<p>Well, there's a difference between the EECS MEng program and getting an MS in Chem E. </p>
<p>Most notably, there's a standard procedure for applying in EECS to MEng -- you have to have a certain GPA, you fill out an application, and then you find an advisor. I think this application is submitted toward the end of junior year or beginning of senior year. So you start the work on the masters' while still in undergrad -- it's very continuous. And from what I understand, if you have the GPA and can find an advisor to fund you, you're good to go, no real "admissions" process to go through.</p>
<p>For ChemE, however, it's a totally separate program. You apply as if you were applying to grad school in general. And ChemE is one of the programs that "kicks out" undergrads -- according to a course 10 friend of mine, MIT course 10 undergrads just don't get accepted to course 10 grad school.</p>