Cornell ECE

[chocker]

Did anyone apply to Cornell ECE ( PhD) ?

thanks

[quadsbaby]

Did anyone apply to Cornell ECE ( PhD) ?

thanks

yes

[chocker]

yes

did you hear anything from them ?

what is your specialization ? and did you contact any professors?

[quadsbaby]

did you hear anything from them ?

what is your specialization ? and did you contact any professors?

I got an email from the grad coordinator stating that they would start to send out decisions in mid-february. I haven't heard anything else yet. My specialty is "Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, and MEMS".

I not only contacted profs but also visited and met with them in December. I met six profs in the department and a few in materials science and MechE this way.

[chocker]

I got an email from the grad coordinator stating that they would start to send out decisions in mid-february. I haven't heard anything else yet. My specialty is "Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, and MEMS".

I not only contacted profs but also visited and met with them in December. I met six profs in the department and a few in materials science and MechE this way.

yah. I got the same email from scott.

[Confused Goose]

yah. I got the same email from scott.

I've applied too, specialising in 'Nanoelectronics, Optoelectronics, MEMs'. Plan to work on optoelectronics and photonics, wherever I am admitted

@quadsbaby - Which professors did you talk to? I mailed a couple of them, but haven't heard back. Did you come to know anything about the availability of positions in these fields? Since you also met professors in Mech., I assume you're focussing on MEMs (I hope ;-))

[chocker]

I didn't contact to any of the professors in my field. Is it hard to get admission without contacting?

[Confused Goose]

I didn't contact to any of the professors in my field. Is it hard to get admission without contacting?

Shouldn't be hard, especially in larger departments like ECE which take in more students, but getting in touch with some professors always helps.

[quadsbaby]

I'm doing research that's a blend of MEMS and photonics. As for the specific profs I met, I'm not sure why that's relevant. Most of the profs I spoke to are expecting to take in new grad students.

Edited January 26, 2010 by quadsbaby

[chocker]

Shouldn't be hard, especially in larger departments like ECE which take in more students, but getting in touch with some professors always helps.

Good to know.

The specific professor that I want to work with asked not to email him. Anyway will be hearing the decision from them by February 15th.

Edited January 26, 2010 by chocker

[chocker]

I'm doing research that's a blend of MEMS and photonics. As for the specific profs I met, I'm not sure why that's relevant. Most of the profs I spoke to are expecting to take in new grad students.

someone wants to steal your admit

[Confused Goose]

I'm doing research that's a blend of MEMS and photonics. As for the specific profs I met, I'm not sure why that's relevant. Most of the profs I spoke to are expecting to take in new grad students.

Just hoping you'd have some info that I don't. I didn't hear back from any prof. remember? But good to hear that most are looking for new students.

[Confused Goose]

someone wants to steal your admit

me: Ohh adcomm, please admit me instead of the guy whose nickname on gradcafe is quadsbaby

adcomm: Riiiiigghttt

No offence or hard feelings mate.

[chocker]

me: Ohh adcomm, please admit me instead of the guy whose nickname on gradcafe is quadsbaby

adcomm: Riiiiigghttt

No offence or hard feelings mate.

I knew it

Good luck to both of you.

[quadsbaby]

Hehe... I've actually met Scott Coldren in person, so I think that gives me the advantage! (psst, thecaesar, let's team up!)

Edited January 26, 2010 by quadsbaby

[Confused Goose]

Hehe... I've actually met Scott Coldren in person, so I think that gives me the advantage! (psst, thecaesar, let's team up!)

lol..that's a big plus! We could make a joint application, something like the joint presidential - vice-presidential ticket in US

[chocker]

lol..that's a big plus! We could make a joint application, something like the joint presidential - vice-presidential ticket in US

Damn it !! I should have realized this early and meet Scott.

btw.. I think this is a very nice system in Cornell. You have a dedicated person to answer all your questions withing 2-3 days. I didn' t find any other schools with the same facility. Scott is doing a great job.

[quadsbaby]

Damn it !! I should have realized this early and meet Scott.

btw.. I think this is a very nice system in Cornell. You have a dedicated person to answer all your questions withing 2-3 days. I didn' t find any other schools with the same facility. Scott is doing a great job.

