CanuckBoy

I was discouraged to become a math major by my dad (who majored in math and loves math). I may be a math student now if it wasn't for him. As much as I like my current field. I have always thought about being a vet or researching/practicing traditional Chinese medicine, or even fusion of the two . Acupuncture for your dog anyone?

Try this if you are interested in PGS/CGS, try these links. These are awarded winners. In my department 75-80% of the applications that are sent in receives something, not sure if that applies universally. http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/FundingDecisions-DecisionsFinancement/ScholarshipsAndFellowships-ConcoursDeBourses/index_eng.asp http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/FundingDecisions-DecisionsFinancement/ScholarshipsAndFellowships-ConcoursDeBourses/CanadianApplicants-CandidatsCanadiens_eng.asp?Year=2011

Yes you should. I had a journal paper that was accepted after I submitted my applications. I informed the schools and they asked me to update based on their procedures.

My professor actually told me my odds to get into one of the schools was not good because his reference letter may not be strong enough for it. Sometimes it is better not to know... keeps the hope alive...

Haha, I knew someone who replied to that asking how much he can get as a joke. The response was even wittier. Today I got one of those "your bank account security has been compromised and we require you to give us personal info for authentication purposes.".

Hahahahaha... I did exactly that today... so sad...

Oh by the way, in case you haven't already done so, if the results section has large enough sample size you can take a look at that. At least for my programs, I found the acceptance rates similar to the reported in Peterson's and gives you some idea of where you stand for master and PhD programs.

Petersons posts acceptance rates........ There are stats on engineering school as a whole, such as http://www.engineeringschoolsinusa.com/ If your school has subscription to US news rankings then you might see some useful data.

I've seen a lot of cases like yours for domestic students and it has never been an issue for them. My suggestion is to contact the prof you're interested in working for since admission is based on professor once you meet the requirements for the major universities as far as I know.

I think the title of the thread should be "How to get my American roommate to get along with me.".

Like the previous post, they are not safety schools. If you are confident about them, here are some stats: Acceptance rate of 78% for USC and no available stats for Texa A&M but you can check out stats for similar programs to get an idea. The other thing is, can you afford to go without scholarship? The impression for the schools I applied to is that there are two stages for admission, one is academic assessment and the other is availability of funds. You can be a stellar student but if there is no money to support you, admission is unlikely without external sources. http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/university-of-southern-california-viterbi-school-of-engineering-program-in-construction-management-admissions-000_10043344_10088.aspx http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/texas-a-and-m-university-college-of-engineering-program-in-construction-engineering-and-management-admissions-000_10036926_10088.aspx

Yeah as previous posts mentioned, I think you're burnt out. I felt a lesser degree of that in the past 2 months. That's why I decided to take a vacation and not completely touch my research for 2 weeks.

For me, when I was shopping for schools, I specifically looked for profs with projects/areas of my interest and talked about how I am interested and suitable for those projects/areas. However, profs know as a master/bachelor student, you know nothing (a prof actually said that to me during an interview). The successful SOPs I have seen at top schools and groups, they focused more on demonstrating strong research potential/ability regardless of interest in a broad area or specific project.

My understanding is that there is much more to admission than just scores and numbers. No one can tell you at this point as we know nothing about you. Since you are applying or have already applied, you can wait like the rest of us.

I haven't had my name Googled in December yet... uh oh...

Let's revive the engineering section. Undergrad Institution: Well known Canadian engineering school Major(s): Mechanical Engineering GPA in Major: 86% Position in Class: Top 15-10% Type of Student: Canadian (Domestic) Graduate Institution: Same school Major(s): Mechanical Engineering GPA in Major: 89% Type of Student: Canadian (Domestic) GRE Scores: Q: 800 (94%) V: 500 (63%) W: 4.0 (45%) Research Experience: 1 year in MEMS design 1 year in electronic cooling 1 year in computational fluid dynamics Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Various institutional, provincial, and national awards Applying for [ PhD ] at: Georgia Tech - Mechanical Engineering MIT - Mechanical Engineering MIT - Nuclear Engineering Purdue - Mechanical Engineering Southern California - Mechanical Engineering Stanford - Mechanical Engineering Toronto - Mechanical Engineering

FINALLY! I was about to go talk to my recommender and I started getting notifications that my reference letters were being submitted. Saved me the trip. Now the second waiting game begins...

Shoot, that's scaring me. I'm going to talk to my last recommender this week. I know he's bloody busy but it's so close to deadlines!

Two of my references were on top of their games. The other one, not so much... I'm waiting until 2 weeks before deadline then I'll remind him. It'd be nice to hear something back by Xmas hehe. Best luck to everyone!

I'm not sure about those two. It might be best to contact existing students there. What you can do is google PhDs from those two schools and see what schools their graduates end up.

If you want to be in academia, best to attend the best school, chances are you will work at a school that is weaker than the school you went to for your PhD. You'll see that it is easy to find Canadian professors that came from top US/European schools, but you'll hardly see any US/European professors graduated from top Canadian schools. I think you'll see that the rankings do not reflect reality of what is perceived in the academia.

http://www.petersons.com/graduate-schools/stanford-university-school-of-engineering-department-of-electrical-engineering-admissions-000_10040039_10088.aspx For both PhD and Masters.

I think Stanford is the best destination for you, based on what I've seen and heard. Coming out of undergrad I've head several classmates head down to Stanford for masters (not Comp Eng) and funding didn't seem to be a problem (maybe they're rich?). You should talk to current Stanford students about funding opportunities. My brother is currently working in California, and worked for various big name companies. He once told me he was surrounded by people from big name schools, one of the names he mentioned was Stanford. If you're interested in PhD, I don't think having a course-based master from Stanford will hurt your chances as I've had a couple professors who did their master at Stanford and continued on at Stanford for PhD or great schools elsewhere. It's true a school will have connections to local industries, but few schools have global connections/influences. I say, go see the world, you'll never know what you've missed until you go.

Honestly, I'd probably would take Berkeley if I'm in your shoe. You never know what other funding gimmicks they may have once you're there. You could probably ask the current students on funding as well. Best of luck!