acceptance into graduate school in mechanical engineering

JohnWillkins
Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:55:01 +0000

Wouldn’t it make more sense to ask your adviser rather than students on a forum? Sure, some are graduates, some may be admissions committee members, but asking around in your department (from people that have received MS’s or PhD’s in ME) would probably be a better step. I think the fact that you have essentially a 4.0, a good GRE potential, as well as several potential recommends lined up (that go along with your research experience) makes for a combination that is really hard to beat.

Sure Rutgers is not a “top” school, but it’s a well known school and few would try to make a claim that it’s an easy school. Don’t sweat the stuff you can’t control, just do your best to apply to a variety of programs that fit your interests (either in location, cost, potential adviser, program… whatever it is you find most important) and you will get into one.