About admission to graduate study in mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University at Buffalo
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HOW CAN I GET AN APPLICATION AND REQUIRED FORMS?
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WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU USE TO EVALUATE APPLICATIONS?
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HOW CAN I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?
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MAY I SEND A PERSONAL LETTER TO A FACULTY MEMBER I WISH TO WORK WITH? (DO INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS OFFER FINANCIAL AID?)
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I DID NOT GET ADMISSION, OR WAS ADMITTED BUT WITHOUT AID. CAN I BE RECONSIDERED FOR ANOTHER SEMESTER?
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WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR FACULTY AND THEIR RESEARCH INTERESTS?
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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN M.S. AND M.ENG DEGREE?
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DO YOU ADMIT APPLICANTS WITHOUT MASTER'S DEGREES DIRECTLY INTO YOUR Ph.D. PROGRAM?
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IF I DO INTEND TO EARN A Ph.D. SHOULD I SAY SO IN MY APPLICATION?
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WHAT UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS CAN BE CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION INTO THE GRADUATE PROGRAM?
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DO YOU ADMIT STUDENTS FOR THE SPRING SEMESTER?
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HOW CAN I GET AN APPLICATION AND REQUIRED FORMS?
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The MAE online application is available here.
Letter of recommendation form, required for both online and
paper applications, available here in MS
Word and
PDF.
Mail To:
Graduate Program
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
State University of New York at Buffalo
318 Jarvis Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-4400
If you do not have web access, you can request a complete application package via e-mail to maegrad@eng.buffalo.edu.
NOTE: The best thing you can do is to submit an application. E-mails and letters to faculty asking them to admit you to the graduate program or determine eligibility, cannot, and will not, be evaluated.
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WHAT CRITERIA DO YOU USE TO EVALUATE APPLICATIONS?
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We take the following elements into consideration when we evaluate applications, for both admission and financial aid:
- GRE scores (verbal, quantitative,analytic)(required for international applicants/recommended for US applicants); the mechanical engineering subject test is recommended but not required.
- TOEFL scores, if applicable
- Grades in relevant coursework at the undergraduate and, if applicable, graduate levels (you will be required to provide official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended)
- Your personal statement explaining why you are interested in graduate study in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University at Buffalo
- The three letters of recommendation, preferably from faculty members at your college who know you well, that you will submit with your application (under certain circumstances, letters from employers can be used)
It is our policy not to make an evaluation, or to offer advice, without a completed application and full supporting documents in hand.
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HOW CAN I APPLY FOR FINANCIAL AID?
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When you submit your application, you can indicate on the application if you need financial aid. We will then
consider you for a teaching assistantship (TA). If you are not awarded a TA, you must document your finances to prove that you can
support yourself. If you wish to receive a research assistantship (RA), your best course of action is to register for courses, do well
in them, and initiate contact during the semester with faculty members who have research in your area of interest. Please be aware that
most faculty members will not offer an RA until after they have seen your performance in the Department. This often takes one semester
or even longer.
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MAY I SEND A PERSONAL LETTER TO A FACULTY MEMBER I WISH TO WORK WITH? (DO INDIVIDUAL FACULTY MEMBERS OFFER FINANCIAL AID?)
