<p>hey~i've recently been admitted in the ms of engineering science at Harvard. does any one know how's this program? including the course, the opportunity of doing real research, the opportunity of transfering to phd or getting a job? i am confused about ivy's ms program...</p>
<p>I am sure that the Harvard program is not very good… after all, Harvard isn’t a very good school, right?
You may in fact starve after graduation… be careful!</p>
<p>to vegas: STARVE after graduation? are you sure? im scared…</p>
<p>harvard’s reputation alone is enough to get you anywhere if you’re really good</p>
<p>I’m tired of people bashing Ivy engineering graduate schools in general. You say that Harvard’s engineering is not very good in terms of what? rankings? So which schools are? MIT, Stanford, Berkeley, Ga Tech, Michigan, etc? You have to remember that not everyone is as smart as you and have those choices. What about the rest of the 90% of people who wants to go to graduate school but don’t have those choices and have to lesser schools like…Harvard? </p>
<p>I feel that if you’re getting a masters, the chances of you being interested in research is probably small. I think that’s why most people only do the masters. The quality of teaching you get at these smaller schools, say Harvard, would be comparable if not better than a larger more-well known public engineering school. Now I’m not sure exactly why there would be an engineering science masters, but I would think that if you wanted to do something else other than traditional engineering after you graduate (such as business, law, consulting, etc), it would be a worthy choice to consider.</p>
<p>…I believe there was sarcasm involved. -___-</p>
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<p>How would you know? If you read this page <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/682414-your-opinion-uc-berkeley-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/682414-your-opinion-uc-berkeley-5.html</a> you might change your tune. The fact of the matter is that I know Georgia Tech (for example) takes into account student surveys when deciding to give junior faculty tenure. This is apparently not the case at Harvard, where it has been called the “kiss of death” to receive a teaching award (see [The</a> Harvard Crimson :: News :: Report: Faculty Pay Should Be Linked to Teaching](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516685]The”>http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=516685) )</p>
<p>Great, HYPS great.</p>
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<p>You see negative comments about Ivy engineering because of the common misconception that everything Ivy is better, especially on this site. So someone will make the comments above (paraphrasing to remove the sarcasm) “Of course Harvard Engineering is great. It’s Harvard” which is usually met with a blanket statement that you shouldn’t equate undergraduate application difficulty with graduate program quality. </p>
<p>The people with the perception that people at Ivy’s are inherently better take offense, the people insecure that they didn’t get into an Ivy go on the attack, then things fall into a mess of people posting random statistics to prove a point that’s not really relevant. </p>
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<p>Not necessarily true. There are two types of engineering master’s degrees: research (thesis-based) and professional (non-thesis based). Those with research MS’s are usually thinking about doctoral programs or industrial research positions. Those with professional MS’s are usually looking for typical engineering positions after graduation.</p>
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<p>The past predicts the future…</p>
<p>Ask Harvard for the PhD placements of graduates for the last 3 years, and ask for the average starting salary, # of offers, and % hired at graduation. Compare those statistics to the other schools that admitted you.</p>
<p>I was joking.
I seriously doubt that a masters degree from Harvard, in any subject, is anything but excellent.</p>
<p>sorry if i came across a little biting.</p>
<p>Harvard engineering is the grand scheme of things might be better than a ton of schools out there, but as you’ve said, its not as good as Georgia tech, Umich, and a bunch of other schools. But the issue to me lies in the fact that harvard mech e, ee, comp sci, and other engineering programs are MORE selective than UMich, Georgia Tech, and some of the better engineering programs out there. So if the OP had harvard as an option, he no doubt could/should have some of the other better engineering programs as options. Rankings after all, are not always indicative of selectivity. So to me, it appears that a lot of people are picking harvard for the name and not for the quality. Whether that’s right or wrong is another discussion.</p>
<p>Its Solid Mechanics is greatest in the world, look at those professors… Rice, Hutchinson… Georgia, Mechigan don’t have…</p>
<p>And so called better engineering programs are also judged by their reputation… or what ? By the thesis, outstanding achivement?.. I don’t think so.</p>
<p>Besides, to pick the name always means to pick the quality who cares ?</p>
<p>Personally, I think there is no better school than MIT for computer science and electrical engineering.Therefore, I chose MIT over Harvard.</p>
<p>I thought Harvard did not offer masters degrees in graduate school… only Phd</p>
<p>BiochemGuy, Harvard does offer master’s degrees in its professional schools (Public Policy, Education, etc.)</p>
<p>how is it possible Harvard doesnt offer master degrees? at the very least MBA=master degree</p>