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  1. Calmlogic, Thanks for your advice back in Jan. I must say that what you predicted became true. I got into all of the schools except the media lab (which I heard accepted very few MS students). I also got tuition waivers from most schools. Now I am basically between Columbia or NYU and Northeastern. My wife got a scholarship from Northeastern which makes the budget difference between NY and Northeastern greater than 60K. I guess the debt is be too much so I'm inclined towards Northeastern. The university seems great, I wonder why it got ranked so low by USNews... (any idea?) Am I making the right choice? Thanks. Mortimer
  2. Wow, thats coincidence. Amazing! You have great chances I believe. I'm sure that having friends on the inside can help. They haven't looked at my portfolio as far as I know at least from the MIT servers. I did try contacting but had no answer. Then the deadline came in and I heard that it was not ethically correct to contact them once the application was submitted. Is this true? I have no problem exchanging e-portfolio links.
  3. Hi Ancalagon, I applied to the following groups: Physical Language Workshop Sociable Media Lifelong Kindergaten To tell the truth, I'm not very optimistic about MIT, even though it clearly is the dream option. Apparently just a few students are accepted each year. Regarding the 5-year course, it seems reasonable to think it is equivalent to a masters degree but there is no official statement about this and thus I have to consider my degree as a BS. At least that's what they told me. What groups are you applying to? Mortimer
  4. Hi Everyone, I've been selected as a Fulbright Student (Foreign Program). Does this increase my chances of admission? I have a CS engineering degree (5-year course) from Uruguay. I have a converted GPA of 3.8 or 3.9. GRE: Q750 (did not do well here :rolleyes: ) V620 and W5.0. iBT Toefl: 117 (30 wri, 30 list, 28 speak, 29 read) I plan to focus on the design of Groupware-mediated collaborative web tools. I am applying to the following universities (for an M.S.): MIT (Media Lab) Columbia University New York University New Jersey Institute of Technology Brandeis University Northeastern University Penn State - University Park Polytechnic University NY I have 3 published articles. Fulbright covers my living expenses but I need to find a tuition waiver. 5 year industry experience (worked while studying) Can you please rate my chances? Thanks Mortimer
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