Thanks for all of your recent questions about ITP. Please keep them coming.

By now, you are probably familiar with the University of Colorado’s Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program and have been exposed to a lot of material about the department. The purpose of the prospective student blog (located at http://colorado-itp.blogspot.com/) is to provide insight into the culture, the courses, the students, and the community by bringing to the fore issues, questions, and comments about our program.

Many of my friends in the program have different reasons for choosing ITP at CU. Some come from the military and need training specific to their assignment, others are fresh out of competitive undergraduate programs, and some have been working in the industry for a while and are here to refresh skills or change the direction of their careers. Personally, I fall into the latter category and chose ITP because of the faculty and the resources. I wanted to work in a laboratory environment, have access to a variety of equipment, and attend classes taught by faculty who had experience in the telecommunications industry. I also wanted a program that would help me not only increase my technical proficiency, but also build global, national, and regional relationships within the telecommunications field.

My advice to an incoming or prospective student would be to use this blog to help you understand the people, the culture, and opportunities available to you in ITP. Ask questions and start thinking about how your decisions and course selections will map against your personal goals. Ideally, using this blog will help you learn as much as you can about the opportunities provided by the University of Colorado’s ITP program including the seminars, the self-improvement focused lectures, and the community. We hope this tool helps you get the most out of your education here in ITP and assists in building your familiarity with a variety of characteristics of our program. Also, take some time to look into the many activities that characterize the Boulder community. We have some of the best hiking, trail running, and of course skiing in the United States and we are the cycling capital of America. Please feel free to ask me any questions about the social and cultural opportunities in and around Boulder and Denver.