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Hello everyone, I'd like to know what you all think about my chances of getting into the MS Chemical Engineering program at Stanford. Here are my stats:
 

Undergrad Institution: Carnegie Mellon University

Major(s): Chemical Engineering, Hispanic Studies 
Overall GPA: 3.98

Length of Degree: 4 years
Position in Class: 1st (both majors)
Type of Student: Hispanic female, second generation college graduate

 

GRE Scores:
Q: 168
V: 170
W: ? (not received yet)

Study Abroad:

  • One year departmental academic exchange program at Imperial College London (studying junior year ChemE, nine courses)
  • First class honours: 7 courses; Second class honours (upper division): 2 courses

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: 

  • AIChE (Pittsburgh Section) Professional Promise Award: Presented to one senior chemical engineering student from each of the four regional programs near Pittsburgh (CMU, UPitt, WVU, Youngstown State)
  • Dean's List, College of Engineering (every semester, GPA 3.75+)
  • ExxonMobil Technical Scholar 2012 and 2013 (scholarship award)
  • University Honors

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 

  • Current employment: ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Process Design section
  • Two summer internships with ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, Process Design and Hydroprocessing sections
  • Undergraduate Writing Assistant for beginning Spanish classes (two semesters)

 

LOR: 

  • Distinguished professor (ChemE);
  • Distinguished professor/Department chair/faculty advisor (ChemE);
  • Distinguished Engineering Associate/mentor/recruiter (ExxonMobil);
  • Professor (Hispanic Studies)

 

Applying for MS at:

Stanford (Chemical Engineering)

 

Let me know what you think!

 

 

Posted

You'd be quite a strong contender with your stats (I also was a ChemE undergrad)

Posted (edited)

99.99% you're in.  0.01% chance the system accidentally deletes your application or sends you a rejection email by mistake.

Edited by ComtriS
Posted

Update: received my official GRE scores. 

 

V: 170 (99%)

Q: 168 (95%)

AW: 6 (99%)

Posted

Any research experience? Other than that, your credentials are top-notch and you'd be a highly competitive student.

 

No research experience, unfortunately. Spent both summers in industry, junior year abroad and senior year trying to pack half of my second major into my one remaining year. So that part is lacking. 

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