Pathways to Graduate School for Rising College Seniors

The School of Engineering and Applied Science invites high-achieving, rising college seniors majoring in STEM disciplines to participate in Pathways to Graduate School for Rising College Seniors.

90%

Success rate across cohorts for graduate program applications

100+

Students have been admitted to our cohorts

37

R1 intuitions where our students have successfully placed

2019

This is the 5th consecutive year of PGS


  • May 5 –Applications Open
    Pathways to Graduate School program applications open. Application requirements: Completed application form Unofficial transcript(s) Curriculum Vitae Letter of recommendation
  • July 30 – Application Deadline
    Last day to apply and secure your spot.
  • August 15 – Decisions Released
    Successful applicants are notified and offers sent out.
  • August 21 – Enrollment
    Confirm your spot and finalize your registration. Applicants are granted access to the course virtual learning platform.
  • August TBA – Kick-off Session
    First session of the program, designed to addresses common misconceptions about graduate admissions.

The program will start with a half-day virtual event followed by monthly virtual workshops and feedback sessions throughout the fall. The program will provide: 

  1. A better understanding of graduate education through exposure to current graduate students and faculty.
  2. Resources and ongoing support to successfully navigate the graduate school application process.

The Pathways program seeks candidates with strong potential to contribute to groundbreaking innovations through their future research, teaching, and service to enhance the excellence of the academic communities they will join and to STEM disciplines as a whole.

All are welcome to apply.

Applicants will be current or rising college seniors and must be majoring in a STEM discipline. Applicants must be high-achieving with a strong academic record and excellent research and scholarship potential. An unofficial transcript and a letter of recommendation from a faculty member familiar with your work is required.


Application information:

Applications open May 5, 2025, and the deadline to apply is July 30, 2025.

If you are interested in applying and need assistance, please reach out to Vishi Singh


If you are interested in applying and need assistance, please reach out to Vishi Singh

PGS Cohorts

Sriya Bapatla

Mechanical Engineering

Destiny Howell

Physics

Jingahan Alina Hu

Computer Science & Math

Casey Jordan

Chemistry

Ilia Kheirkhah

Mechanical Engineering

Raymond Owusu Nsafoa

Pharmacy

Mukund Ramakrishnan

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Christine Rukeyser

Chemistry

Omfah Suwannapong

Chemical Engineering

Elaine Taylor

Physics and Astronomy

Florence Binny

Physics & Math

Elijah Bryant

Electrical Engineering

Mirelys Carcana Barbosa

Engineering and Physics

Soyoun Choi

Bio Engineering

Isilay Derviscemaglu

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Aadityan Ganesh

Mathematics & Computer Science

Anthony Carlos Garcia

Mechanical Engineering

Roman Gasiorowski

Computer Science

Ishika Govil

Chemical Engineering & Computer Science

Igor Guranovic

Biomedical Engineering

Jacob Halpern

Nuclear Engineering

Bahgat Hassan

Physics

Kithmini Herath

Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Ramith Hettiarachchi

Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering

Atharva Khedkar

Artificial Intelligence

Julie Kim

Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering 

Humfrey Kimanya

Mechanical Engineering

Hoang Le

Physics, Chemistry

Ryan MacElroy

Chemical engineering 

Isobelle McClements

Chemistry

Adrian Portales

Mechanical Engineering

Sarah Schaber

Computer Engineering

Isabella Siu

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Mavis Stone

Physics

Tristan Villanueva

Mechanical Engineering

Jia (Scarlett) Wei

Biomedical Engineering

Jose Yanez

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Benjamin Alva

Biomedical Engineering

Samyuktha Anand

Biomedical Engineering

Joshua Arrington

Mechanical Engineering

Gilad Bar

Computer Science

Shruthi Ravindra Bharadwaj

Mathematics

Jadon Bienz

Chemistry

Jieqi Di

Mathematics & Computer Science

Mona Gandhi

Computer Science

Carol Guo

Biology

Mira Jagtiani

Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Christina Kim

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Tunc Basar Kose

Math/CS

Trisha Jo-Marie Litong

Product Design

Chang (Angie) Liu

Chemistry – Biochemistry

Aayush Parikh

Structural dynamics, design, and analysis of bridge structural health monitoring

Shraddha Sunil Pathak

Mathematics/Interdisciplinary

Olivia Pietz

Chemistry & Chemical Biology; Environment & Sustainability

Yiannis Pistikopoulos

Chemical Engineering, Business Honors, and Finance

Xiaoning Shi

Mathematics

Sean Wirt

Chemical Engineering

Wonje Yun

Economics & Industrial Systems Engineering