noojens Posted March 29, 2009 Author Posted March 29, 2009 Ah sorry I was wrong, I was admitted to MEng (not MS!) Assuming your question is still the same - nope, no word on funding. They indicated in my admissions letter that they wouldn't be funding me. No surprise, it's only a 9 month program! I know they don't really fund many masters students. Are you inquiring about merit or need based aid? I was asking about merit-based aid, and you answered my question - thanks.
bioengg Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 Undergrad institution: UC Berkeley Major: Bioengineering Upperdivision major gpa: 3.7 overall gpa: 3.2.... chilled too much during my 1st two years sigh... GRE: 770Q 530V 4.5W (verbal and writing kinda suck but I only started cramming vocabs for 1 month before taking it) Research exp: 1+ year in a tissue engineering lab, 1 year in a biomolecular/nanotechnology lab (w/ 1 publication review article) job experience: summer intern (soph summer) at Crown Bioscience Inc. and part-time job at Wanger biotech (~2months) during freshman summer Awards: some grants but nothing spectacular LOR: 1 from lab prof, 1 from nanotech lab director, 1 from dept chair Applied to: harvard duke stanford ucla ucsd columbia mit usc (all MS BME) UCB(phd Bioe) USC PIBBS(PhD) Accepted to: Duke usc, ucla, ucsd, usc Pibbs(fully funded) Denied by: harvard, mit, UCB, stanfurd (the way we UCB kids call them ) Pending: columbia (but probably not gonna go there at this point anyways)
fenguin Posted April 10, 2009 Posted April 10, 2009 Undergrad Institution: Big state school with great engineering reputation Major(s): Bioengineering GPA in Major: 3.8 Overall GPA: 3.8 Length of Degree: 3 years, followed by 1-year thesis-based masters at same school Position in Class: Near top Type of Student: Domestic male GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 660 W: 5.5 MCAT Score: 42S (15 Biological Sciences, 14 Physical Sciences, 13 Verbal Reasoning) Research Experience: 4 years research at my institution, 2 summers at MIT/HST. Amazing recommendations, one publication. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Lots of honor societies/awards, but nothing major. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Teaching AIME/USAMO competition math to high school students, also an MCAT instructor. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Medical volunteer work in Costa Rica and Tanzania. Applying for Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering PhD at: Wash U, St. Louis - Accepted 1/16, 1 year fellowship ($27,000) Boston University - Accepted 1/23, 1 year Distinguished BME Fellowship ($27,300) USC - Accepted 2/23, 5 year Provost's fellowship ($30,000) Caltech - Interviewed 2/20, Accepted 3/2, 1 year DEAS fellowship with guaranteed funding for 4 years ($28,000) Stanford - Interviewed 2/27, Accepted 3/8, 2 year Bioengineering fellowship ($29,600) Berkeley/UCSF - Interviewed 2/23-24, Accepted 3/9, 1 year fellowship ($27,000) U Penn - Interviewed 3/6, Accepted 3/24, HHMI-NIBIB Interfaces Fellowship ($27,540) Johns Hopkins - Interviewed 3/13, Accepted 3/22, NIH fellowship ($26,855) Duke - Offered interview, withdrawn University of Washington - Offered interview, withdrawn Columbia University - Offered interview, withdrawn MIT/HST - Rejected 2/15 - Saddest day of my life. Just a note for those interested - I have decided to matriculate at Stanford this fall.
moommoombaba Posted April 11, 2009 Posted April 11, 2009 Just a note for those interested - I have decided to matriculate at Stanford this fall. i am surprised you are rejected from MIT considering you did research there. You have GREAT stats also. is it really that competitive there?? If i were you it would be hard to sleep on it but hey it is their loss.
toughdecisionsAHH Posted April 13, 2009 Posted April 13, 2009 Undergrad Institution: UCLA (B.S. Mechanical Engineering) Major(s): Civil Engineering (Structural Focus) Minor(s): None GPA in Major: 3.1 Overall GPA: 3.23 Length of Degree: 4 yrs Position in Class: probably very low Type of Student: typical asian male... GRE Scores: Q: 770 V: 710 W: 5.0 Research Experience: None Awards/Honors/Recognitions: None Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2 summer internships at top tier fortune 500 engineering company. Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: perhaps a very, very strong SOP complemented with solid LORs Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at: M.S. Civil Engineering (Structural Focus) in all schools. In the order that I heard from them: UCLA - Accepted USC - Accepted UCI - Accepted Stanford - Accepted I did not apply for funding at any of these schools.