Cornell EE seems to have a very well organized system in general. I especially like their system of advising. And yeah, Scott's a really great guy, I met with him for about an hour and he answered all of my questions, plus a ton I didn't ask (and should have).

If I were choosing solely on the basis of the support structure, I would be going to Cornell hands down.

Edited January 27, 2010 by quadsbaby

[Confused Goose]

<br>Damn it !! I should have realized this early and meet Scott. <br><br>btw.. I think this is a very nice system in Cornell. You have a dedicated person to answer all your questions withing 2-3 days. I didn' t find any other schools with the same facility. Scott is doing a great job.<br>

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<br>Cornell EE seems to have a very well organized system in general. I especially like their system of advising. And yeah, Scott's a really great guy, I met with him for about an hour and he answered all of my questions, plus a ton I didn't ask (and should have).<br><br>If I were choosing solely on the basis of the support structure, I would be going to Cornell hands down.<br>

<br><br>Agree! He's been extremely prompt with all replies. There had been some trouble with my transcripts, and he notified me about it. According to the trakcing website, they had reached long back, and it turned out that they had been misfiled. He immediately looked them up and apologised, twice! Goes to show his dedication. A friend of mine there has been trying to convince me to pick Cornell if I'm admitted, precisely because of this. <br><br>@quadsbaby - I see that you are the one who's got admits to Stan. and Berk. Congrats! I think jealousy is officially permitted now Would you mind divulging your profile details? Edited January 27, 2010 by thecaesar

[quadsbaby]

quadsbaby - I see that you are the one who's got admits to Stan. and Berk. Congrats! I think jealousy is officially permitted now Would you mind divulging your profile details?

Sure! Don't worry too much about that because Stanford and Berkeley are definitely not done reviewing apps yet, I just got calls from people on the committees.

School: Caltech

GPA: 3.8

Major: EE

GRE: 680/800/4.5 V/Q/W

Recs:

Caltech EE Professor photonics

Caltech EE Professor MEMS

Stanford EE Professor MEMS

Research:

Three years of research with lab at Caltech (finalist in 09, 3rd place in '10 in Caltech speaking competition)

Summer research at Stanford

Other:

Twice awarded Caltech Upperclass Merit Scholarship

Applying to EE PhD at:

Stanford, Berkeley, Cornell, MIT, Caltech, UIUC

(specialization: MEMS/plasmonics/photonic crystals as applied to energy)

Also applied for:

Hertz (interview in January), NDSEG, NPSC, NSF

[Confused Goose]

Sure! Don't worry too much about that because Stanford and Berkeley are definitely not done reviewing apps yet, I just got calls from people on the committees.

Great profile! As for the decisions, I don't have high hopes for Berkeley, although my website logged a few hits from the berkeley.edu domain a couple of days back. I think that my was application being reviewed ;-)

[chocker]

Sure! Don't worry too much about that because Stanford and Berkeley are definitely not done reviewing apps yet, I just got calls from people on the committees.

School: Caltech

smonics/photonic crystals as applied to energy)

Also applied for:

Hertz (interview in January), NDSEG, NPSC, NSF

that's an amazing profile.

and now I realize my application to Cornell brought some humor in the application review process.

Edited January 29, 2010 by chocker

[chocker]

Great profile! As for the decisions, I don't have high hopes for Berkeley, although my website logged a few hits from the berkeley.edu domain a couple of days back. I think that my was application being reviewed ;-)

getting pessimistic day by day.

[chocker]

By the way

@quadsbaby, and @thecaesar,

how competitive is it to get admission in ECE comparing to CS?

[quadsbaby]

By the way

@quadsbaby, and @thecaesar,

how competitive is it to get admission in ECE comparing to CS?

How would I know? I'm in nanofab. I don't know anything about CS (or even the "CE" part of ECE).

Chocker, don't be so down on yourself. Just try not to worry too much. I'm sure you'll get in somewhere great. Honestly, I think that in the PhD program finding a good mentor (which you can do at many schools) is way more important than brand name. For example, while I didn't apply there, I really like some of the people in NC State's EE department. I got a lot of my friends to apply there.

Edited January 29, 2010 by quadsbaby