Do I pick a thesis adviser now or will I get assigned one after being admit?

paulwece
Sat, 08 Aug 2015 00:08:38 +0000

Applying for UIUC, ECE program for masters degree. I’m applying for Spring 2016.

Got a 170 quant, 167 verbal on the GRE. GPA for last 2 years is around 3.8. Cumulative GPA is around 3.5.

I want to maximize my chance of being admitted. Would it be to my benefit to talk to a few professors that I’m interested in right now? Or is that only necessary if I’m going for PhD?

Because I sent two professors emails and did not get a response. I’m thinking about following up later next week. But then again, maybe we are supposed to wait until we are admitted and then an adviser would be assigned to us? In another, what I’m doing now is completely unnecessary…

Can you guys give some advice?

Thanks