5 Tips to position yourself for Ivy League Masters
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Interview with Nipun Dave (View Profile) |
| Nipun Dave is currently studying Electrical Engineering at IIT Bombay. He is Cofounder and the technical head at two startups including a successful one which is presently developing a product for a renowned Indian bank. He is also the Convener of the U. Mashruwalla Innovation Cell (UMIC) at IIT Bombay. Nipun has secured admission for MS at Stanford from Fall 2009. In an exclusive interview with MentorPolis, Nipun shares his secrets for admission in Ivy League for Masters. |
| Nipun, first of all congratulations for your great success. Can you share with us what stream are you going to study at Stanford? | |
| Thanks for your wishes. I am planning to pursue MS in Electrical Engineering at Stanford. Having done a bit of robotics, signal processing and data-security in the past, I will be open to exploring some of the other fields like wireless communications or Artificial Intelligence. | |
| What were your other options after Graduation, and why did you choose a MS? Why Stanford? | |
Some of my other options included joining Cisco or iRunway (a law firm) or Nokia (which has been funding my research at IIT Bombay) or continuing to work in my startup in mobile banking. I could also have pursued a PhD at EPFL from where I had received an invitation during my internship. However, the state-of-the art research and facilities coupled with an entrepreneurial environment made me feel that this would be the best possible atmosphere where I could enhance my knowledge and skills to a greater extent. I have presently opted for only MS and not a PhD as I would like to establish a startup of my own quickly. The MS option gives me the opportunity to explore the life there and to reevaluate my future plans without being restricted by a 4 year long PhD. |
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| So, Nipun, How and When during your UG did you decide about your decision to study further? | |
| During my stay in IIT, I did pursue active research in various fields. At the same time, I was also working in 2 startups. With each of the two alternatives seeming equally appealing, I had been in a fix for the first 4 years here. The discussions with peers and seniors revealed the advantages and disadvantages of entering either domains. In the end, the external factors viz. the recession in the global market played a primarily role in my deciding to pursue higher education at this stage. Besides, the fact that the looming recession would create a better opportunity for the establishment of new technical startups in the future contributed to the same. I am planning to evaluate and explore some of my entrepreneurial ideas while interacting with others at Stanford. | |
| Can you tell us about the Application Procedure, and the different components of the application? | |
The Applications process involves the following steps:
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| If there are 5 tips which you would want to share with our mentees about positioning for an IVY league Masters, what would those be? | |
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I hear there are many misconceptions among applicants with regards to minimum GRE scores, etc? |
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Some of the prevalent misconceptions are that the applicants should have at least 1400 to get into the Ivy League universities. It is important to remember especially with respect to GRE it is just one measure of your intellectual capabilities. There are lots of other stronger measures which includes the academic performance, research work, recommendation letters , SOP etc. The same applies to TOEFL. However, some universities set some minimum limit for the TOEFL scores for students who might be interested in taking up a Teaching Assistantship. It is not vital for one to have done a lot of research work in the field that you are planning to pursue higher studies in. Whats more important is that you have excelled in whatever other activity you might have taken up. However, it is essential to give convincing reasons for changing to the new field. |
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Nipun, can you also share your plan after your Stanford Education? |
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My plans after graduating from Stanford are quite hazy presently. However, I am sure that I would like to establish some technology based company in the future in some field. I am keeping myself mentally open to all possible options and I am planning to ensure that the future does not surprise me too much. |
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| It was great talking to you Nipun- thanks a lot from us and our readers. I am sure this interview will be a great help to future applicants. All the best for your future endeavors! |
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