tatli cocuk Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 Hi all, I have been admitted to MIT- Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Stanford-EE with departmental (3 quarter) fellowship. My undergrad major is EE, so I am not sure if choosing Materials Science and Eng. would be a good idea; but some professors have research areas strongly aligned with mine, and MIT is MIT. On the other hand, I am awarded fellowship from Stanford and there are numerous professors I can work with. I appreciate any advice about the decision I have to make.
physphd Posted February 19, 2011 Posted February 19, 2011 It sounds like you can't make a bad choice. The only question is, which area sounds more interesting to you? An undergrad degree is just a starting point, if you chose Materials Science and Eng, worst case scenario is that you'll learn alot. But if EE is what you want to study, stick with it.
tatli cocuk Posted February 19, 2011 Author Posted February 19, 2011 It sounds like you can't make a bad choice. The only question is, which area sounds more interesting to you? An undergrad degree is just a starting point, if you chose Materials Science and Eng, worst case scenario is that you'll learn alot. But if EE is what you want to study, stick with it. Thanks for the reply. My another question is, are those with 1 year fellowship always funded for the rest of PhD in Stanford (at least according to the statistics)?
tatli cocuk Posted March 29, 2011 Author Posted March 29, 2011 Do you think the qual exam in Stanford is sth I have to consider while making a decision?
Romano Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 @dirac: may i ask whether your fellowship is course assistantship or simply fellowship stipend?
tatli cocuk Posted March 30, 2011 Author Posted March 30, 2011 @dirac: may i ask whether your fellowship is course assistantship or simply fellowship stipend? It is 1 year departmental fellowship: tuition + stipend + insurance
Romano Posted March 31, 2011 Posted March 31, 2011 It is 1 year departmental fellowship: tuition + stipend + insurance Wow! Congratulation! Given the fact that Stanford barely gives out full fellowship stipend alone for MS student (without CA/TA/RA appointment and restriction of <10 units/quarter), your offer is outstanding!
chessmathter Posted January 19, 2012 Posted January 19, 2012 I think Stanford is much better. It has the strongest program in EE. MIT is just a name.
lkh5650 Posted January 20, 2012 Posted January 20, 2012 if you don't mind me asking, when did you submit your application for DMSE @ MIT? Is your application strong ?? I submitted on the deadline date and I haven't heard anything from them yet...
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