IIT Graduate Enrollment Blog

Office Closed For Holidays

Dear blog readers,

The Illinois Institute of Technology's Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment will be closed for six business days in late December.  The office will be closed from Friday, December 25 through Sunday, January 3.  There will be no mail delivery service during this time and no one will be available to receive documents either in the office or through the mail. 

Please send your documents in advance of the office closing if you wish for them to be processed before we leave the office on December 24.  Please be patient and allow plenty of time for document processing. 

Once our office resumes service on January 4, it will take time before updates will be made to applicant status. 

We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding during this busy season of the year.

Best wishes for a wonderful new year,

Lesley Rivetto
Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment

Meet an IIT Graduate Recruitment Coordinator: Rachel Yancer

Rachel gradated from Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) in May 2009. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Communication with minors in Psychology and Professional/Technical Writing. At SVSU, she was very involved in on-campus activities and worked as a student worker, as an Orientation Leader in the academic advising department, and as a Telecounselor in undergraduate admissions. From this last job she discovered she wanted to pursue working with students on a full-time basis at a university.

When she saw an opening at IIT for a Recruitment Coordinator in the Graduate Enrollment Office, Rachel jumped at the opportunity to apply for the position. As of October 19th, Rachel has been working at the Stuart School of Business as well as Main Campus as a Recruitment Coordinator.

Office closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

 
Dear blog readers,

The Illinois Institute of Technology Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment will be closed for two days for the celebration of Thanksgiving.  The office will be closed on Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27.

We will reopen the office on Monday, November 30 and will respond to missed emails and calls at that time. 

Please allow additional time for all documents sent over this long weekend, including mailed documents, reported GRE and TOEFL scores and items submitted through the online application.

Thank you for your patience during this busy season!

Best wishes,

Lesley Rivetto
Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment

 

Meet an IIT Alum: Darshit Chokshi, Manager, ICICI Bank Ltd

Hometown: Ahmedabad, India

IIT Education: Master of Business Administration, 2008

Darshit Chokshi feels he has been on a successful career path since graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Gujarat University in 2000. He has gained substantial experience in business development, strategy formation and execution, program development, trade convention management, product development and financial planning and analysis. His career includes work with the growing conglomerate TATA Group for more than four years and in the publishing business of the Forbes group in India. Along the way, Darshit decided to pursue a full-time Master of Business Administration (MBA) from IIT Stuart School of Business to be able to make the next leap for a management position in the financial world. He graduated from the MBA program in February 2008.

“I had looked at University of Illinois in Chicago, DePaul University and IIT Stuart for their MBA and finance programs. I was sure that Stuart was my choice given the strategic location in the financial district of downtown Chicago and the faculty. I had also heard positive testimonials from IIT alumnus who spoke of the strong quantitative and finance programs at IIT Stuart. I then attended the Stuart Open House at the downtown campus and knew that Stuart was my choice to pursue a full-time MBA,” says Darshit.

He praises IIT Stuart for its edge over the other B-Schools in the Chicago area because he says its strong business programs are supported by the best finance electives, making Stuart one of the top-ranked business schools for studying business administration and financial markets programs. He is putting his learning to good use working as a Manager with ICICI Bank for its Business and Consumer banking business. He expects to add value to the IIT and Stuart alumni relations development initiative and broaden the student diversity for their different programs.

“It is very important for you to know the synergies between your career aspirations and what a business school like IIT Stuart can offer you to be able to prepare you for the long-term career goals,” says Darshit to the prospective students who are looking to join the IIT Stuart MBA program.

He also advises current IIT students of the importance of starting to look for a summer internship as soon as they start with their first year education at IIT, rather than waiting until summer arrives. He feels that it is very important to be an excellent networker to identify opportunities and make the best use of connections.

Visit IIT at one of our upcoming events in November

Illinois Institute of Technology wants to see you in November!

The Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment is hosting two events in November to let you find a time and place that is convenient for you.  Check out our graduate programs, talk to faculty and learn what it takes to be admitted.

