Chance's of Graduate School (Manufacturing Eng)

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<p>Hello All,</p>

<p>I'm looking for graduate school (particularly in Manufacturing Engineering), and I'm applying to graduate school for Georgia Tech, University of Michigan, and Stanford. These schools are the cream of the crop for manufacturing engineering, so I already know I'm shooting high, but I just kind of want to know my chances.</p>

<p>My stats are:</p>

<p>Major: Dual Degree in Mechanical Eng and Electrical Eng at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
GPA: 3.63 out of 4.0</p>

<p>Relevant work experience: Shop Class TA for 2.5 years, 2 summer internships in manufacturing department at The Boeing Company (5 summer internships total (2 of which are for NASA Langley Research Center))</p>

<p>Research: 2 separate research experiences. No publications and research is not relevant to manufacturing, but is relevant to Mechanical Engineering.</p>

<p>Activities: Formula Hybrid, Project Leader of Shell-Eco Marathon club, and a Resident Advisor</p>

<p>Relevant Classes: Basic Shop Class, Computer Aided Machining I, and Intro to Manufacturing Processes Theory</p>

<p>GRE: Haven't taken them yet</p>

<p>Letters of Recommendation: 1 from shop teacher I TA for, 1 from research professor, and 1 from CAM I teacher.</p>

<p>I'm not entirely sure of what my chances are, but I know that my chances are even lower if I don't apply. I also know that some schools want me to apply to their Mechanical Engineering Graduate School and then declare my concentration in Manufacturing if I get in. I would appreciate any input from anyone.</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

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<p>Stanford: Reach</p>

<p>You’re aiming for a thesis MS, a coursework MS or a PhD?</p>

<p>If you want a safety, try Polytechnique (if you’re willing to go out of the country; under an international agreement it’s ABET-accredited. Just find a supervisor for manufacturing there and then you apply for the PhD, since the PhD is accessible from a minimum of 3.2)</p>

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<p>I am aiming for a coursework MS. I’m not entirely sure I’d want to go out of the country, but that’s an option though.</p>

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<p>I hope you can get 165+ on Quantitative (but I believe it is fairly easy to achieve if you did MechE or ElecE), 3.5+ on analytical writing and 150+ on verbal but then it is no guarantee of anything with GA Tech.</p>

<p>Polytechnique is a place you can apply at, should you bomb the GRE.</p>

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<p>I’ve been studying for the GRE’s so that hopefully I won’t bomb them, but I guess anything can happen. So, if I got those scores on the GRE, I would have a competitive application for getting into Georgia Tech and maybe University of Michigan? Universities generally don’t release statistics for graduate school admissions, so it can be a little confusing.</p>