AlwaysWorried

I am going back to school for electrical engineering, and I am curious about trying a digital pen note taking system. Has anyone tried any of the following? Logitech io2 Digital Writing System http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-io2-Digital-Writing-System/dp/B00064FXH0/ref=sr_1_20?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247592763&sr=1-20 IOGear GPEN200N Mobile Digital Scribe http://www.amazon.com/IOGear-GPEN200N-Mobile-Digital-Scribe/dp/B0014BJIFM/ref=pd_rhf_shvl_4 Livescribe 1GB Pulse Smartpen (APA-00001) http://www.amazon.com/Livescribe-1GB-Pulse-Smartpen-APA-00001/dp/B001AAOZHI/ref=pd_sim_e_4 SolidTek DigiMemo 692 Digital Notepad with Memory http://www.amazon.com/SolidTek-DigiMemo-692-Digital-Notepad/dp/B0009OD4CS/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247592763&sr=1-9

What options are avaliable for high speed internet access in Ann Arbor for off campus residents? Does it make sense to figure this out before getting to Ann Arbor?

I am thinking about living in University Towers. My graduate work will be in Electrical Engineering so i will be commuting to North Campus. How bad is parking around University Towers? How well located is this housing complex for going out and such?

With no information about you I would say 23.457%. How could anybody possibly give you advice without any information about you?

Any thoughts on Northwood Dorms? I am going to be an EE graduate student, so it looks really close to the engineering quad from the online map. I have heard that the Northwood dorms are really far from the campus life.

What is a good strategy for forming/finding study groups? How does one go about finding people with common interest in Ann Arbor (Hiking and Boardgames)? Which bars do graduate students tend to frequent?

I'm glad to hear that I'm not the only person obsessed with going to a top 10 school in EE for graduate school. I wish that we could all just focus on getting the best education possible and care less about the name on the diploma at the end of the day.

I really appreciate everyones advice and support. I have already told my manager that I will be leaving, so now it is starting to feel more real. As the time gets closer I am trying to figure out if i want to be more theoretically oriented in my masters coursework or be more practice oriented. I am conflicted about studying the theoretical side of solid state physics and developing the next generation of solar panels or go for a design oriented track. I again see myself at another fork in the road. Has anyone else faced a similar dilemma?

I am about to start at masters in EE. I really want to study the area of organic electronics ie Solid State electronics. I am worried that I will be unable to find a decent paying job and should therefore study VLSI. I figure that in my first semester I could take classes in both areas; I am really conflicted about studying something I am passionate about versus having a more marketable degree. Any advice?

I made good money working as a computer programmer when I lived in New York City. I don't know how easy those jobs are to find these days.

This is how I learned I was rejected by UT Austin Last year.

It gets me really annoyed how schools have all these tiers once they accept you. There are students they are paying for and care that you are there and then students who are paying there own way and they could care less about. Especially when they say things like, "We feel you would be a better fit for the Masters program". If only they could be a little more honest and upfront.

My real beef with this topic is the wording of the title. Shouldn't it say. What are the best US Universities in your mind? As it is written only universities that are named after specific people count. Clearly John Brown College is the best.

I work at intel, and have met a lot of people here who went to Devry. They spent two years in school and now make decent salaries. I guess they should be laughing at us.

Whenever I read articles in magazines or newspapers they always seem to quote someone from Berkeley, Stanford or MIT. I applied to these schools and got rejected. I worry that I won't have a successful career without going to one of these three schools. I know this view is somewhat silly, but I find it hard not to get upset. Does anyone else feel the same way?