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I'm starting on my PhD in EE this summer at UMich. I'm going to try co-op living for the summer: http://www.icc.coop/prospective/houses/northcampus/factsheet.php If I don't like it then I'll find an apartment when fall starts.

UCLA in early March: https://picasaweb.google.com/113939095023945686646/20120305UCLA#

Berkeley EECS: "Most successful applicants last year had GPAs above 3.7 and GRE quantitative scores above 90%." http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Gradadm/Competition.htm

I'm not even sure what the purpose of those points are? Do people click on other people's names to view their score? Anyway, it's not like you're receiving harassing replies or private messages, so I don't see what the big deal is.

Yes the secretary told me. I still don't have any decision posted on mine yet... but like I said before, the professor said he would admit me so it might not be a rejection to hear back late...

Did you hear back from UCLA yet? I was told "Notifications will go out by the end of this week."

ghanada, I was just informed of my acceptance two weeks ago and I will be visiting later this week. I would be interested to hear about Ann Arbor as well.

Where'd this date come from?

86/94% for V/Q. The math section is pretty straightforward so it only required some getting used to of the question structure.

Went through a few practice exams the day before, and did pretty decently. (not to sound like an ass though)

I think CMU has good comp arch but it is small in general. Austin is probably the best for comp arch and good for industry. UCLA ranking isn't very high compared to the others but I think it's well regarded on the west coast, so that's good for industry. I don't know how good they are for comp arch, but they are good for RF and IC design. I don't know anything about Cornell.

The professor who invited me to visit said he would accept me, but I haven't gotten anything officially from UCLA yet. It might be tied with the funding package which he wasn't sure about.

Well, there's been a few admits for UMich PhD recently so I wouldn't say you're out yet.

I'd say Austin. It's a big tech city and the school is well connected with industry there. I think they're pretty good for computer architecture or materials.

How often do MS students get TA/RA after the first quarter? edit: I found some TA salary info here: http://www-ee.stanfo...formation_Sheet So tuition costs up to 10 units are completely covered if doing a 50% TA (20 hours a week!). However, I don't know how likely it is to obtain a TA position when competing against so many other MS students. edit2: Full graduate assistantship information here: http://adminguide.stanford.edu/24_2.pdf