honors/Recognitions: dean's list Fellowships/Funding: did not apply for NSF-GRFP (this is a weakness in my application) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: worked in the semiconductor industry in a characterization lab for 2 years Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: president of Material Advantage Research Interests: Energy Materials, Functional Materials (including soft materials) Institutions/Programs: MSE PhD only Applied: MIT, Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Stanford, Harvard, Carnegie Mellon, UPenn, Johns Hopkins, UT Austin, Drexel, Lehigh Accepted: UC Santa Barbara, Georgia Tech, U Michigan, U Maryland-College Park