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Applied :
Sullivan University
Sullivan Technology & Design

Accepted:
Full Scholarship to ether Tech or University

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SUNY Potsdam is a fantastic school for music ed, and there is a ton of FIRST in the community as well, just down the road at Clarkson. Lots of volunteering opportunities should you so desire to stay involved. It's the middle of nowhere, that's very true - but just wanted to drop you a note not to worry about being away from FIRST if you don't want to be.

To those with Clarkson on the list - happy to answer any questions about the university or FIRST involvement there, including the scholarship program and FIRST-alumni housing.

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Assuming I get accepted, you can probably expect a message from me in the future.

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Got into Rose Hulman Institute of Technology. I'm super excited to go!

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University of Rochester

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Applied to University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M University at College Station. I was admitted by A&M and now I'm just waiting on UT (UT is the goal). :ahh:

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The robotics labs are awesome. The labs for undergraduate classes are open 24/7 and have all of the parts and tools you will need. Usually a TA is around for help too. The projects themselves are in groups, are very intense and have a tight deadline. Every project I have done so far has had a direct application that I have used in my previous internship.

WPI has several research robotics labs. I am a member of the DRC lab (DARPA's/Boston Dynamic's Atlas robot). We have several undergrads that are contributing directly to the project. One of the sophomores already has had his work on Atlas published! Check out the website for more detail:
http://robot.wpi.edu/drc/

Co-ops and internships are easy to find. The career fair is huge for the size of our school. The CDC is extremely helpful during the whole process, from making a resume to comparing offers from companies.

As for bio-medical engineering, you should check out the Life Sciences and Bioengineering center at Gateway Park. We recently recieved a couple of grants from the NSF for robots in the fight against Ebola.

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I've applied and been accepted to:
Louisiana State University
Auburn University
Georgia Institute of Technology

I'll be attending Georgia Tech in the fall! I'm looking forward to meeting those of you who will be attending as well! Go yellow jackets :]

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Ive applied for Electrical Engineering to:

UCSD
UCSB
UCI
UCSB
UCR

Cal Poly
Cal Poly Pomona

SJSU
SDSU
Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Northridge

Wont hear back from any until Mid March at the earliest:ahh:

Good luck to all who applied and good luck this year!:)

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Accepted into
Kettering
Michigan Tech
Ferris State
Oakland University

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Applied:
Northwestern University
University of Chicago
University of California, San Diego, Los Angeles, Berkeley, Irvine
University of Washington

Accepted:
Northwestern University (ED, binding) :) :) :) :) :)
!!

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Applied and accepted at the University of Missouri St. Louis, for the joint Mechanical Engineering program with Washington University.

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Applied to:
RPI
Georgia Tech
University of Illinois
University of Washington
Oregon State University

Accepted to:
Washington State Uiversity

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Where are you going? I am going to be there haha.

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This thread is a great idea!

Applying:

ASU
MSU
CalTech
MIT

Accepted so far:
ASU
MSU

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Applied to:
Lawrence Technological University
University of Michigan Dearborn

Accepted by both of them

Planning on attending Lawrence Tech

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Applied (waiting to hear back from):
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rowan University

Accepted:
Drexel
Hofstra University
New York Institute of Technology
University of Hartford
University of Rhode Island

Denied:
WPI

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Thank You so much ! I was bummed that the preview was canceled this weekend and was glad I was notified before we got on the plane :p. Awesome , I will dive deeper into this now! :)

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Go Zags! Anyone else going to Gonzaga.

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I applied to Virginia Tech Early Decision and got accepted into the college of engineering!
I am also going to be participating in the Corps of Cadets! :]

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Applied and accepted to MIT early action acceptance.

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I will be attending MIT next year to pursue Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering.

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Planning on Benedictine University in Illinois. Graphic design and electrical engineering major.

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University of Iowa- Biomedical Engineering

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University of Chicago!

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Olin class of 2019!

Graduated FIRST last year but took a gap year.

Any other Oliners on CD?

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Officially going to Western Washington University to do nothing at all engineering related

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Accepted to:
WPI
RIT
University of Dayton
SUNY Stony Brook

If all works as planned I'll be going to WPI for Robotics Engineering!

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I'll probably be going with the Class of 2020 after a gap year.

