Curious about role of politics in graduate admissions for engineering...

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<p>i'm curious about how things like diversity affect admission to graduate schools in engineering. I'm a senior electrical engineering major from a good school (however, not well known on the west coast, where i want to go to grad school). i have a high gpa (was a very high gpa until last quarter... but that's another story), high GRE, research experience, etc. </p>

<p>i'm also a minority female... i'm just curious as to how that affects an application, if at all. i know i've had a better shot at internships and jobs because of this, but i don't know how it'll affect my grad applications - any thoughts?</p>

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<p>sad to say, I think there is slight genderism in grad studies in engineering. If you are female, I think your application gets a little bit more attention (meaning your chance is higher) because the male:female ratio is so uneven in graduate school. I don't know if the majority of folks in engineering grad school agree, but that's my opinion. So being female and minority will not hurt you.</p>