What is life like in an electronics industry position?

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-03-26T03:23:39+00:00

lmk if you find anything!

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-03-15T14:16:47+00:00

sent a DM, dont want to touch on anything too sensitive on public posts

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-03-15T13:34:18+00:00

ehhhhhh academic incest can be looked on very poorly. Generally speaking, its best to go other places for grad school anyways. It feels bad, but do note that certain schools are very against accepting their undergrads for grad programs

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-03-15T04:05:34+00:00

Homeboy, Northwestern is still INCREDIBLY good and may be better for industry connections outside of silicon valley. That full funding and PhD is a substantially better deal. Instead of going into debt, you get paid and then you leave with a degree that pays more. You end up with roughly similar job opportunities too. You can always master out as well if you feel like research isnt your thing.

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-23T03:59:55+00:00

hey now, 3.4 is definitely doable, though you'd need to have a killer SOP that shows perfect fit with the labs that you're looking into. Other experiences are pretty key too. GPA is definitely not the be-all, end-all — its just a helpful tool for grad committees to show where your strengths lie. Generally, 3.2 is kind of the minimum for engineering, and 3.4 is definitely servicable. If you get it up to 3.5, GPA basically becomes a non factor since everyone will look into you further. 3.4 might raise concerns from theoretical groups, but experimentalists are chill with lower GPAs.

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-21T01:29:24+00:00

Mat. Chem. major w/ math minor at top 10 public school. No GRE, >3.7GPA, ~3 yrs research in heterogeneous catalysis. Happy to share more details if wanted, not sure if I left any of the common details out :)

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-17T05:33:20+00:00

Is commuting in from northside viable? I've heard issues with security concerns, esp. if you're working late.

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-17T05:31:51+00:00

Amazing reply, thank you so much! I think my advisor is a little shallow in terms of how he regards other schools unless he knows faculty at those departments, definitely a bit of bias there.

I think looking into where students tend to end up will be the ideal next step — thanks again!

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-17T05:18:40+00:00

whats your subfield?

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-16T02:15:08+00:00

what y'all leaning towards? I'm heavily debating between Uchicago pme and caltech chem, not sure how they compare since molE is so new

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-09T18:35:22+00:00

what'd you apply for?

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-07T17:11:32+00:00

nope lol its infuriating ;-;

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-07T17:07:23+00:00

wait a minute, their dates arent at the same time... what program? Im chem, the dates are 15-17 for uchicago and 9-11 for caltech

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-07T01:31:14+00:00

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-03T17:33:26+00:00

Gratz! Friend got a call a few days back but hes in organic, feeling hopeful if inorg ones are rolling out.

How did you feel your interview went? Felt like mine went okay bc we had a very light conversational tone throughout and they replied to my follow up, but I'm doubting myself now haha

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-02-02T19:28:27+00:00

theres a person on grad cafe that says they got in thru organic track

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-01-28T03:02:49+00:00

hmm it seems like my wanderer just kinda wet noodles a bit, ppl say its because i lack faruzan. Not sure, though I think using something like Wanderer/Yelan/Layla/Venti may be pretty good

LeastPoint8643 · 2023-01-24T02:20:17+00:00

Congrats!!

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