name Posted April 21, 2009 Posted April 21, 2009 Undergrad Institution: State school - Top 5 for overall engineering and biomedical engineering Major(s): Biomedical Engineering Minor(s): none GPA in Major: 4.00 Overall GPA: 3.98 Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: top 5 for sure... don't know a number Type of Student: female, american, minority GRE Scores: Q: not great (didn't finish) V: 620 W: 5.0 Research Experience: >1 year in a lab at my school; 4 conference abstracts (1 of which was an oral presentation at an international conference) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: none Pertinent Activities or Jobs: no jobs, a couple honor societies / clubs Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: really strong LOR's Applied for PhD at: Johns Hopkins - BME - Accepted <- My Choice! Georgia Tech - BME - Accepted U Penn - BioE - Accepted Rice - BioE - Accepted Duke - BME - Rejected (not a good faculty match)
fenguin Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 Stats Damn "name" you never told me your GPA was that high :-o
dainytracy Posted April 22, 2009 Posted April 22, 2009 I'm now waiting for Univ. of Nevada, Reno's (Structural Engineering) information, and if anybody applied to this institution or knows someone who applied, please be free to PM or email (dainytracy@163.com) me, thanks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Undergrad Institution: WHU (China) Major(s): Civil Engineering (Structural Focus) GPA in Major: 3.6 Overall GPA: 3.4 Length of Degree: 4 yrs Position in Class: Top 5% GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 590 W: 3.5 Applying for MS/PhD, Civil Engineering (Structural Focus) UIUC, ISU, Univ. of Arizona, Buffalo-Accepted to the MS program (no funding)
kein28 Posted April 23, 2009 Posted April 23, 2009 Undergrad Institution: (HUST, China. Fine Reputation in Engineering) Major(s): Civil Engineering Minor(s): Construction GPA in Major: 3.80 Overall GPA: 3.71 Length of Degree: ( 4 years of Bachelor's) Position in Class: (1st) Type of Student: (International, male) GRE Scores: Q: 550 V: 800 W: 3.5 TOEFL Total: 106 Research Experience: with advisor. Two research projects. No paper. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Several scholarships. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Not decided Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at: Most PhD with only 2 MS where direct application to PhD is not allowed Purdue - Department - Admission/date/None TAMU - Department - Admission/date/Fellowship Columbia - Department - Rejected/date/None stanford - Department - Pending/date/None USC - Department - Admission/date/None All are in Civil Engineering Department
Tobson Posted April 25, 2009 Posted April 25, 2009 Undergrad Institution: University of Applied Sciences - Germany Major(s): Mechanical Engineering Overall GPA: not comparable Length of Degree: 3 years of Bachelor's + thesis (best grade possible) +1 year of graduate school Position in Class: not ranked, top 10% Type of Student: International, male GRE: Math: 780 Verbal: 380 AWA: 3.0 - I know this sucks, but really I don't know why it is that low - I tried to compensate with a writing sample Toefl: Listening: 29 Reading: 29 Speaking: 23 Writing: 28 109 out of 120 Research Experience: thesis, acknowledgement in one paper (should have been co-author by the amount of work done), one international conference presentation coming this May, Research Assistant Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Fulbright Scholarship study abroad Studied abroad one semester at a top 50ish US University, maintained a GPA of 3.75 there - taking 4 classes. I took three classes in my major, and one history class, in which I was ranked 3 out of 70 participants. (no chance to get credit for at my home instituiton - shows commitment) LOR two good ones, third I don't know Applied to: Virginia Tech - Accepted
checkmate Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Undergrad Institution: Reputed private engineering institute in India (Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani) Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Chemical Engineering & Master of Science (Hons.) Chemistry dual degree Overall GPA while applying: 7.60/10.0 Length of Degree: 5 years Position in Class: Top 15-20% Type of Student: International, Asian Indian male GRE Scores: Q: 780 V: 700 AWA: 5.5 TOEFL Scores (iBT): Reading: 30 Listening: 29 Speaking: 30 Writing: 27 Total: 116/120 Research Experience: Undegraduate thesis: Tungsten oxide-based chemical gas sensors for volatile organic compound detection, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India (premier government-funded electronics research laboratory in India) Working on Government of India-funded project on developing environmentally benign alternatives to chromate conversion coatings on aerospace aluminium alloy for corrosion protection at the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India Worked on Government of India-funded projects to develop aqueous toxic metal ion adsorbents, exploratory research in diacetylhydrazine coordiantion chemistry Awards/Honors/Recognitions: First class Research interests: Chemical Sensing, Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Surface science Applied for MS/MSc at: Ohio State University: Materials Science & Engineering, Waitlisted, file shifted to second round University of VIrginia: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending University of Florida: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending Case Western Reserve University: Chemical Engineering, Pending Virginia Tech: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (late March) Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands: Materials Science & Engineering, Rejected (mid-February) Applied for PhD at: University of Delaware: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (early March)
