Re: SavingRain (anese)aneseSeptember 5 2008, 13:53:44 UTC
Coming to CMU, I had it on my list during phase zero, but then CMU is not in the top 15 in mechanical engineering, but extremely difficult to get into. I have been planning to try MIT. A wild card option, that is. And Cornell and UT Austin too. I can't afford to try any more top schools I thought. I think CMU makes it so rough because of the intense involvement with the Robotics Lab. Mech-E's also do lots of work in other departments: CS, ECE, Civ-E... MIT has amazing mech-e labs...in fact, I think the problem with CMU is that their study of robotics is largely grounded in CS.
Anyway, all of the CMU stuff is irrelevant, make sure you are focusing your search on the best professors to suit your research interests. Not just on what are the top schools. You'll shoot yourself in the foot in most cases because the professors are not just looking for the stellar candidate on paper, but someone with a lively interest in what they are doing who can fit into their labs. I see that you are on the right direction with this already by contacting beforehand.
And regarding asking ETS, wont it be late to try to take AWA alone?
I don't think so, but the standards might be different for internationals? If you can't, I agree with other posters that you still stand an excellent chance without it.
Coming to CMU, I had it on my list during phase zero, but then CMU is not in the top 15 in mechanical engineering, but extremely difficult to get into. I have been planning to try MIT. A wild card option, that is. And Cornell and UT Austin too. I can't afford to try any more top schools I thought.
I think CMU makes it so rough because of the intense involvement with the Robotics Lab. Mech-E's also do lots of work in other departments: CS, ECE, Civ-E... MIT has amazing mech-e labs...in fact, I think the problem with CMU is that their study of robotics is largely grounded in CS.
Anyway, all of the CMU stuff is irrelevant, make sure you are focusing your search on the best professors to suit your research interests. Not just on what are the top schools. You'll shoot yourself in the foot in most cases because the professors are not just looking for the stellar candidate on paper, but someone with a lively interest in what they are doing who can fit into their labs. I see that you are on the right direction with this already by contacting beforehand.
And regarding asking ETS, wont it be late to try to take AWA alone?
I don't think so, but the standards might be different for internationals? If you can't, I agree with other posters that you still stand an excellent chance without it.
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