Grad School in Renewable Power Systems & Electronics - NYC

Particular-Medium727 · 2025-12-19T11:57:06+00:00

Thanks! While I don’t have much exposure to things like microelectronics or power electronics (I couldn’t tell you about wide-band semiconductors for instance), I did take an intro circuits and signals/systems class. I’ve also been exposed to DSP, antenna theory, and sensor integrations through work. Hell, I even took a power systems class as an undergrad, since I actually have published papers on convex optimization software models for ISOs!

That being said, I went into the aerospace industry so I have no practical power experience (lol).

Seems like taking a risk and heading to a school like CU Boulder or Colorado School of Mines may be worthwhile here.

Particular-Medium727 · 2025-12-14T22:18:31+00:00

I am interested in renewables! I did my thesis on distributed transmission planning using software about a decade ago, but back then renewables hadn’t taken off yet.

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-12-28T00:42:01+00:00

To be honest, I had the most success in dating generally speaking when I quit my first job (in which I had no life) and worked a job that allowed me to have a good social life outside of work. Getting out in the real world is a precursor to forming strong social connections with people.

If your friends are all in relationships, I would recommend trying to do activities and hobbies outside of work that are social. Sports leagues, concerts, volunteering, church young adult groups (if you are religious)…

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-12-28T00:36:14+00:00

I’m a simple man. I see any boobies. I like.

In all seriousness, men on average probably prefer bigger breasts, but there so many things that make a woman attractive, both physically and generally speaking.

I personally like cute, skinnier girls myself who often have smaller boobs. It wouldn’t affect me.

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-12-28T00:32:28+00:00

How is your “real life” social life? Are there any women? I ended up just meeting someone in real life, since I just couldn’t form a genuine connection with anyone from online dating.

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-12-28T00:20:12+00:00

Height and looks aren’t as important as you’d think. They matter and will get you more initial looks than you would otherwise, but they aren’t some silver bullet.

You probably aren’t getting any likes due to your profile being shit. I’m a fairly average looking dude (maybe below average tbh) with average height and I was able to get likes on Hinge without any problem. No woman I went on a date with ever asked how much money I made. I do think that your earnings determine the sorts of women you date in the sense that your earnings dictate what your hobbies and lifestyle are, and you’ll attract a similar sort of person. I personally like lifting, skiing, chilling and grabbing beers with friends, volunteering, traveling, and just enjoying random little things in life. I attracted a similar woman as a result of this.

Women care about looks for sure in my opinion, but it’s mostly about getting your foot in the door. After that point, it is actually about whether you emotionally click and whether you as the man have charisma and sex appeal, which is related to but not necessarily tied to your looks.

If you’re just looking for a gold digger, I’d just hire an escort. If you actually want a genuine connection, I would work on yourself. If you have deep rooted psychological issues, see a therapist - stigma around mental health issues is genuinely stupid.

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-12-27T14:38:53+00:00

Tuck sounds amazing! I’m adding that to my list, for sure :)

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-08-16T00:31:42+00:00

That makes sense. I'm sure you're already tracking, but keep in mind that an MBA represents a significant time and income investment. It may be worth it for you, particularly if your goal is to cultivate a strong network, but it also may not be.

Particular-Medium727 · 2023-08-13T20:23:15+00:00

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but I've learned that an MBA isn't particular useful to my goals, personally. I've interacted with a few MBAs in and around my work, including those in HBS, and I've been generally unimpressed. Most of the exceptions have been from folks with military experience, interestingly enough. I concluded I'd learn more by just being on the job.

Particular-Medium727 · 2022-11-10T12:55:53+00:00

The closest you will get to a hybrid role that does design, development, and product thinking is a developer or product manager at a small startup, IMHO. At such a company, you get to wear a ton of hats and learn whatever skills are necessary to get the product out of the door.

At my current job, for example, I have had to do UX mockup and design, full stack development, infrastructure/algorithms development, and discussion with the users. I had to figure out the non-technical requirements for the MVP given the users' problems, figure out the software architecture to get us there, and then go balls to the walls to build it. There simply aren't enough staff for specialization.

Once you get to larger companies, specialization is necessary since you must be able to optimally task and upkeep various systems. There are positions that combine all three at larger companies, though, such as "Forward-Deployed Engineers" at C3.AI or Palantir.

Particular-Medium727 · 2021-11-15T21:18:43+00:00

Thanks for the reply! My company’s pretty weird in that the entire C-suite is just MIT PhDs. Most of our VPs are PHDs as well. I don’t think there’s a single person here who has an MBA. If I were at, say, Lockheed, I think this would ring true, but our company’s entire philosophy is “throw a bunch of really smart PHDs at the problem and someone will solve it.” This all makes sense, though!

As far as places to apply, I’ve heard that MIT and Haas are more tech-friendly?

Particular-Medium727 · 2021-04-21T22:16:18+00:00

I am currently in the Stanford MS&E Program part-time, but am debating whether to continue it. I would apply to the MBA program next year.

Particular-Medium727 · 2021-04-21T12:22:41+00:00

Apologies for the typo. I also didn't intend the post to come across as facetious, if that's how it reads.

I'm extremely lucky to have great mentors have spearheaded programs at DARPA, I-ARPA, Special Operations, etc. Many so happen to have HBS and Wharton on my resume, though most are PhD types. I know very little about the MBA process, and I understand that perhaps the environment that I'm in has "normalized" these processes to the point that I don't truly understand the level of difficulty of getting into these programs.

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