case Posted April 30, 2009 Posted April 30, 2009 what happened to your GPA. Everything else looks great though
cleff Posted August 30, 2009 Posted August 30, 2009 Undergrad Institution: A hacker engineering school in New England with many movie references Major(s): Electrical Engineering Minor(s): Biomedical Engineering GPA in Major: 3.3 Overall GPA: 3.4 Length of Degree: 5 years, BS + Masters Position in Class: No freaking idea Type of Student: Female, naturalized citizen GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 710 W: 5.0 Research Experience: REU program as undergrad, 2 summers + a term R&D internship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA (1 summer) Applied for PhD at: Berkeley - EE - Rejected CMU - EE - Rejected Harvard - EE - Rejected MIT - EE - Rejected HST MEMP - Rejected Yale - EE - Rejected Princeton - EE - Waitlisted Columbia - EE - Accepted (with fellowship?) Cornell - EE - Accepted with fellowship JHU - EE - Accepted with fellowship Stanford - EE - Accepted with fellowship Hanyuye 1
ccc2012 Posted November 22, 2009 Posted November 22, 2009 (edited) @cleff: you give me hope Undergrad Institution: UC Irvine (Rank: 46, Tier 1) Major(s): Computer Engineering GPA in Major: 3.33 Overall GPA: 3.28 Length of Degree: 2 yrs at CC, 2 yrs at UCI (didn't attend college 1st yr out of HS due to personal/family reasons) Position in Class: Better than average, I would guess Type of Student: Domestic Male Minority (ethnically diverse) GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 530 W: 6.0 Research Experience: None Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Nothing notable within school, unless being on the dean's list counts. Have about 10 extracurricular awards. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2yrs, owner/sole-operater of an online business 1yr, Engineering Intern, Broadcom 1.5yrs, Embedded Engineer, Eaton (still here) Applying for MS or PhD at: Stanford - EE - 2011 (expecting rejection) Berkeley - EECS - 2011 (expecting rejection) UC Irvine - EECS - 2010/2011 (expecting acceptance) -- they almost begged me to enter the program in 2008. Extra Info: Because of the lack of available engineering courses at my community college, I was forced to take 18-20 units every quarter at UCI if I wanted to graduate on time. Taking this many units, running my online business, and working at my internship took a toll on my grades (I was getting ~3.0 those quarters, the others quarters I got ~3.5). I regret this. Instead of the internship, I should have done research. And instead of taking 2 yrs at UCI, I should have finished in 3 yrs. My GPA would be much higher, I think. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to get into either Stanford or Berkeley. I think I have a few different options. 1) Do research at UCI, if I can. Get better GRE verbal scores. Do this before the deadline for 2011. 2) Get my MS at UCI (or equivalent). Get better grades. Apply to Stanford/Berkeley for my PhD. Any advice? Edited November 22, 2009 by ComtriS
SethL Posted January 10, 2010 Posted January 10, 2010 (edited) I think this is the 2009 thread, but I didn't see a 2010 one so I figured I'd post anyways. Undergrad Institution: State University of New York at Buffalo (moderate engineering and chemistry reputation, VERY mediocre physics reputation) Major(s): Physics Minor(s): Mathematics GPA in Major: 3.95 Overall GPA: 3.96 Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: Top Type of Student: Shorthair Domestic Male GRE Scores: Q: 800 / 770 V: 590 / 500 W: 4.0 / 4.0 (second time taken 10/09 / first time taken 1/09) Research Experience: 3 semesters of research experience in my university's chemistry department in inorganic nanomaterials. Fifth author (out of seven) on a publication in Langmuir (an ACS journal). A poster session at a regional conference. Also, one summer of research experience in the Molecular Foundry at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (also in inorganic nanomaterials). Awards/Honors/Recognitions: A couple awards for high GPA within my university and department. First place at a research poster competition at a regional APS conference. Phi Beta Kappa. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Vice-president of my university's chapter of the Society of Physics Students. Undergraduate physics tutor. Applying for [ PhD ] at: Stanford - Materials Science and Engineering - decision pending Cornell - Materials Science and Engineering - decision pending University of Michigan - EECS - decision pending UCSB - Materials - decision pending RPI - Materials Science and Engineering - decision pending University of Minnesota - Materials Science - decision pending CalTech - Materials Science and Engineering - decision pending University of Washington - Materials Science and Engineering - decision pending NSF Fellowship- decision pending DOE Fellowship- decision pending Edited January 10, 2010 by SethL
shravzhere Posted January 21, 2010 Posted January 21, 2010 GRE- 1140 (Q-750, V-390) Undergrad in electrical engineering - 3.85 GPA MS in electrical engineering - 3.67 GPA 3 Publications - 2 conference proceedings, 1 journal 1 Report of Invention (Patent in process) Author of a Book Active member of IETE, ASME and NSF IGERT Prizes in Technical Extempore Recommendation letters from Co authors of my papers Applied for Phd in Electrical engineering in Yale & MIT...? Any chance of getting admitted....
