Tag: WPI Online

Financial Aid Tips for Graduate School

Filed in Affording Grad School by jdadams on February 23, 2021 • 0 Comments

The benefits of attending graduate school are endless, but it’s understandable that the monetary investment can cause some hesitation. The good news is that there are plenty of financial aid resources available! This blog will give you the guidance you need to begin your search. What’s my first step? FAFSA® comes first. Yes, it’s […]

How to Apply For Graduate School: A Step-by-Step Guide

Filed in Tips & Tricks by WPI Graduate Studies on February 4, 2019 • 1 Comment

Between the first time you say “I’m thinking about going to grad school” and your first actual grad class, there are a few decisions to make—and a few procedural hurdles to clear. As with any new task, there is a learning curve. Unfortunately, applying to graduate school is something few people do often enough to […]

Engineering the Happiest Place on Earth – Gateway Scholar Spotlight

Filed in Gateway Scholar Spotlight, Our Students, Why Graduate School? by WPI Graduate Studies on April 25, 2018 • 0 Comments

Welcome to the Gateway Scholar Spotlight Series! WPI Online recently launched the Gateway Scholarship, which is awarded each year to 5 of our online, part-time graduate students. This series will introduce you to the award winners: working professionals who are pursuing their educational goals through WPI Online while juggling career, family, and more. One visit to any […]

Digital System Design – Crash the Course!

Filed in Crash The Course, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Online Graduate School, Our Faculty, WPI Online by zchyde on January 24, 2018 • 0 Comments

50 years ago, digital design was done only at a transistor level, but it’s becoming more and more abstract. Transistors change to gates, gates change to functional units like multipliers, adders, subtractors, and those change to upper-level complex components. As engineers design these, they must keep in mind how they will describe, test, and implement […]

Industrial Explosion Protection – Crash The Course!

Filed in Crash The Course, Fire Protection, FPE, Online Graduate School, Our Faculty, WPI Online by WPI Graduate Studies on October 26, 2017 • 1 Comment

There are few things that will jeopardize a business more quickly and profoundly than an explosion. The word alone brings to mind all manner of destruction, and it can take years to recover, with some assets lost forever. That’s why preventing explosions in the first place is so crucial. But as the world changes, it’s hard […]