Masters chances?

Graduate School
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<p>Looking to get into a recognized masters (M.S.) program. I am a Chemical Engineering major at UT Austin with a 3.5 overall and 3.7 major. I have two internship experiences- one in oil and gas and the other in manufacturing/consumer goods. Looking to get into process R&D. I have done one year research in drug delivery and I am currently TAing/Grading for a class. Also I have a 780Q and 550V. Anyone suggest some schools that would provide me some funding or scholarship opportunity for M.S.? Interested in GA Tech so far.</p>

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<p>bump (10 char.)</p>

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<p>google US news graduate schools, select engineering, and look at the schools that you think you want to go to. You should really base what school you want to go to based upon your research interest, which you didn’t include in your post, which makes it difficult for others to suggest schools. Your GPA/GRE are really good, and you should shoot for some schools in the top 20, but remember to diversify your list. You probably should apply to 10 schools (at a minimum), and theses schools should run the gamut of rankings, and should all match your research interest.</p>

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<p>Bump. I’m feeling a little discouraged. I was talking to someone who graduated from my program with the same/similar stats who applied to PhD at top 20-30 schools and got rejected for most of them. Is this going to be the case for MS programs or is MS programs slightly more lenient? Schools that I’m thinking about applying to are TAMU, USC, Rice, Purdue, Northwestern, GA Tech and UT.</p>

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<p>bump (10 char.)</p>

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<p>People don’t do “chances” for graduate school because “chances” are complete nonsense.</p>

<p>You can stop bumping this thread now. :)</p>

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<p>If you are interested in top schools, but insecure about your chances, then why don’t you stay at UT austin? UT Austin’s engineering program is one of the best in the nation. Since you did your undergrad there and have a high GPA, getting accepted into the master’s program at where you did your undergrad should be a lot easier. This goes for if you want a PhD there too.</p>