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@cezeozue: did u say contact the Profs you want to work with?(!). I tot that was counter-productive. Besides, what should i be telling them?

flo_path1:
I am probably not the best person to answer this but I'll give it a try. I think Ceceozue would do a better job giving you advice, given that he has just gone through the process. I am sure you know how competitive it is to get into the schools you are applying to. You also need to work on your statement of purpose because you need to be able to show that you know what you are doing.

GO to the school's websites, look critically at the research going on. Look at the Lab websites and check out the profile of the people working in those labs. If they have people with background similar to yours, you'll want to point that out in the application. You should also know the core courses that the department you are looking at requires. Highlight your grades in those courses to show technical proficiency.

Here is a link: If you have 1 hour or so, watch the videos and you should have answers to a lot of the questions you might have.

http://web.mit.edu/msrp/myMSRP/dinner_seminar2.html

What area are you planning on going into? did you do your undergrad in naija or somewhere else?

Thanks for your reply.

I'm planning for Energy and Power option of Mechanical Engineering. Had my under grad in a federal school in naija, Graduated summa cum laude,

Guess you schooled or are schooling in yankee(?) What's the approach that you guys adopt to get those terrific acceptances?

Hi folks,

Great one you guys have done here! Was introduced here by a very good friend.

Well, i'v just begun to take action on my grad -school plans, but as it is, i'll be writting the new Revised GRE in view of fall 2012 admission. What prep approach do you guys advice?

Secondly, I'm applying to MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley and Gatech. What application-package stategies do i adopt to aid acceptance?

Pls, cezeozue, flo-path, VPersiee, tabarity, SEFAGO, et al. respond.

Thanks for your responses.

Hi folks,
I'v followed your discussions with keen interest and i'm elated at d wealth of info i'v receive.Bt,i want to ask: what kind of work(i need details please) does an engineering graduate(say, mech engr) do at KPMG(Advisory)?
Thanks for the response.