<p>Here is my situation: I have a job offer but would like to explore my options for graduate school, specifically with for a masters in industrial engineering</p>
<p>My credentials:
Major: Industrial Engineering
Minor: General Business
GPA: 3.26
GRE Math 159 (750 old scale)
GRE Verbal 156 (540 old scale)
Work Experience:
2 Internships, one business based in oil industry, one medical manufacturing</p>
<p>Because I have a job offer I do not need to apply to any safety schools. What would be the medium to little chance of acceptance programs that I could apply for that would out weigh taking the job offer? Top 10 Programs? Top 15?</p>
<p>Anyone have similar statistics? If so where did you go?</p>
<p>Thanks,
Eric</p>
<p>I’d recommend looking at different professors’ profiles from various schools, rather than the schools themselves, and see if any of their research falls along similar lines to your job. You don’t necessarily need to be accepted to a top 10 school to justify going to grad school. Rather, if you get a research assistantship with a professor who is renowned in your particular field of interest, you’ll get some extra valuable work experience you can take with you to your first job.</p>
<p>I cannot stress enough the importance of getting an assistantship over school rank. I was accepted as a master’s student at Georgia Tech, but I wasn’t offered an assistantship – because they only offer assistantships to Ph.D. students. On the other hand, I was offered a research assistantship in Autonomous Vehicle Control at Auburn University, so here I am.</p>
<p>Also, how long do you have to consider the job offer? You probably won’t know if you get an assistantship until between late February to early April next year. Will they allow you to defer employment if you decide to return to school?</p>