freddiek wrote:
I got a ding and I applied for the EECS track with the goal of pursuing a career in the entrepreneurship. I was also mildly surprised when they invited me for an interview even though I expressed my interests in a career that didn't strictly fit the criteria of a candidate trying to build a career in operations. I really wanted to join the program because was the benefit of gaining expertise in both engineering and business. I guess they ultimately figured I wouldn't be the best candidate because from what I gathered the program was designed to cater to partnered companies, none of which by the way had a single IT company, so they obviously would have to select someone who would be a good fit for those companies too.
I disagree with this. I am very much a pure EECS guy and working in an IoT company in SF as an engineer in R&D (pretty far away from operations).
I think maybe my company brand may have helped, but also I focused my application heavily on how my experiences made me want to bridge the gap between HW and SW for a disruptive career in the IoT revolution.
But in general, I do agree that EECS people are very under-represented in the LGO program. From looking at the Class of 2017 and 2018 handbooks, I rarely ever see more than like 1-4 EECS students out of 50. I hope this changes in the future because those fields are hot!