Hello! Thank you for your recent email and your interest in graduate degree programs in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. This automated response addresses the most frequently asked questions about our graduate degree program. Interested students can get more information from our EE department webpages: http://www.ee.princeton.edu
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Princeton University Electrical Engineering: Graduate Programs Princeton University has a highly-ranked EE program with a broad slate of research activities, including high-growth fields like wireless communications, computer architecture, semiconductor materials, nanotechnology, and optics. Our EE department has around 170 PhD students total, making it the largest graduate program at Princeton and yet small enough that students get into the lab quickly and can have a lot of contact with their adviser and other faculty. We have one Nobel Prize winner, several NAS/NAE members, and many IEEE fellows among the 27 members of our EE faculty. Our department's PhD program is structured in a way that makes it quite accessible to people from non-EE degree programs, such as undergraduates in Physics, CS, and Math. Our average time-to-PhD is quite short compared to national averages, and in recent years, our PhD alums have accepted jobs in industry research, at high-tech startups, as well as faculty positions at MIT, Harvard, Stanford, and elsewhere. Finally, the financial support for graduate students at Princeton is excellent. All engineering Ph.D. students at Princeton receive first-year fellowships. And we guarantee funding for all Ph.D. students for their entire stay at Princeton. Students interested in research should apply for the Ph.D. program to have the best access to these fellowships. We also have some fellowships available for our 1-year course-based M.Eng. program. Some Important Information: * We do not require a Master's Degree as a prerequisite to entering our PhD degree program. If you are interested in research, please apply directly to our PhD program as there are better funding opportunities available. * We do require general GRE scores but don't require that applicants take the GRE subject exam. * Application deadlines for admission for Fall, 2003 academic year December 2, 2002 For Applicants WHO DO NOT reside in US, Canada, or Mexico January 2, 2003: For applicants who DO reside in USA, Canada or Mexico Please ensure that your recommendation letters and test scores are routed to us in time for these deadlines. * Important Information about applications, requirements, and fees can be gotten from the Princeton Grad School Office Admissions webpage at: http://webware.princeton.edu/GSO/ADMSSION.HTM This site also offers a pdf version of the application if you prefer to apply this way. * Grad applications can be filled out online at: https://apply.embark.com/Grad/Princeton/24/ * If you do not have web access, you may request a paper application by writing to the graduate school admissions office at: Princeton University Graduate Admission Office 307 Nassau Hall Princeton, New Jersey 08544 The volume of email questions we receive is so high that while we read all email sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED], we can only respond to those that ask specific, relevant questions not addressed above or in the FAQ section of our webpage. Likewise, while the EE faculty welcome your interest in their research and our degree programs, they cannot prescreen your resume and offer guesses on the likelihood of acceptance, nor can they respond to each of the many emails that are sent. Since ALL first-year PhD students are supported on fellowship, there is no need to line up faculty financial support prior to arriving. We give all applications a thorough reading, and look forward to seeing yours! Sincerely, Prof. Margaret Martonosi Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University and Ms. Karen Williams Graduate Program Administrator Department of Electrical Engineering Princeton University
