Use this form to indicate your preference for any of the
sponsored MQP opportunities in The Analog Lab. You should
definitely fill out this form if an Analog Lab MQP is your
first choice; even if this is only your 2nd or 3rd choice it would
still be helpful if you could fill out this form. If you are
applying for an off-campus MQP as well, don't worry - you
will have the opportunity to consider both options before making a
decision.
First, you'll be asked to provide some contact
information (name and e-mail).
That's followed
by the project descriptions; for each description
there is a place where you can indicate your
level of interest for that project. Note that there are
no constraints on the number of projects you can express interest in --
getting each person's
true interests allows us to get the best possible
match between students and projects.
You'll be asked to provide some information
on your academic background (which courses you will
have passed before the start of the MQP).
There's also a place to add any comments you might have (for
example, preferred project
team partners).
When all the information on the form is correct,
click the "submit" button to e-mail your application.
Step 2
Once you have submitted the form online, schedule an interview
with
Prof. McNeill using the signup sheet on the door of AK305.
If you
are off campus this term, e-mail mcneill@ece.wpi.edu to set up a time
for a phone interview.
Step 3
When all student interviews have been completed,
12 students (plus a short "wait list") will be selected to compose 4
MQP teams.
The selection process is based on your past
performance in project and teamwork activity (for example, the IQP) as
well as your academic background
(the advisors are looking not only at grades, but also
the right mix of background areas for the MQP teams). The project
preferences of the selected students
will be collected to indicate which projects are
of most interest to the students.
Step 4
The selected students will be notified around the start of C
term. You
will be asked for a commitment decision as soon as possible so students
on the "wait list" can be accommodated if necessary. If you are
applying for an off-campus MQP as well, you will have the opportunity
to consider both options before making a decision.
Step 5
After the students are selected, team assignments
are made. Although we cannot
guarantee that you will be assigned to a project for which
you had expressed strong interest, past experience
has shown that students "almost always" get a project
for which they had indicated strong interest. (For
example, in a recent academic year: of the 12 students,
11 received projects for which they expressed strong
interest; the 12th student had indicated moderate interest
in the project received).