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What department would you be doing Operations Research in? As if it is the Rutgers Industrial Engineering department I hear they are very good.

A lot can change in a year. Also it depends on how much you enjoy your job. My only piece of advice is to not mention that you have a grad school acceptance in your pocket for the Fall of 2012. Also congrats on both the job and the acceptance. If it turns out you love your job and it is a fulfilling job in an area that interests you I would say the job. If you are feeling unfulfilled with the job, and your family is in a place where you can go to grad school; I would say go to grad school. Good Luck.

I believe MIT Media lab practically requires this, but calls it a portfolio. I havent made one, as I have a bit before I will be applying anywhere. Though I definitely plan to make one to add to my application. You could always link to the journal articles or the professor's page. Plus if it is your own research take a camera snapshot, so the copyright to the image will be yours meaning you wont have to worry.

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I am also interested in the MIT Media lab though I have not contacted anyone yet. Meaning my advice at this point is speculation from spending to much time reading the MIT Media lab web page. I would read the web pages of the lab that you are interested in emailing the professors of. For example the camera culture lab says you must put the words [Prospective Student] in the subject line of your email to prove you have read their web page. Other groups at the MIT Media lab may do similar.I would definitely recommend that you work to do something to improve your programming knowledge. As while programming is complex it is something that there are lots of opportunities to improve in. Most community colleges have programming classes, and there are many resources online. Don't let lack of programming skills intimidate you as with hard work that is something that can be improved in a year. Though it will be hard work. Put together, or start thinking of some projects that can make a good website to present your previous work. Since part of the application is a portfolio component which may be even more important for you if you are coming from a non-technical area. Good Luck.

I have been looking into the new GRE as well. Personally I think it will benefit me from the small calculator on the side of the screen as I make a lot of stupid math mistakes. So I will likely be taking the new one as a small calculator and less word memorization will benefit me personally. Some other differences I have read about include: Will not be able to choose between two topics on the essayLess geometry on the math section ( pity as I like geometry. )More reading comp on the verbal and no analogies and antonyms as mentioned above. The decision is up to you but I would consider your personal strengths and weaknesses when deciding. Plus I think the new one is cheaper for the first month though you wont get scores till November. Meaning if your applying this year maybe score receipt time may become a factor depending on your application deadlines.

rofl... I can so relate to that. Only thing it is missing is the first class hour lecture on how this will be the hardest class you will ever take. It actually is.

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I don't know how the University of Liverpool is, but what little I know of Stevens its grad programs are very corporate based. Most of the people I know of who go to Stevens go because there job is paying for it, and it fits around there job. So I would check into how successful people in that program were at getting jobs - beyond current employers. They speak highly of what they are learning, but it is definitely for the purpose of continuing in there jobs not for going further into academia. Maybe my opinion is skewed as the people I know are in the CS program using distance learning for many courses. The location is great right outside of NYC, but that also means the job competition in the area is much higher especially with the number of really good schools in that area. Naturally that could be a good thing as you want to get the degree to further your career. Though I would definitely look into the types of connections the school can provide to help you further your career. Good Luck.

Your numbers look very shiny, though at those schools a lot of people apply with perfect grades. Though MS admissions seem to be a bit easier than PhD admissions so I would say you have a decent chance. Area of research interest manners and past research experiance. ( as that could put you in the CS or EE department ) Good Luck.

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I would say any job is better than no job. Plus all those jobs you mention at least to me seem better than burger flipping. A lot of jobs want to see experience in something before they will consider you for anything better. So having experience showing up to work on a schedule no manner the field is better than being unemployed when looking for opportunities later. Some of them lead to jobs on the career path mentioned in the job description. Others are what you make of them and the opportunities you find once your in them. Good Luck.

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There is also the consideration of would you be able to get the research experience in Ohio's EE department as a masters student that would improve your grad app. As one of the most important things based on my personal impressions and reading this board is research experience. So if you consider Ohio look into how many masters students they have, and if they have the opportunities to do research that leads to publication. The funded offer is not only funded, but you know you will have the opportunity to do the research you are interested in.

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I would say option 1 is better. As the more research and experiance you have the better as far as applying to grad schools. Plus the extra year will give you the CS degree, which is probably something adcoms look at prior to seeing your transcript. Also doing 5 years rather common for various reasons so I doubt it will seem odd to adcoms.

Wow. I would have never imagined 200+ students in the masters program, definitely a good tidbit to know. Any idea if that is total in the program or number admitted per year?