ShortLong Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 Undergrad Institution: UT AustinMajor(s): Aerospace EngineeringMinor(s):GPA in Major:Overall GPA: 3.80Length of Degree: 5 years because took two semester off to co-opPosition in Class: Near top, I tihnkType of Student: Domestic femaleGRE Scores:Q: 166V: 165W: 4.0Research Experience: In fourth semester working in a satellite lab, two summer internships at a DoD research lab, a 6 month co-op at a NASA center, two summer internships at a different NASA center, 5 month co-op at a private space flight company rocket test siteAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Iridium scholarship, a couple internal school scholarshipsPertinent Activities or Jobs: Internships listed above, 3 semesters as a tutorAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at: MIT - Aero/Astro - Accepted/ March 1/ available depending on project Georgia Tech - Aerospace - Accepted / Jan 28/ TA position for first year, assured for following years, nominated for $42,000 two year fellowship UIUC - Aerospace - Accepted / Feb / $20,000 1st year fellowship Purdue - Aerospace - Accepted / Jan 27 / No word Maryland - Aerospace - No word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schai Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Posted before, but can't figure out how to edit my post. Undergrad Institution: Duke University (top 3 BME program, top 30 ECE program)Major(s): Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering (applying for electrical engineering, concentration in signal processing or bio-electrical engineering)Minor(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: 3.90Overall GPA: 3.88Length of Degree: 4 yearsPosition in Class: Top 10%?Type of Student: Asian maleGRE Scores:Q: 170 (99%)V: 164 (94%)W: 4.5 (73%)Research Experience: 1 summer of unrelated research in a biotech lab1 semester senior design project designing and implementing a Sleep Apnea monitoring and therapeutic deviceWill be doing an independent study in Embedded Medical Devices and Systems next semesterAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor SocietyDean's List with Distinctionlikely Magna Cum Laude Pertinent Activities or Jobs:Teaching Assistant in the ECE department (computer architecture, signal processing) - 4 semestersInternship at OmniVision Technologies working with optical sensor verification, in the field of signal and image processing - 1 summerInternship at a optical fiber communications lab at a university in Beijing - 1 summerAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Engineers without Borders - worked on a team designing and building a water storage and distribution system for a rural village in UgandaFairly extensive volunteering experienceLetter of recommendations are solid Applying for [ MS ] at:Stanford - rejectedBerkeley - still waitingUCLA - acceptedUCSD - still waitingUCSB - acceptedCMU - acceptedUIUC - acceptedU Mich - acceptedUSC - acceptedMIT [PhD] - rejected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El ingeniero Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Undergrad Institution: Accredited international university, very well known in my countryMajor(s): Mechanical EnggMinor(s): MathematicsGPA in Major: 3.7Overall GPA: 3.6Length of Degree: 4 yrsPosition in Class: Above averageType of Student: InternationalGRE Scores: (OLD FORMAT)Q: 800V: 720W: 4.5TOEFL Total: 106 (Old Format)Research Experience: Masters thesis (article not yet submitted) , Global intern- Advanced R&D group, Digital Appliance Division at Samsung Electronics, South KoreaAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA for 2 semesters (Fluid Mech & Thermo)Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Applying for [ MS ] or [ PhD ] at: RPI - admitted Texas A&M - admitted UT -Austin - reject UC - Berkeley - reject MIT - Reject Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhrigu Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Undergrad Institution: Well known in my countryMajor(s): Electronics and Communication EngineeringMinor(s): -GPA in Major: 3.99Overall GPA: 3.99Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: Above average but not topperType of Student: International/maleGRE Scores:Q: 169V: 170W: 4.0Research Experience: n/a (co-authored 1 domestic paper, but didn't highlight it much)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: n/aPertinent Activities or Jobs: 18 months in a reputed consulting firmAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: College level student leadership, math-oriented projects at job (highlighted this in SOP)Applying for [ MS ] or at: UC Berkeley M.Eng in IEOR (Unofficial admit - 15 Mar, Waiting for formal admissions packet) Stanford MS&E (Reject) Carnegie Mellon MISM (Admit) U Cincinnati MS Business Analytics (Admit) Future classmates, please get in touch! Its hard to find people headed to UCB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wabisabi Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) U Col. (Boulder): Mechanical Eng. [2/15: accepted, told that they'll decide funding based on visits in March. Probably won't bother.] Man, am I glad that I actually visited CU Boulder! Turns out Boulder is a nice town, my POI is a baller,* and the mechanical engineering department is going through a big expansion right now. All the students seemed happy, the faculty have a ton of interesting projects going on, and with NOAA, NCAR, NREL, and NIST nearby, it's like this little science mecca. And I really like the University of Colorado's campus. I had been kind of turned off by the fact that they alone didn't offer to pay for me to visit . . . I thought that was an indication that they weren't enthusiastic about my coming there. That turned out to be totally wrong, and they did in fact cover my expenses. It's going to be a tough decision. * actual quote: "Well we have our own cluster, of course, but for big things we'll also get you an account on the NASA supercomputers." Edited April 4, 2013 by wabisabi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budgie Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Undergrad Institution: UCSD (very good reputation for BME/BioE)Major(s): Bioengineering:BiotechnologyOverall GPA: 3.90Length of Degree: I was a community college transfer student, so this is a complicated question, lolPosition in Class: Top 5%Type of Student: Domestic femaleGRE Scores:Q: 159V: 158W: 4.5Research Experience: 8 months in biosensors lab, 8 months senior design project.