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I don't think it would delayed that much by the hurricanes. I would imagine that the number of applicants from the regions affected is fairly small compared to the total pool.

@meggied A professor from Vanderbilt called me yesterday to discuss my interest in a specific TA position. He said that no decisions have been made yet, but they should start sending out decisions possibly starting next week (no exact date though). I have a pretty strong connection to Vanderbilt because I did an REU there, so that might be why I was contacted early (though it's not a guarantee, the professor was just gauging my interest). I wouldn't get to worked up if you don't see any results posted in the next week or two because they might delay it further.

@NoHopeWoke How did you hear about the visiting weekend?

Looks like Stanford has started to send out acceptances, I'm getting pretty anxious about it.

I was admitted to Georgia Tech's Materials Science program today! Excited for my first acceptance.

Undergrad Institution: Small private universityMajor(s): Engineering ScienceOverall GPA: 3.90/4.00Position in Class: Top 3 in engineering classType of Student: DomesticGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 170V: 159W: 4.0Research Experience: 1 semester in analytical chemistry lab, 1.5 semesters in biomaterials, 2 REUs focused on materials science with both of my projects involving energy storage.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: University Scholar (Top 15 or so GPA in entire class, including all majors), various engineering department awards Publications: Second author on a publication, conference paper, another paper in-prep. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Tutor for some physics classes and a circuits course, grader for three different engineering courses.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Volunteered at a local middle school robotics club once a week for a year.Applying to Where: Stanford, Georgia Tech, UT Austin, UCSD (Nanoengineering), Vanderbilt Comments: I'm interested in materials for energy storage, and the schools that I applied to all have faculty that I would be excited to work with. I considered applying to a few more schools, but none of their faculty generated the same level of interest that I have in these five schools.