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I will be attending the University of Minnesota Duluth for computer science, electrical engineering and eventually computer engineering.

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MIT Class of 2019!

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Congratulations! I looked at Olin, but decided that it wasn't for me. I was actually at candidate weekend 3, any chance we met? I remember quite a few FRC kids...

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Could you share anything you learned about your gap year?

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As a current Lake State student, I can personally attest to how good LSSU's engineering and robotics program is. The university's small size allows you to truly get to know the faculty, and they're all super cool people and really willing to help when you need it.

I recently went to the AUTOMATE industrial robotics conference in Chicago to represent LSSU, and I was shocked at how many employees of big robotics companies recognized us and/or admitting to being an alumni! Companies like Staubli, Fanuc, Kuka, Universal Robotics, ABB, Comau, etc. There were Lakers everywhere! :ahh: Even while we're here as students, we get emailed dozens of job opportunities and internships every year because these companies are seeking us out for the experience we get in our academic program...

Anyway, if you have any questions about Lake State, I'm certainly willing to answer. :)

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Applied:
WPI
RPI
RIT
Stony Brook University
Northeastern University
SUNY Oswego

Committed:
RIT

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Excellent! I couldn't recommend a gap year more. I think I remember you from CW2?
I was the one who told everyone to take a gap year. :]

If you have any questions about taking a gap year and what you could do with it, please feel free to PM me, or find me on Facebook (Arpan Rau) and message me.

Thanks! I was at CW2 :( , but yes, Olin is probably >60% FRC alums.

Magical things happen when you have tons of free time.
Seriously.
I took a gap year because I wanted to go to Olin and was wait-listed, so I had no plan at all going in. I was pretty sure I was going to spend the whole thing watching netflix.
I somehow managed to get an engineering internship at a local firm last summer designing, building , and programming a machine to measure break-pads autonomously and non destructively.
In the spare time I had, I built a quadcopter and a CNC router and helped 3061 run an outreach program building quads with middleschoolers. I got to help 3 teams - 5125 , 4979, and 3061- with preseason training.
After I left that internship, I learned the basics of web design and applied to internships for this coming summer before FRC season started.
During the season I wasn't able to mentor 5125 because they're an hour away, but managed to help out with 4979 and 3061. I got to go to rock city with 3061 and midwest with both teams.
Due to a connection I made at Olin I flew out to california for a few days to game announce the ventura regional. I met MC blair and had dinner with Woodie flowers (He's AWESOME!)
This summer I'll be at JPL working on a 100 meter occulting disk in space.

None of that would have happened if I hadn't taken a gap year. You also get time to think and gain an intangible perspective. I'd do it again in a heartbeat.

http://blogs.olin.edu/olinformer/ has a lot of blog posts by myself and fellow gappies talking about our years. Please feel free to PM me or find me on facebook (Arpan Rau) if you have any questions.

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UT Dallas!

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Aha! Finally someone else.

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For those you that are attending Virginia Tech next year or are interested in the school, feel free to private message me with any questions you might have. There are an incredible number of clubs and design teams include the TREC lab, the Unmanned Systems Lab, DREAMS lab, and a whole building dedicated to undergraduate research projects. Additionally, Tech has the largest engineering residence hall in the nation and the only one with a machine shop in the building.

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VCU Engineering

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Cal Poly SLO

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I'll be attending the new Honors College at Rutgers University with a full ride for biomedical engineering.

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Attending NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in the Fall

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I applied to Iowa State University, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, and University of Wisconsin Madison.

I will be attending Iowa State University to study Mechanical Engineering.

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University of St. Thomas.

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Georgia Tech for Mechanical Engineering

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Man, all alone at MSOE this year? :( Cool seeing where everyone is headed.

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WPI for Robotics Engineering! Might double-major if I find a great interest in a specific area. I'm also looking at doing a minor in Music.

Looking forward to meeting other FIRSTers at WPI!! Is it common for freshman (or WPI students in general) to mentor on 190? They seem like an awesome team.

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Applied: RPI

Accepted: RPI
:cool:

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Thinking about Michigan Tech at the moment, but still considering Kettering and GVSU :ahh:

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Lol i guess its a bit late but I'm at Columbia University in MechE