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Gullit

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  1. I have declined Purdue since last month, hopefully it helps you guys who are still on the waitlists
  2. simply go to the website and click "Accept"... No congratulations reply... I should have done some thing mote fancily>"<
  3. From what I know from my friend in EE PhD, you have 1 hour to see 10 professors individually. Each professor will give you a problem, and you have to solve/ suggest solutions in 5 mins, then move onto the next one. I heard the passing percentage is ~ %50-60. So it is pretty competitive.
  4. If it is very hard to go from MS to PhD, IMO this is your problem, provided that you have all connections, networking, and opportunities to work with professors. Abt the info that all PhD Mechanical are funded, thats what I have asked the Dean and the Chair of ME department at Stanford. Maybe they are wrong, I guess...
  5. Surely there is no free lunch: Stanford knows exactly what they have in order to offer to students. If unfunded MS is no good, it will eventually show up and affect the department's reputation. The department have thought of that, or have not realized that? I dont know. Maybe you know that.
  6. I went to the Admit Day for MS program last week. IMO, Stanford is amazing, campus is gorgeous, professors are very knowledgeable, very friendly and approachable. As I did a little survey, most of the students who joined with me on the day are not funded. Some professors do hire TA/RA but it is competitive within a department as well. Still, PhD are all funded. You just need to find the professors who want you to work with and sign the paperwork for you. However, I've found out that those students who want to go there are very goal-driven. They know what they are doing, and exactly what they can get from obtaining Stanford degrees. I've heard a lot of stories about starting up companies from the current students (MS & PhD). You can also take classes from other departments (law, business, engineering management) as your electives, so I count it as an advantage. The cost living is actually very high, housing is over $800/ month. Gas is $4.15/ gal. But it is the view from the SF Bay, and the weather is just perfect (for those who are from the east side like me). Last but not least, the school name says it all. I just clicked accept on the Axess yesterday. Good luck on your decision
  7. Decided! East is the least, west is the best!

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    2. Herbie

      Herbie

      I don't like that rhyme ]:

    3. Gullit

      Gullit

      what do you mean Chuilianne :) ?

    4. Herbie

      Herbie

      East Coast is full of total win, too!

  8. Finally I got rejected from UCB & I'm an international student with US degrees... kinda sad but I am curious to know the profiles of those people who got accepted...
  9. To find stress and strain at a certain point, apply the Mohr's circle. Go around the circle with a right attitude and right angle
  10. Think it this way: 300 millions people in US and even more can speak English, but only 3 millions can do engineering jobs. English is some thing you'll learn along the way. Engineering materials are much harder to grasp
  11. I am waiting for this school too... I emailed them for status inquiry and they reply: _________________________________________________________ Dear #####: Applicants offered admission and who have also been awarded a fellowships will be sent a letter of admission and award by April 1. Applicants offered admission only, or admission with financial support administered by the department, will be notified as the department makes its recommendations, usually by the end of April for the fall semester. Applicants who are not offered admission will be notified by the departments as they make their decisions. Best. _____________________________________________
  12. I would say Stanford is at a higher level than UTAustin, thats why it is a dream school for everyone... It is not accidental why Google, Facebook, Sun Microsystems, etc founder/ CEOs came from that school. You have to invest to get the money out of it
  13. I am not sure about the UIUC aerospace program. but I've been to Purdue and conducted summer research program over there. IMO, Purdue is great for aerospace program. They have a very spacious lab nearby school just for space shuttle testing. I've been to their physics lab and visualized the particle accelerometer! It is huge, and could be useful for any aerospace research. Neil Armstrong came from that school along with over 30 astronauts from that school too. I've heard that 3/4 of NASA research lab came from Purdue. UIUC: I've never been there, cant say more...
  14. Dont feel bad! When you are rejected by the schools, they automatically send you that template email without further soliciting, and I dont think they would cry and feel sorry as you are now haha
  15. thanks for the encouragement... hope it works out well eventually... now is March coming!!!! aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
  16. I've became so anxious recently waiting for the school decisions... any ideas that master applicants should be interviewed? so far I have not received any thing from the 8 schools I am applying to... I've heard that PhD candidates are usually taken care first, and then Master candidates... hope it is true... plus domestic students then international students... thank you for all the feedback!
  17. congrats! I've heard that UC Berkeley has sent out decisions, but I have not received anything yet...? I'm becoming too anxious now aaaaaaaaaaaaa
  18. Thank you for the reponse! I have completed my GRE score: M:800, V:590. I am not sure if the Verbal score is good enough for Stanford. Since I do not have any work published, I want to enhance my chance by other things. Anyone, please let me know if you have any advice! Sincerely, Phong
  19. Hello, My name is Phong. I am going to apply for the graduate schools and my goal is to get into those top-notched schools such as: Stanford, UC Berkeley, Caltech, etc. My concentration is Control Systems either ME or EE department, whichever has a better program. My profile is: I am doubling majors in both Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. GPA: 3.95/4.0 at New Jersey Institute of Tech. I have done a summer research program at Purdue University and have completed 2 senior projects with considerable work as research. But I have no publications at all. I am planning to take GRE at the end of this August. My expectation is Math>760, Verbal >550 Also, I am an international student and English is not my native language. I would like to ask what is the chance of my application? I really want to get into Stanford. How does GRE affect my app? What if my GRE <550? Thanks for your advice so much!
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