Here is my profile:
- Engineer, 3 years of experience in R&D (EE/Sensors/Computational analysis) in San Francisco. Recently started being a technical lead
- Essay objective: Combine engineering and business and transition into technical product/engineering management
- BS in EE (grad with Honors) from Caltech
- GRE: 165Q, 161V, 5.0W
- Got the interview invite in Feb, got the offer on Mar 3rd.
- Currently deciding between SDM and LGO, and leaning towards LGO at this moment. SDM seems like average WE is like 8 years, so I'm thinking that it's better for established senior engineers as opposed to young guy trying to get into management.
- Actually applied last year and was rejected w/o interview. However the adcom sent me a very nice letter saying that they saw potential and encouraged me to apply again next year.
Best luck to rest. Whether SDM or LGO, I'll be at MIT and would love to meet you all!