karthikrg

Hi, I hadn't got ANY information from CMU about my PhD ECE application for Fall 2009. I emailed apps@ece.cmu.edu and got this response.. I think it is a polite reject. I am posting this for the benefit of people who haven't yet heard from CMU.

What's your focus area? Like for Computer Arch. , Wisc is pretty good, and for systems Stan is the place to go.. thats what people say

Well the title says it all. I have admits to PhD CS at Wisconsin Madison and MS CSE at Michigan Ann Arbor. No financial aid in both places. Which would be a better university for computer architecture wrt research? Even at UMich. most probably I'll end up pursuing a PhD post the MS. Regards, Karthik

I am an international applicant to the PhD program in ECE at CMU. I had't got anything from them till March beginning(not even a confirmation mail saying my application was received and they were processing it), so i mailed the graduate admissions co-ordinator. She responded back saying that i should get my decision by the end of March. I however, havent heard back from them. Did anyone here receive some info about their admissions to PhD ECE@CMU?

I have asked my college seniors, who are presently studying in Wisconsin Madison, and they said that once you get funded, it is only in the rarest of the rare cases that the funding is withdrawn. (Say you don't work properly or something similar) Otherwise the prof looks at your estimated years of study before taking a decision to fund you. At least this is the info I got.

Hi, I got an admit to the PhD CS program for the Fall 2009 session from the University of Wisconsin Madison yesterday by email. This is one of my dream univs and is well known for research in my area of interest (Computer Architecture). The mail however said that they were "unable to guarantee financial aid for me at the moment". I have also been strongly encouraged to mail professors there to ask about open RA positions (They said that as of now they have no TA vacancies). Being a student from india, it is impossible for me to even think about studying here without aid.. so I plan to mail professors and ask for aid.. Any pointers on what exactly should be included in the mail? I mean I should sound interested at the same time shouldn't sound desperate.. right? This is just wishful thinking,.. but could the detailed mail which arrives later contain some funding information? I mean PhD is usually funded.. this is the 1st time I have personally heard of a PhD admit without funding.. Thanx Regards, Karthik