clim8phd Posted January 29, 2010 Posted January 29, 2010 EXAMPLE: I will apply for PhD programs in 2010, but here are my current stats. I'll add more schools as I decide on departments to apply to. ================================================================ Applying for PhD at: Cornell - Mechanical - decision pending... Boulder - Civil (Engineering for Developing Communities) - decision pending... UW-Madison - Mechanical - decision pending... Stanford - Civil (Atmosphere/Energy) - decision pending... Berkeley - Energy and Resources Group - decision pending... Delaware - Energy and Environmental Policy - decision pending... Carnegie Mellon - Engineering and Public Policy - decision pending... UC-Davis - Energy Graduate Group - decision pending... MIT - Technology and Policy Program - decision pending... ========================================================== Did you receive any e-mail confirmation from Berkeley ERG? Also, I understand the UC Davis Energy graduate group is not yet approved by UC, so how did you apply to this program? Did you apply to another department and then plan to transfer ? Thanks!!! Good luck let me know of any updates. I know MIT TPP program has already begun its review.
mac_user Posted January 29, 2010 Posted January 29, 2010 (edited) Yes, I would like to know if there is a similar thread for 2010. My profile Undergrad Institution: Fairly reputed state university in the U.S undergrad G.P.A: 3.9 Major: EE Masters institution: One of the top-15 universities in the U.S grad G.P.A: 3.7 Major: EE GRE: 1300 (760-A + 540-V) Experience: 2 summer internships in the finance industry + 1 co-op in a research laboratory Publications: 2 conference papers + Masters Thesis (no 1st author publications though) Awards: for high G.P.A and research Recommendations: From Grad and Undergrad advisor, and third prof whose course I did very well in Applied to: Stanford - pending Berkeley - pending UCSD - pending Caltech - pending Princeton - pending UCLA - pending MIT - pending U-Mich - pending U-Minn - pending Edited January 29, 2010 by mac_user
Golgotha Posted January 30, 2010 Posted January 30, 2010 Undergrad Institution: MIT undergrad G.P.A: 3.6 Major: Mech. E GRE: 1410 (800-Q + 610-V), 4.5 AW Experience: 2 summer internships as mechanical engineering intern, NASA-funded research position Publications: 1 journal article in progress Awards: NEWMAC Academic All-Conference soccer team, Pi-Tau-Sigma mechanical engineering honor society nominee (top 35%) Recommendations: Professor with reputable background in MEMS, Instructor for one of my courses, Supervisor at my last summer internship Applied to: MIT - pending Stanford - pending UC Berkeley - pending Purdue - pending Texas A&M - accepted
mattchurgin Posted February 1, 2010 Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) Undergrad Institution: Big University, no special reputation in engineering Major(s): Electrical Engineering GPA in Major: 3.8 Overall GPA: 3.78 Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: Top 5 (I'm guessing) Type of Student: White Male GRE Scores: Q: 760 V: 600 W: 4.0 Research Experience: 2 years with same professor, honors senior thesis project Awards/Honors/Recognitions: A few scholarships; nothing big though Pertinent Activities or Jobs: President of Eta Kappa Nu, Vice President of IEEE, Writing Fellow Applying for Biomedical engineering [ PhD ] at: UPenn.... Interviewing in March MIT...... Waiting UMaryland ..... Phone interview last week Drexel ..... Accepted BU...... Waiting UVirginia ...... Waiting Edited February 1, 2010 by mattchurgin
noojens Posted February 2, 2010 Author Posted February 2, 2010 WOAH, sorry folks -- looks like my moderator status got lost when the forums switched over, otherwise I would've locked this thread. We'll get this thread locked ASAP. And could the 2010 applicants please put their profiles in the I just started? Thanks!
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