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  • Gradforum.org.
  • Usnews.com.
  • Usnews.com: gradschool links.
  • Excel Table of Grad Schools.
  • Admissions and Recommendation letter addresses list.

         This web page is my diary for searching for gradschools. It contains the index of links immediately below this paragraph, a log of what I've done so far, and pertinent info I've found on the respective school's webpages. I'm liking the idea of being in California, but I'm also interested in MIT. Right now, there's chance I would work and attend gradschool simultaneously, but it's a slim chance. I've been told that students seeking to apply to large competitive schools like Stanford and MIT usually don't get full rides, and I'm all about spend as little excess money as possible, so I've got to start looking at some other schools real quick and hopefully have all the applications in by November. I've pretty much decided that I am going full PhD, but what I specialize in is still a little fuzzy. I'm thinking about microwave and millimeter antenna circuits because they are entirely analog and cannot be infiltrated by the digital regime, and also because they involve a lot of resonance, which is a particularly interesting topic to me (following Nicolai Tesla).

    • The see Log of actions below.
    1. go MIT: Grad admissions
    2. go Stanford: Grad Engineering Programs
    3. go CalTech: EE Grad studies
    4. go UMass at Amherst: EE Grad studies
    5. go Carnegie Mellon: ECE Grad studies
    6. go Michigan State University: Grad studies
    7. go Georgia Institute of Technology: Grad studies
    8. go University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: Grad studies
    9. go Cornell: Grad studies
    10. go Villanova: ECE
    log:
    • 10/8/01: 4th revision of statement of objectives.
    • 10/7/01: Gave six recommendation forms to Dr. R.
    • 10/7/01: Gave six recommendation forms to Dr. C.
    • 10/4/01: Gave six recommendation forms to Dr. A.
    • 10/3/01: Gave six recommendation forms to Dr. B.
    • 10/2/01: Gave MIT recommendation form to Dr. K.
    • 9/18/01: Finished preliminary draft of statement of objectives.
    • 9/17/01: Sent request form to ETS to have GRE scores sent to Cornell, Michigan at Ann Arbor, Illinois at Urbana, and Massachusetts at Amherst.
    • 9/11/01: Received official GRE scores from ETS (v530-68%, q670-70%, a700-86%).
    • 9/11/01: Printed application for Michigan at Ann Arbor.
    • 9/6/01: Requested application from Cornell.
    • 9/5/01: Received application from University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    • 8/30/01: printed application from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
    • 8/30/01: Requested "pre-application" from Georgia Institute of Technology (GIT).
    • 8/29/01: Requested application packet from Univarsity of Massachusetts at Amherst.
    • 8/25/01: Received app packet from CIT.
    • 8/25/01: Took GRE.
    • 6/18/01: Registered for GRE in Norristown for 8/25/01.
    • 5/20/01: Recieved app. packet from Stanford.
    • 5/2/01: Received app. packet from MIT.
    • 5/1/01: Requested application packet from Stanford thru web.
    • 5/1/01: Requested application packet from CalTech thru web.
    • 4/20/01: Requested application packet from MIT thru web.
    1) MIT:
    • Amtrak Northeast Direct train to boston (BOS, BBY, RTE) from philly (PHL): ~$140.00 (round trip).
    • MIT subway map by MBTA.
    • MIT subway pass package by MBTA. ~$125 for 4months (semester package).
    • Degree requirements
    • In general the Master's degree requires a minimum of one academic year of study, the Engineer's degree two years, and the Doctor's degree three or more years beyond a baccalaureate in the same field. For all degree programs there is a residence requirement. Residency requirements reflect academic (not summer) terms. For the S.M. the minimum is one academic term, for the Engineer's it is two academic terms, and for the Doctorate it is four academic terms. The M. Arch. and S.M. Arch.S. require four academic terms. The M.C.P. is a minimum of two academic terms. All degree requirements include completion of an acceptable thesis prepared in residence, unless special permission is granted for part of the thesis work to be done elsewhere.
    • Official score reports should be sent to the MIT Admissions Office, ETS code #3514. Engineering generally requires only the General GRE (no Subject test).