Tuesday, November 10: Main Campus Open House
4:30-6:30pm
McCormick Tribune Campus Center (MTCC)
Ballroom
Chicago, IL
RSVP

Thursday, November 12: Rice Campus Open House
5:30-7:00pm
Atrium
201 East Loop Road
Wheaton, IL
RSVP

While at an Open House, you can:
• Meet with faculty advisors and learn about academic offerings
• Speak with graduate admission representatives
• Discuss funding options with financial aid advisors

You can register for one of these events on our events website or via the link here

Facts about Fall 2009 Students

IIT's fall 2009 enrollment numbers are in, and the university is happy to welcome and welcome back many talented students.

 

IIT's student population grew by 98 students this year.  The 2009-10 academic year kicks off with 7,707 students enrolled at the university at either the undergraduate or graduate level.  There are 3,242 graduate students in the Armour College of Engineering, College of Science and Letters, College of Architecture, Institute of Psychology, Institute of Design, and Center for Professional Development.

 

The IIT Stuart School of Business welcomes 684 students, up 31 students from last year's attendance.

This year, 73% of IIT's new full-time graduate students in the Graduate College are international, representing 42 countries.

 

Graduate Application Deadlines for Fall 2010 term

Your future begins now!

Illinois Institute of Technology's Office of Graduate and Professional Enrollment is accepting applicants for the Fall 2010 term.  Deadlines have been posted for international students (who require a student visa to study at IIT) and domestic students as follows:

Priority Deadline for Financial Consideration : February 16, 2010

International Student General Deadline: May 1, 2010

Domestic Student Ph.D. Deadline: May 1, 2010

Domestic Student Master's Deadline: August 1, 2010

Domestic Student Certificate or Non-degree Deadline: August 23, 2010

First Day of Class: August 23, 2010

We encourage all applicants to apply in advance of their deadline, as application processing can take several weeks.

The priority deadline for funding consideration is for students who wish to be considered for one of the limited number of graduate research and teaching assistantships offered each year to the most highly qualified applicants. Financial aid is based on merit and not on need, and everyone is automatically considered for funding upon submission of a complete application packet. No additional paperwork is required. The Graduate and Professional Enrollment Office does not make funding decisions. If you have questions related to funding, please contact your academic department.

You can find all of our upcoming deadlines on our website here: http://www.iit.edu/graduate_admission/prospective_students/deadlines.shtml

IIT visits Universities in the Midwest in October

IIT representatives will be traveling this October to attend graduate school fairs at seven universities in three states.

Come see us when we are in your area!

Our travel schedule:

Valparaiso University	October 1
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign	October 7
University of Illinois, Chicago	October 8
University of Wisconsin, Madison	October 13
Monmouth College	October 14
Knox College	October 14
Bradley University	October 15

Everything you ever wanted to know...

...about graduate programs, admission requirements and more for Illinois Institute of Technology is in one book.

The 2008-2010 Graduate Bulletin, which includes a list of required courses for most graduate degree programs and course descriptions, can be found online at http://www.iit.edu/graduate_college/bulletin/  

The book is divided by department so you can look for your academic area of interest.  Here are links to some of our larger departments:

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Stuart School of Business

IIT Welcomes new Dean of Armour College of Engineering

IIT is pleased to welcome Dr. Natacha DePaola to the position of Dean of the Armour College of Engineering. Her experience with strategic development will be invaluable to IIT and Armour as the university prepares to launch its new strategic plan this summer. DePaola joined IIT in August 2009.

DePaola had been chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at RPI since 2005, and on the faculty since 1994. Before RPI, she was assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Northwestern University. As chair of biomedical engineering, DePaola led a targeted effort to grow the faculty body, diversify the undergraduate and graduate curricula, and expand research focus areas and funding. She developed a departmental vision, mission, and strategic plan, formed a new departmental advisory council, led the department through a successful ABET accreditation process, and created the BME Undergraduate Advising and Student Affairs Office.

“Natacha DePaola brings the experience, energy, and innovative thinking needed to continue Armour College’s tradition as an internationally recognized engineering school,” says President Anderson. “Her demonstrated success in maintaining excellent undergraduate programs while growing graduate and research studies, and her commitment to developing interdisciplinary opportunities, make her a perfect fit for IIT.”

DePaola received a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Universidad Simon Bolivar in 1984, and a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1987. She completed her Ph.D. degree in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (1991) and Postdoctoral training at Columbia University (1992). DePaola received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, is a Frontiers Alumna of the National Academy of Engineering, and is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.