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Leadership in BMES, TBP, and member of EWH.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA position in introductory bioengineering courseAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Spent summer 2012 studying abroad at Cambridge UniversityApplied for PhD at: Caltech - Rejected University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Interviewed, then Rejected University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) - Interviewed, then Accepted University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - Interviewed, then Accepted Cornell - Accepted Attending: CORNELL !!! Overall, I feel that I've been really successful this application cycle and I'm very happy with all the options I was given. It was hard to choose, but I decided to go to the school that impressed me the most during the recruitment weekend with their research, environment, and resources. Message me if you'll also be attending Cornell in the fall, I'm thinking that I'll set up a Facebook meet and greet page =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phyzixguy Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 (edited) Undergrad Institution: Large Public School in VirginiaMajor(s): Systems Engineering (Ops Research)Overall GPA: 3.7Length of Degree: 4-yearsPosition in Class: Top 10%Type of Student: Caucasian, Domestic Male GRE Scores: 152V,166Q,4.5AW Applied: Cornell M.Eng Systems Engineering (Accepted 4/16/13), Columbia M.S. Systems Engineering (Awaiting Decision) Attending: Cornell M.Eng Systems Engineering (Summer 2013) Cornell was my first choice over Columbia :-) Edited April 19, 2013 by phyzixguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visiting Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Undergrad Institution: Boston University Major(s): Environmental Science / Environmental Remote Sensing & GIS (BA/MA)Minor(s): Mathematics, PhysicsGPA in Major: 3.87, 3.62 (BA, MA)Overall GPA: 3.80Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: No idea; probably top/close to top in department GPA wise, but certainly not school-wiseType of Student: MaleGRE Scores:Q: 169V: 162W: 5.5Research Experience: Primary research: 2 years in environmental fluid mechanics - multiple undergrad research grants, first author publication submission (though it was ultimately rejected...), two international conferences (both first author) Miscellaneous: 3 years volunteering in ecology lab, 1 summer of evaporation modeling workAwards/Honors/Recognitions: 2 departmental awards, 3 undergrad research grants, 2 school scholarships, Phi Beta Kappa honor societyPertinent Activities or Jobs: probably wasn't relevant, but also worked two work-study jobsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: good SOPs (at least one for certain; advisor read it out to me), met all my potential advisors at major conference which was a month before my application Applied for PhD at: Cornell PhD in Biological/Environmental Engineering: Never got a definitive admit or rejection at the end, though POI was interested and had an RA if I chose to come; rejected offer in early Mar Duke PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering: Admit (Unofficial/Visit, 18 Jan; Official, 30 Jan); $42k 4-year fellowship (large sum due to combination of funds from 3 fellowships) Princeton PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering: Admit (Unofficial, 24 Jan; Official, 4 Feb); $40k first-year fellowship, $4k stipend supplement for 3 years after first year - Heading here for the Fall UC Berkeley PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering (Environmental Engineering - Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology): Admit (Unofficial, 8 Feb; Official, 21 Feb); $26k first-year fellowship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidsm2004 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Non-traditional student here... Undergrad Institution: Rhodes College 1st Graduate Institution: UT Austin Major(s): physics (both times)GPA in Major: 3.5Overall GPA: 3.5Length of Degree: 4 years to BS, 2.5 years for MA (both in physics) Position in Class: no idea, top half undergrad for sureType of Student: domestic, femaleGRE Scores:Q: 164 (800 on old system the first time around, but the scores expire after 5 years, took again with little prep)V: 163W: 4.5Research Experience: 2 REUs in undergrad, then 2 years on a masters thesis in physicsPertinent Activities or Jobs: tons of TA experience, high school math teacher for 6 yearsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I think I had really good recs and my personal statement was pretty solid. Applying for MS in Aerospace Engineering at: North Carolina State - accepted U of Texas - accepted, no official funding offer, but met with a professor about a research project U of Maryland - accepted, TA and fellowship offer that will cover me WUSTL -accepted U of Virginia - never heard back from them Will be attending Maryland...really anxious to start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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