    • Apply by January 1st for September admission.
    • Approximately 5,700 grad students enrolled, 4,300 undergrad: 1,400 engineering masters, 1,100 engineering PhD.
    • Tuition and finances.
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    2) Stanford:
    • Stanford: Grad Engineering Programs
    • The Master of Science degree requires 45 units of course work and has no thesis requirement. The residency requirement is three full-tuition quarters; this means that for most programs, the degree can be completed in one year.
    • The Engineer's degree requires 45 units of course work and research combined, three full-tuition quarters beyond the master's degree, as well as a thesis and usually takes two to three years to complete.
    • The Doctor of Philosophy degree requires a minimum of 72 units of course work and research combined and may include units completed for another advanced degree at Stanford. The residency requirement is nine full-tuition quarters, but may include up to three quarters of residency for graduate work done elsewhere. All doctoral students must pass a University oral examination and submit a dissertation which has been approved by three readers. The dissertation is expected to be an original contribution to scholarship or scientific knowledge and to exemplify the highest standards in the discipline. Because of the vagaries of research, time to degree can vary, but most students complete this degree in five to six years.
    • Prospective grad applicants.
    • Electrical Engineering: Ph.D., Engineer, M.S., postal code = (94305-9505). December 15 deadline for all full-time applications. To be considered for financial aid, applications must be fully complete by December 15. GRE must be taken no later than November 2000. Winter and spring applications are not accepted (except for Honors Coop students). Honors Coop applicants must apply by July 1 for autumn quarter, October 1 for winter quarter, January 1 for spring quarter, April 1 for summer quarter.
    • A Stanford award covers all necessary tuition plus a living stipend.
    • Must have GRE taken by November for admission in the following fall (?).
    • Recommendation Form (pdf).
    • Reinstatement Form (pdf).
    • Approximately 7,500 grad students of 14,000 total enrolled.
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    3) CalTech:
    • Info for Grad students.
    • In general, the residency requirements are as follows: for Master of Science, a minimum of three terms (one academic year) of graduate work; for Aeronautical Engineer, Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, and Mechanical Engineer, a minimum of six terms (two academic years) of graduate work; and for Doctor of Philosophy, a minimum of nine terms (three academic years) of graduate work.
    • Budget Estimate.
    • Approximately 1000 grad students enrolled in 22 options.
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    4) Carnegie Mellon: top
    5) University of Massachusetts at Amherst:
    • Degrees, preograms, very good for microwave / millimemter systems, wireless communications, etc.
    • Out of state tuition: $10k, required student fees: $3.3k, room and board: $4.9k
    • Apllication fee and deadline: $40, by feb 1st, 2002.
    • People in micro: Keith Carver, (Stephen Frasier), Robert Jackson, David McLaughlin, Andrew Pazmany, David Pozar, (Steven Reising), (Daniel Schaubert), Stephen Sekelsky, Calvin Swift, (James Carswell), (James Mead) : 7 - 12.
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    6) Michigan State University:
    • Out of state tuition: $480 per credit-hour, required student fees: $1.6k, room and board: $7.1k
    • Apllication fee and deadline: $40, by feb 1st, 2002.
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    7) Georgia Institute of Technology:
    • Out of state tuition: $11584, required fees: $802, room and board: $5700,
    • fellowships: 15%, TA: 13%, Research: 71%
    • Apllication fee and deadline: $40, by feb 1st, 2002.
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    8) University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign:
    • Out of state tuition: $12328, required fees: $1406, room and board: $6658.
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    9) Cornell:
    • (under solid-state electronics/optoelectronics) Microwave, millimeter wave people: Lester F. Eastman, John A. Nation, Michael Spencer (a little).
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    10) Villanova:
    • Master's in EE requirements
    • A minimum of 33 semester hours must be successfully completed for the Master of Science in Electrical Engineering degree. If a student elects to participate in the thesis option, they must initially complete ECE 9030. Application for the thesis option requires the submission of a written research proposal outlining the plan of work for the Master's degree thesis and the recommendation and approval of the student's research advisor.
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