r_jayakanth

UC Berkeley Applied Science and Technology PhD

Yeah! So you will attend Stanford right?

berkeley anyone?

Choose the one where you have fellowship or the one where you have ur top choice of professor! On a non-technical front, Caltech is in California

I think plenty of people have heard from Stanford EE. Atleast 2-3 people from my school have heard from stan. If you need an update, u may contact the dept. As far as AST Berkeley is concerned, I know an another person apart from me, who have gotten through so far. No idea about CNS Caltech, but I see that people have got calls from Caltech EE. Best of luck!

Not yet, I am waiting for Harvard DEAS, Caltech APh and Cornell APh... I guess, I may not go to cornell anyway!

Ya.. You won't I am sure! I am interested in Lieber, Narayanmurti and Park. I think Harvard has closely knit groups dominating few areas. So, my vote goes to Harvard! In anycase, this is becoming a thread full of one on one conversation. You can mail me at jayakanth@gmail.com. Best of luck and Keep in touch!

This will make it a level ground. From what you are saying, it will be difficult to make a decision. I think you should really worry about the advisor whom you will work with as this area will largely depend on the group facilities than central facilities (some groups even have their own electron microscopes etc which are generally a central facility).. Also, the professors reputation is a serious thing to consider, if he is not too old.. I won't say caltech is better in ENGINEERING than Harvard.. They are both on equal footing as their disadvantage is being a small engineering department/school. I think you may have a better idea once you visit Harvard. Just curious.. who are the professors whom you are interested at Harvard?

Right now, I will prefer Berkeley. I want to do something which is inbetween science and engineering. I think Berkeley is better than MIT in that respect (particularly, my program Applied Science and Technology). If I get Harvard, I think I will prefer Harvard. Harvard DEAS is very good for my research interest, infact better than Berkeley. Your decision can be different based on your RESEARCH INTEREST. I think if you want to work on devices, fabrication etc. just close your eyes and go to Stanford. There is no univ in the world to beat Stan in that area! (since, you are comparing Stan and Harvard, I made a wild guess). Let me know if I can help you in your decision making process!

congrats anyway! So, where are you going finally? One of the california universities or Harvard?

Hey congrats! Is it an official offer or a mail from a professor?

Congrats Othello! Cali sure rocks! Did you hear from the Harvard DEAS program? Any idea when we can expect the results?

Yeah I did. I got a very short mail about my admit. I am expecting to hear about the aid in the official letter. Some of my friends who got admits from the same program got it with aid so I am assuming it must not be an issue. Anyway, I have offers from MIT and Berkeley, so I may not be attending UIUC. Good luck with your admissions!

I am a dual degree student of Metallurgical and Materials Engg. from IIT Kharagpur

Hi man, I hope you are the second person who had listed the acceptance at the results... Are you planning to attend berkeley? Can you PM me.

got admit from UIUC materials science just now!

LA has a very high crime rate....I used to hear a robbery or shooting atleast once a week or so....but I guess its not that bad as the university has taken a lot of initiatives to stop/avoid such incidents...if you can avail those facilities you can be fairly safe!

I had lived both in NC and CA...particularly Winston-Salem and LA (albeit only for 2-3 months)...as he said research triangle is a big thing in NC but I don't think it can be compared to silicon valley....silicon valley is way ahead...also if you want a really calm and peaceful place, you should go to NC as LA is pretty much happening and crowdy... So, I think you have an idea...As far as the interactions are concerned I had a feeling USC had very strong alumni connections etc which helps a lot in getting jobs.. as arlutin mentioned research interest should be the top priority but if both are equally good, you know the details to decide on where you should go...

Not yet I guess... but UIUC physics is already out!

so r u goin to stanford? or r u waiting for any other school?

yaa.. I preferred Stanford over MIT..though I have applied to a bunch of Applied physics programs...from where I haven't heard from...

congrats guys! I don't know if this means reject for me. Atleast I got an admit from MIT....

I had applied to Stanford Materials but haven't heard from them. I am an international applicant. Wondering if any international/domestic student has heard from them?

I will recommend USC. I know it gives out tons of admits to international students but you get pretty good jobs as you are close to silicon valley. Also, you will be in california, the best state to be in US. CA is much better than PA or Texas. If you find enough profs of your research interest at USC then you must go there. Hands down!

I will recommend USC. I know it gives out tons of admits to international students but you get pretty good jobs as you are close to silicon valley. Also, you will be california, the best place to be in US. If you find enough profs of your research interest at USC then you must go there. Hands down!