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  1. Yeah, or Oakland. Either way the sum of your commutes is going to be ~90 mins, right quads?
  2. My sense here is that lots of start-ups come out of both Berkeley and Stanford, and the Berkeley engineering community does have close ties to Haas (the B-school) -- but Stanford has a closer relationship with the innovative community in Silicon Valley (and probably easier access to venture capital). I'm definitely not basing this on any hard data, this is just my general impression.
  3. I'll second (or third, or whatever) the opinion that you should visit both campuses. I think the universities are so close in terms of overall reputation and EECS reputation that it'd be pointless (if not impossible) to choose based on prestige. The other factors mentioned above (location, atmosphere, demographics/diversity, etc) are important, but IMO the overwhelmingly dominant factor is your potential advisor. So go meet the faculty! Find out who in your field is looking for students and who has funding. Find out how their current students feel about them, and where their past students have ended up after graduation. And get to know your advisor as a person (inasmuch as that's possible in a weekend visit) -- they'll be your boss, and hopefully your friend, for the next 5-6 years! Anyway good luck to you! Not a bad dilemma to have =)
  4. Ditto. Disappointing, but not unexpected. Good luck with your other schools!
  5. ERG shot me down today. I crashed, I burned, I got over it. 244 applicants, 18 admitted. C'est la vie.
  6. Depends on your research interests, I'd say. I know Davis is strong in transportation - don't know much about UCSB.
  7. Hm, not surprising... but that sucks. It's such a cool program! Where'd you hear about this?
  8. No. Compromise your passion and you compromise the only legitimate reason for pursuing a PhD in computer science.
  9. Goat farmer in Jamaica. I just want some war wounds before I bow out of the system. Plus, it'll give my cantankerous rants so much more authority when I'm a crotchety old curmudgeon. Just kidding, sign me up for "professor at Stanford" too.
  10. No news yet, aaaah! Hopefully we'll find out this week!
  11. Yeah, TAM's a really interesting department - I was torn between TAM and MAE but chose MAE since their research is a bit broader. What are your interests, research-wise? Did you apply to any other TAM-like departments?
  12. Yep! Open house is 3/12-3/13... let me know if TAM's is the same weekend when you're admitted. =)
  13. I applied to Cornell for Mechanical Engineering, and heard back earlier this week. I know TAM was recently subsumed by the MAE department... but I'm not sure if TAM does its admissions separately from MAE still? When you filled out the application, did you apply for TAM specifically, or Mechanical Engineering with a focus in TAM? Anyway, I know that's not super helpful, but it's at least one data point for ya.
  14. This thread's a bit harsh, I think. SO much depends on your recommendations -- if you have a well-known prof from your MS institution writing you a kick ass letter, that'll compensate for the weaker points of your application. As for how you could improve your profile on the off chance you get universally rejected (heh), it's pretty simple: Publish. You could also retake and rock the subject GRE. Anyway, I think you have a pretty competitive profile, especially for a domestic applicant. Don't freak out.
  15. Dasgut -- Tough to say, but it looks like you've got a good shot. Very strong MS GPA. I'd guess a lot depends on the strength of your recommendations, especially from your MS advisor. Also on the research you've done during your graduate work. Good luck!
  16. To whoever stickied this and un-stickied the 2009 thread: Could you sticky/lock the 2009 thread, and sticky the 2010 profiles thread (the one with data in it... this thread is just discussion)? Danke.
  17. haha, s1u8n... clim8phd- I talked to the ERG admissions assistant two weeks ago and she said they'll start sending out notifications sometime in early to mid-February, so we should know "soon" I heard back from CMU's Engineering and Public Policy program yesterday... I got in! No funding info yet, but they invited me to come visit. Yay! Congrats on Columbia!
  18. Just one app, to ESD PhD with a TPP SM en route. Honestly, I wrote a kind of goofy SoP for that program, so I won't be surprised if I get rejected. Well, and it's MIT Where else did you apply? What issues are you interested in?
  19. Interesting topic -- here's a PDF of one of the studies under discussion, by economists from MIT (now Harvard) and Chicago: http://www.jourdan.ens.fr/~carbonnier/econo/BertrandMullainathan2003.pdf And the abstract: I don't have a strong opinion on the issue, just thought I'd add a little substance to the discussion. Oh, if anyone wants some data regarding the original question about the relationship between race and admissions, there are three threads at physicsgre.com (here, here, and here) and two in this forum ( and ) that have a few hundred applicants' stats (including ethnicity) and admission results for physics and engineering programs. Not a big enough data set to do a rigorous analysis, but still interesting. BTW, people from other disciplines should start profiles/results threads -- they're useful for future applicants, and it gives you something to do while you're waiting to hear from schools.
  20. I applied for TPP SM and ESD PhD, but I haven't heard back. We shall see... good luck =)
  21. I'll start it off. I also posted my profile in the 2009 thread, but I'm applying for 2010. BTW, it's easiest if you quote the original post, then remove the quote tags -- that way you keep all the formatting (bolding etc.) and don't have to redo it by hand. ================================================================ Graduate Institution: Ivy Graduate Major: Applied physics Graduate GPA: 3.8 Graduate GPA in Major:3.9 Length of Degree: 1 year Undergrad Institution: Mediocre state school Undergrad Major(s): Applied math; physics Minor(s): CS GPA in Major: 3.7 Overall GPA: 3.7 Length of Degree: 3.5 years Position in Class: Near top Type of Student: Domestic white male GRE Scores: Q: 770 (91%) V: 700 (97%) W: 4.5 (??) TOEFL Total: n/a Research Experience: 1 year MS project, 1 year at national lab, various volunteer activities and projects. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Magna cum laude, National Merit Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Physics TA, math tutor, internship in industry Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Not really Applying for [ PhD ] at: Berkeley - Energy and Resources Group - waiting... Stanford - Civil (Atmosphere/Energy) - waiting... Cornell - Mechanical - phone interview, late January... MIT - Engineering Systems - waiting... MIT - Building Technologies - waiting... Boulder - Civil - waiting... CMU - Engineering and Public Policy - waiting... ================================================================
  22. WOAH, sorry folks -- looks like my moderator status got lost when the forums switched over, otherwise I would've locked this thread. We'll get this thread locked ASAP. And could the 2010 applicants please put their profiles in the I just started? Thanks!
  23. Looks like it's time for a 2010 profiles thread! Profiles only in this thread, please; discuss profiles in the The profile template below. Check out the too! Best of luck to all! ================================================================ Undergrad Institution: (School or type of school, such as big state, lib arts, ivy, technical, foreign (what country?)... Overall Reputation in Engineering?) Major(s): Minor(s): GPA in Major: Overall GPA: Length of Degree: (Are you graduating after 3, 4, or 5 years?) Position in Class: (No numbers needed, but are you top? near top? average? struggling?) Type of Student: (Domestic/International, male/female, minority?) GRE Scores: Q: V: W: TOEFL Total: (if applicable, otherwise delete this) Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?) Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, organization officer etc...) Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at: School - Department - decision/date/funding School - Department - decision/date/funding School - Department - decision/date/funding School - Department - decision/date/funding ================================================================
  24. Please keep the 2010 profiles thread confined to data only, for easy reading! Discuss, argue, gawk, congratulate, etc. in this thread. Thanks!
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