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nickelsaur

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  1. All the best, guys..! Was wondering if you could help me out while you wait.. I'm planning to apply for the next round of esd phd but am still wondering if it'll be a good fit. Mind I field you guys for your profiles, and why you chose esd..?
  2. ahah! the natives finally mailed it back from the tropicals. Got the acceptance email this morning! And yup I'm pretty set on Stanford, had a great visit to the department. Any idea where you're headed yourself?
  3. @bioengg Ah, I was just about to ask the same question about Columbia. They told me they'd get back to me within 3-5 weeks of December. I wonder where they've been off to with my application.
  4. So I got an admit for MS at Stanford, and am 100% sure I'm heading there (the only program that suits what i want to study.) I don't have a funded visit, but I'm extremely curious to attend their Admit Day and to explore the surroundings, just to have a feel of the campus, and an idea of where I will want to stay. I don't really have questions about the program i'm going into, and going to a coursework-only MS i really don't have to talk to faculty before i arrive -- so is there any reason i am not considering that would make a ~$500 trip there worthit?
  5. Hey yyemporor, I'm actually a Penn ME undergrad right now so I thought I'd give my input on its program. I can't say anything for Columbia but at least I can let you know a bit more about Penn's ME. The Wharton advantage you listed is definitely true.. many engineers (undergrad at least) come here dualling in majors with Wharton because it's obviously a very good opportunity. There's a pretty good grad program in both engineering and wharton here called ENTM, if you haven't checked it out maybe you should! It's true Penn doesn't have a big name in engineering. But I actually think its ME has a very up and coming program. In the few years I've been here the ME department has been making huge turn arounds, and it seems to be restructuring its program to be more like stanford's. I don't have much personal experience with solid mechanics except to say that i had a good undergrad class, so I can't say much for what the grad program and research is going to be like. But imo the ME program here definitely has a forte in robotics, which has been acquiring new faculty lately and making sizeable impacts in the field. And in general, i've seen that student-faculty relationships are such that you'd have no problem at all finding alot of professors to 'deal with you', esp for grad students. i think you'll find yourself surrounded with very dedicated and interested faculty. And as for Philly.. true.. pretty boring city. Unless, you like food and the arts, then you'll find yourself suitably entertained. (although NY obviously still > Philly on these fronts) But then again NY is also $20 and 2 hours away, and i personally go there often enough. Cons are that if you're not looking at Columbia because its 'dangerous'.. you'll have the same problem in philly what with its sharing borders with west philly. nooot the safest place. annnd it is unfortunately true that no one around the world really knows what 'penn' is unless you say 'wharton'. But, in conclusion, i've definitely enjoyed my time in the ME program here, and i personally extremely appreciated the kind of academic basis it gave me, with the balance of focus in labs and in depth theory. but the surroundings have worn me down enough to say i'm glad to leave for west coast grad school next year.
  6. yup, still waiting on hearing from a few other schools, but quite sure i'm going!
  7. Just heard back from Stanford today as well, in the positive! Acceptance but no funding. (Masters)
  8. Undergrad Institution:ivy, good engineering rep Major(s): Mech eng Minor(s): - GPA in Major: 3.63 Overall GPA: 3.64 Length of Degree: 3 years Position in Class: top 20%? Type of Student: int'l female GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 630 W: 5 Research Experience: Biomechanics research at school, 2 summers Awards/Honors/Recognitions: full scholarship from external organization, research grant from school Applying for MS at: Stanford Mech Eng - accepted Penn Bioeng - accepted Columbia Bioeng - accepted Duke Bioeng - accepted Cornell Bioeng - accepted
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