<p>What do you all think my chances are of getting into good graduate schools in engineering (aerospace or mechanical) such as MIT, Stanford, or Berkeley. I have one year left on my BS in mechanical.</p>
<p>gpa: 3.8/4.0
GRE: 800Q, 510V, 3.5A
1.5 years of research experience (computational fluid dynamics), i will have a publication most likely after my applications are sent. </p>
<p>I have really good leadership positions/honor societies from undergrad.</p>
<p>grad schools don’t really care about leadership in clubs. Your other stats look good enough for any school especially for an MS and even a PHD.
Edit-are you only interested in finishing your master’s and not PHD?</p>
<p>As long as i get funding for grad school it really doesn’t make much of a difference to me whether i do a masters or a PhD program. My only concern is that i do not (as of now) think i want to be stuck in academia as a career, which i have heard is common once have a PhD as you are overqualified for industry work. But again, this is only something that i have heard and would love to hear more about it from anyone who has experience with this.</p>
<p>The overwhelming majority of engineering PhDs work in industry, where there are plenty of research jobs. We learn stuff useful to companies, like developing next-gen technology, not archaic French literature or the mating behavior of Amazonian insects.</p>
<p>You’re within the range for admission to those schools. That’s about all I can say as letters will determine your chances. Also, terminal MS is almost never funded. Express interest in a PhD (in SoP), even if the school forces you to apply to the MS program.</p>