"Unfortunately, the very competitive academic environment in which we function does not allow us to admit every student who has the potential to do successful graduate work. "

Thank you for the reply. I have a similar profile, 5th in a class of 95, able python programmer, working knowledge of machine learning algorithms, 3 yr Industry experience as a reservoir engineer. Possibly GRE of 166 quant made them turn me down. Congratulations again :) Wish you the best!!

Thank you! For your question posted below, you can easily view ERE website. Please list all the faculty name and research in one spreadsheet. It definitely worth spending time doing some research by yourself to have a sense of understanding. After you did your work, You could find out the reservoir engineering esp programming skills such as C++, fortune Unix, Linux etc. is probably the most important experience in you CV. I saw you applied for a master degree. From application ‘s prospective, it’s quite different from phd. However, the above rule does apply . Also, you should have a sharp gpa (top1 in 40 students class, top 2 in 80 students ... and gre q (167+) & awa (4+) to be considered as Qualified . international students are required to have proficient English skills. TOFEL :105+. All the numbers I listed here come from 300+ Work I did for the application, and it’s possibly close to their screening line.

Congratulations to the poster below! Can you please elaborate on what research experience are they looking for? Are they only looking towards laboratory experience or is there a broader view considering industry experience?

My Bachelor's degree is in Petroleum Engineering from India.

I'm the first one to be rejected. I would really want to know what went wrong, had 3 yr core experience, 3 publications, top 10% of graduating class. Wish they provided feedbacks...

Really wished for this one...

1.5 years of experience in oil and gas industry.

Congrats for who got in. Will go to UT Austin accepted earlier

Without funding

1st rejected...bad day. Congrat to the ones who were admitted by Stanford

The Admissions committee of the Energy Resources Engineering Department has thoroughly reviewed your application file. The committee would like to recognize your impressive academic achievements and acknowledge you were among our top applicants. However, we regret to inform you that we will not be able to offer you admission to the Energy Resources Engineering Department for fall of 2015.

I have expected this, with two rejection letter already in hand (CSM, UT Austin).

Undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering