MS in Mechanical Engineering

Provide a complete resume or curriculum vitae (CV) detailing prior education, work and research experience, as well as honors, awards, publications, conference presentations and community engagement and outreach activities. There is no minimum or maximum page/word length for the resume/CV but we usually recommend it being one to two pages.

Unofficial transcripts must be provided from coursework at all post-secondary institutions (including community college courses, courses taken for college credit during high school and study abroad coursework, even if this coursework shows as transfer credit on another transcript). Applicants offered admission who choose to matriculate at CU Boulder will be required to provide official transcripts for all schools attended prior to the beginning of their first semester.

Two recommendation letters; you may opt to submit a third letter, but it is not required for admission. The strongest letters come from instructors/professors, work supervisors, research advisors, and/or others who can provide detailed comments on your potential to succeed in graduate-level engineering coursework and, for MS thesis-interested students, research.

Describes your academic interests, prior professional experience and achievements, professional goals, and how the CU Boulder mechanical engineering MS degree will enable you to meet those goals. Tells a story and contextualizes information on your resume/CV instead of repeating it