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  1. Did anyone get a reply(admit or reject) for Mechanical from any of the following univs:hmm:: MIT Berkeley Caltech UIUC Gatech ??? The reason Im asking this is that most univs dont send a reject till late April but inform of admits much earlier..... and Im too impatient to wait for so long....... so plz tell me! Ankur
  2. Congrats! Berkeley with aid is Awesome!
  3. I have contacted many students in Stanford in my deptt.... you can find their contact from the website of labs and research center.... The trick is contact people from your university ( there are lots of my seniors at all top univs, so Im lucky in this regard, but still no use), your country or your name... I can find lots of Ankur s from IIT at Stanford.. so no such problems from me.. and if you contact the right person.. they surely try to help Best of luck! Ankur
  4. Congrats! Lemme tell you some facts I found out about going to Stan w/o aid. I m not sure ur based in which country but If your from the US.. its too easy to get a loan ( u can apply to Stan for a loan as well) But if your an international applicant like me, first of all you need to show finances equivalent to the estimated expense of atleast one year to get a Student Visa. Also, I was suggested an organization NSF(National Science Foundation) by Indrani Gardella from the grad office for funding but I couldnt find anything related to my interests.. u might wanna look into it. I dont think paying back the loan would be a problem , but sometimes, like in my case, arranging so much money can be a problem, if thats not the case with you ( hopefully!)... you know what to do. Otherwise, you are left with the option of trying to get an RA or TA ship by contacting profs.. they do reply even if they arent interested to say a polite 'no'. I have tried this but dont have any success so far.. but there is no harm in trying. There are certain institutions which give scholarships and interest free loans as well.. ( I can give you the contact if your based in India! ) but this process is extremely competitive and deadlines for most scholarships is already over.. but you can still try for it! There is a 50% chance of getting an RA or a TA after landing up in Stan.. but It depends on the individual's circumstances whether he can take such a risk.... though I decided against taking any such risk! Also, you can have the option of choosing b/w a No-aid admit @ stan with a Full-aid admit in a someother good university.. I am sure you'll have such options coz the fact that u have an admit from Stan proves your excellent acad credentials. So be Positive! Hope we can meet each other at Stan! Ankur
  5. To the best of the my knowledge, Stan has the largest intake of students : It has offered admits to three people in Mechanical, IIT-Delhi including one fellowship and probably thats the reason its so difficult to find funding even after one lands up there.
  6. Hey, RD your chances of getting into top schools are great! Best of luck for Caltech & Stanford (thats coz I know u havent apped to MIT)! You surely deserve to be in one of these! I wonder if there are any external scholarships available to International applicants. Ish, Plz tell us if there any.... I also require this info.. I am deferring my stan admit due to lack of funds!
  7. PPP: Purchasing Power Parity Thats 1$ is equivalent to 9 INR in terms what they can buy us! But we have to pay 45 INR to get 1 $ .. so I am effectively getting only 20% of my money's real worth by converting INR s to US $
  8. Thanks guys! I really doubt the loan thing would work out for me.. The limit for Educational loans is 30k$ here in India. Also, For me its not a question of how easily I can pay back but How do I arrange so much money. Actually for us Indians, the real value of our money becomes just 20% in the US (because of PPP applied to the exchange rate).. so 67K$ is way beyond my reach. One option that I am considering is taking a two year deferral.. I have a job in Capital One for 60k$ per annum (even this is less than stan's estimated expense)... I would hopefully be able to save something atleast. My profile is: B.Tech Mechanical, IIT-Delhi. CGPA: 9.23/10 GRE: 800 Quant 620 Verbal 5 Essay TOEFL: 277/300 Rank 2 of 66 in my dept. 1 Publication outside my area of research interest! Ankur
  9. I got an admit into Stanford for MS in Mechanical Engineering. I havent been offered a Fellowship and my decision to join would depend on availability of fin aid. What are the ways in which I can get aid? ( I am not a US citizen or a permanent resident) Ankur
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