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Thanks for the reply guys!
While the quality of life may not be as great, i see it as a great opportunity to check out the East Coast.
The only reservation I have to going to MIT is their weakness in earthquake knowledge - which is what I'm really looking for in a grad school. But another side of me is saying that I will have an opportunity to learn while I'm working.........
I really don't know .. I just don't want to regret not experiencing the East Coast...
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MIT(M-eng) or Berkeley (MS) for Masters in Structural Engineering?
MIT is 19k(I got fellowship), Berkeley is 14k.
Thanks and good luck everyone!
Jay
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Berkeley - MS or MENG - they are giving me an option. I entered as MS, but they said I can change whenever I want.
MS - 1 year program (8 courses)
MENG - 2 year program (more courses, 2 minors, and research)
MIT - MENG (accepted) - 1 year program - oriented for industry
http://cee.mit.edu/master-of-engineering
Great question, I will revise my original response
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Hello all,
I'm a fourth year civil engineering student at UC Irvine and I'm deciding on a school to get my master's degree.
I'm deciding between MIT, UC Berkeley, and Stanford for my Masters (in Science or Engineering - I've yet to make that decision yet haha....)
I've considered tuition, location, and quality of the program.
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Berkeley - MS or MENG - they are giving me an option. I entered as MS, but they said I can change whenever I want.
MS - 1 year program (8 courses)
MENG - 2 year program (more courses, 2 minors, and research)
MIT - MENG (accepted) - 1 year program - oriented for industry
http://cee.mit.edu/m...-of-engineering
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Tuition:
UCB - 14k
Stanford - 40k
MIT - 19k (I received a half tuition fellowship)
For this reason, I've narrowed my choices to MIT and UCB since Stanford would be too much money.
Location:
I was born and raised in Southern California so I'm used to the Californian weather. However, I am open to seeing new places and experiencing new things. I have heard MIT can get REALLY cold, and I don't think I would mind that too much. I would love to experience the East Coast, as I haven't even been there before.
I also have to figure out housing - do you guys know the cost of living of these areas? I visited UCB and Stanford recently and loved both places, they have their own feel. I won't be able to make it to MIT before decision day.
Quality of Program
UCB is number 1 in terms of Civil Engineering Graduate programs, but Stanford and MIT follow right afterwards.
I changed majors into civil engineering when the earthquake in China opened my eyes to the devastation of earthquakes on society. Since then, I've oriented my academic goals to learning more about Earthquake Engineering. At the moment, I understand that I will need to be more well rounded as well - but Earthquake loading will probably dictate in California (I plan on staying California afterwards I get my Degree). I wouldn't be surprised that UCB has a better program in terms of Earthquake knowledge, but MIT is well rounded as well.
I've been told at the Open House in UCB that many Structural Engineering theories originated in UCB, and I'm sure this is a factor to consider.
Unfortunately, the WOW factor of MIT is making me lean towards MIT.... I don't want to make my decision based on pride, but I'm sure having a degree from MIT would help me get a job, because in the end, the most important thing is using this degree to advance my career.
Thanks a BUNCH for your time, and if you read all this to help me, I appreciate it very much!
Jay
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Hey Guys.
Just took the GRE for the first time today.
I ended up with a 480 V and a 770Q.
I'm kind of disappointed with the quantitative, I'm pretty sure I can do better. However, this is the best verbal score I've received based on practice exams.
I'm planning on studying earthquake engineering and retrofit as a civil engineering masters student. At the moment I'm a senior undergraduate doing research in performance based engineering and will be writing a thesis on it towards the end of this year. I'm currently working at the local water district as an engineering intern. I'll be there for about a year, according to my contract.
I have a 3.98 GPA in engineering and 3.92 overall.
I plan on applying to UC Berkeley, Stanford, UC San Diego, and Cal Tech for their awesome engineering programs. My adviser also knows someone at Cal Tech that has the same pursuits as I do.
Questions:
-I'm pretty sure I can get two good letters of recommendations from professors, and one from work. Do you guys think its advisable to get one from work? Its very much applicable for my major but would another professor's recommendation be better?
=Should i retake the GRE? I was reading averages and mines are pretty low. My quantitative is pretty disappointing I know, being an engineering major...
Thanks for your time and tips!
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I'm assuming that since you're applying for an engineering degree that your math is pretty good, so maybe you might need some help in the verbal/writing area. I agree with the poster above that Kaplan is a good resource. Its suggestions really helped me a lot in the writing section. However, I think Barron is far superior in the verbal section.
This book brought me up from a 470 verbal score to a 720. It has a 3,000 word vocabulary list of commonly used GRE phrases and, as evident from my dramatic score increase, studying this list seriously works. On the actual GRE, I only encountered 1 word that was not on this list, so those dreaded analogies (which I used to swear were written by the Devil himself) were a lot easier. Also, it comes with a lot of paper and computer-based practice tests inside, so you can practice like crazy!
Honestly, if it's only verbal you're worried about and you don't have a lot of money to blow on GRE classes, buy a copy of Barron's. If you need to, go to Border's or Barnes and Noble and take notes on the AW section using Kaplan (Barron's AW tips aren't that great). That's what I did, and the end result was I didn't spend a lot of money and I ended up with scores I was happy with.
Thanks for the suggestions!
What do you mean by AW?
I do feel like need to focus more on sections other than math, do any of you guys also agree that Barron's is better in that respect?
Thanks again!
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I really liked the Kaplan online edition. It was a book that also allowed access to a website that had online practice tests. I also suggest the book the ETS puts out of old practice tests. I am pretty poor in math so I also used the Idiots Guide for the math section. It was INCREDIBLY helpful because the GRE has "patterns" that like to show up and this book definitely gives you hints into what frequently shows up.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment very much.
Are you referring to this book:
http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=141954991X
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What are some good engineering schools for earthquake engineering in California?
Thanks
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Hey Guys, first post here.
I'm going onto my last year in college and am looking into spending this entire summer prepping for the GRE. I just finished my 3rd year as a Civil Engineering Student at University of California, Irvine
Do you guys have any recommendations
-on sites (where I can read tip)
-Prep Books
-any other tips
I'll do more research about good graduate schools, but first would love to nail this GRE. Unfortunately, i don't do so great on standardize tests.
Thanks for your time,
MIT vs UC Berkeley vs Stanford (Structural Engineering)
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Thanks so much for the responses, MTJC - I really liked your reasoning - thanks!
I'm still unsure. I REALLY would hate regretting not experiencing the East coast...... but who knows where my life will take me down the road........
Gosh, I didn't think it would be this hard haha.
Good luck to you all!! i still have a bunch of thinking to do