Which US college should I choose for an MS if I want to work in the automotive industry?

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This is in continuation to my previous question. Thanks for all the help guys (both of you) who answered it.

1)I forgot to mention that I'm an Indian student, and I've already secured a job here at the Engineering Research Center of a leading carmaker. I've got 1540 in my GRE and 293 on my TOEFL, and a GPA of lik 3.8/4.0. Just wanted to know if it makes more sense to work for a couple of years and then app to colleges (the interdisciplinary program at Umich Ann Arbor requires 18 months full time work ex as a prerequisite), or should I just straightaway apply for next fall (2007) itself when I'll be completing my undergrad here in India.
2) Do students with relevant industry experience get better intern/coop offers and fellowships/assistantships?
3)Also how good are schools like RWTH Aachen in Germany which offer MS in Automotive Engg. too? Are schools in the US better?
4)I ultimately want to do an MBA after a few years of work and get into mgt in the auto industry

Answer 1

I didn't see your previous question, but I see this one.

This is just a hunch, but you might check out the University of Michigan's Dearborn campus. It's just down the road, practically, from Ford's World Headquarters, and I suspect that they get Ford money.

Many years ago I was working in the Detroit area when I decided to get an MBA. The first year I took night school courses at UM-Dearborn (mgmt, acctg, mktg, gen bus, bus law, etc), and then went to Ann Arbor to do the second year in operations research/mgmt science (and where I got a part-time job at the university's Highway Safety Research Institute).

While at Dearborn, I noticed that a lot of the students were Ford employees working on their MBAs, probably with tuition refund support from the employer.

As I said, this was a long time ago, and I'm sure things have changed. But it's still in your best interest to see what they have to offer.

BTW, another possibility worth looking into is Oakland University in the northern Detroit suburbs. While I was there, it didn't exist yet, and I don't know if they have a graduate program. On the other hand, there just might be a General Motors connection there. Check it out.

Answer 2

you're too good man .........shld not try any university less than UPENN ..........you can also get into MIT its probably the best according to me .......... ketan_thakkar_cool is my id add me up ......wld like to share more