http://talk.collegeconfidential.com en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:52:14 GMT vBulletin 30 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/images/misc/rss.jpg http://talk.collegeconfidential.com http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813684-civil-engineering-grad-school-opinions-please.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:06:52 GMT Hey all,

I am a junior at a regular ABET-accredited state university. I have a 3.5 gpa and I am also a member of Steel Bridge Team, Chi Epsilon Honors Sociey, ASCE (obviously), and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. I have no internship experience (hopefully this coming summer) nor do I have any research experience (I wish). I would like to know if I have any chance at the following grad schools.

Carnegie Mellon
Purdue
Northwestern
U. of Wisconsin - Madison
Cornell
UCSD
Rensselaer Polytech

I know this is very ambitious. This might be waaaay over my head so don't be afraid to make fun of me. Please answer honestly - your feedback will be VERY helpful. I know it hurts my chances not having any expereince outside the classroom. If I am not a strong enough candidate could you please refer me to some more fitting universities and/or tell me what I would need to do in the next few semsters to have a chance.

I hope this question is not too outrageuos.

Thanks in advance! ]]> Engineering Majors CivEngineer53-314494 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813684-civil-engineering-grad-school-opinions-please.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813681-chances-get-into-grad-school-without-paying-outta-pocket.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:01:05 GMT I'm a senior at Iowa State University, I want to go to grad school (M.S.)

Qualificaitons:

3.35 GPA....deans list last two years : )
2 summer internships
Grader for thermodynamics

Desired Schools:

just PURDUE really....

I have two questions
1. What are my chances of getting into Purdue AND not having to pay for tuition/living/food
2. Do Engineering M.S. students with Teaching assistantships (not RA's) end up paying out of pocket for schools like Mich, Purdue, Ga. Tech, Wisc, U of Minn, U of Ill...

I really want to go to Purdue because it's like ISU on steroids...there's other schools (mich, wisc, minn) but there just 'different'...I'm looking for a school where if u pick up a rock and throw it u'll hit an engineer, where the town is small and boring but the people are friendly and u don't have to worry bout stuff.... ]]> Engineering Majors cyclone10-311668 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813681-chances-get-into-grad-school-without-paying-outta-pocket.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813350-grad-schools-do-i-have-shot.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:37:48 GMT I am about ready to apply for grad school but I want to see if these schools are reasonable. I have a 3.23 GPA in EE at an ABET-accredited program (this will go up after this semester as I have straight As this semester so far, but they won't look at these last two semester, right?), I did a co-op at IBM and designed a hardware tool that has full support of a IBM WorldWide Design Center, and I would say that I have quite a bit of hardware/software experience on my resume so far. I haven't taken my GRE yet.

Supposing the GRE goes decently (hoping for a 700-800 quant score), is it reasonable to apply to these schools: University of Minnesota, Iowa State, Ohio State? What are some good schools that I might have a shot at?

I heard that it helps to try to contact a professor from a grad school in the area of your interest, and that can help your acceptance chances. However, I also heard that the professor will most likely just tell you to apply online anyway. Any thoughts on this? ]]> Engineering Majors md5fungi-149020 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813350-grad-schools-do-i-have-shot.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813321-ee-business.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:40:15 GMT I've been having some difficulty choosing schools with a good engineering program(degrees up to phD) with a good business program. Because I'm still on the edge between the two majors, I would prefer the school that I am applying to, to have a nationally ranked, or nationally recognized engineering and business programs.

So far I have...
Stanford
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cornell

I'm hoping to have at least 3 high reaches and 3 middle. I have already decided on my safeties.

Any other schools that should go on? ]]> Engineering Majors ewong11692-240234 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813321-ee-business.html http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813301-software-engineering.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:44:43 GMT deleted. I found what I was looking for deleted. I found what I was looking for ]]> Engineering Majors hbrock-310578 http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/engineering-majors/813301-software-engineering.html