evanescent_wave Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Yeah, I just ended up keeping two weekends open for the schools I'm still waiting for. MIT is easy to plan around, because their only visit weekend (I believe) is the last weekend in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 8 minutes ago, evanescent_wave said: Yeah, I just ended up keeping two weekends open for the schools I'm still waiting for. MIT is easy to plan around, because their only visit weekend (I believe) is the last weekend in March. My problem is that the two programs I have outstanding are some of my top choices, and I'm not sure how I would rearrange the current acceptances I have if I got into either of them at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanescent_wave Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 It looks like (best case scenario) you could get 7 schools -- do they not all fit in the 8 weeks of feb/march? Sometimes you can fit multiple visits in to one weekend if they're nearby. If not, yeah, you're in a tricky spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 21 minutes ago, evanescent_wave said: It looks like (best case scenario) you could get 7 schools -- do they not all fit in the 8 weeks of feb/march? Sometimes you can fit multiple visits in to one weekend if they're nearby. If not, yeah, you're in a tricky spot. I've done a little planning, and unless I start cramming multiple visits per weekend and ignoring overlaps, I'm going to start making choices. P16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcafe Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 6 hours ago, phenol said: Don't feel bad! Berkeley is much, much better anyway. Really? 5 hours ago, gooddogeverywhere said: Rejections from MIT and Scripps in one hour...... 10 minutes for me... ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 18 minutes ago, madcafe said: Really? Take a look at my location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dells_of_bittersweet Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Well guys according to results forum last year MIT sent out half their rejections one day and half their rejections the next day. No acceptances after rejections posted. Looks bad. phenol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanescent_wave Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I mean honestly I'd be happy just to know the decision, even if it's a rejection. Can start taking everything more seriously once the decisions are finalized. chem95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooddogeverywhere Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Right time to start the program-specific threads this year......? erickkwangg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWizardOfSchnozz Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I've gotten into Penn, Penn State, and Purdue, and have been rejected from Michigan and Harvard. I'm waiting to hear back from ten other schools. Fortunately, Penn and Penn State are in my personal top five, with Penn being number 1. Still, I hope the others get back to me soon so I don't end up double booking any visit weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeZ Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Why is MIT so quiet today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 10 minutes ago, JoeZ said: Why is MIT so quiet today? Because if they just rejected us already we'd have stopped freaking out by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dells_of_bittersweet Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 1 hour ago, phenol said: Because if they just rejected us already we'd have stopped freaking out by now. Is it: A: they took a break from sending rejections B: a waitlist C: professors split the evaluations into groups; first group got done first, waiting on second group D: ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 6 minutes ago, dells_of_bittersweet said: Is it: A: they took a break from sending rejections B: a waitlist C: professors split the evaluations into groups; first group got done first, waiting on second group D: ?? Definitely D. chem95 and someapplicant 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrysad Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Is there any international who got a rejection mail from MIT? I think the rejection process for internationals is being delayed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemistree Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Hello! Can someone please tell me when the UPenn and UNC Chapel Hill visit weekends are? I haven't been accepted to either of them yet, but I am making some travel plans for next month and want to leave potential visit weekends open. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooddogeverywhere Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, chemistree said: Hello! Can someone please tell me when the UPenn and UNC Chapel Hill visit weekends are? I haven't been accepted to either of them yet, but I am making some travel plans for next month and want to leave potential visit weekends open. Thank you! Penn has Feb 26-27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoOrgoPlease Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 1 hour ago, chemistree said: Hello! Can someone please tell me when the UPenn and UNC Chapel Hill visit weekends are? I haven't been accepted to either of them yet, but I am making some travel plans for next month and want to leave potential visit weekends open. Thank you! UNC has 2. Mar 3-4 and 18-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alinagt Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Is anyone else waiting to hear back from USC or UCLA for chemistry? Emphasis in materials and nanoscience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solaf Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Anyone waiting on UIUC ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dells_of_bittersweet Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 On 2/3/2016 at 6:38 PM, dells_of_bittersweet said: Is it: A: they took a break from sending rejections B: a waitlist C: professors split the evaluations into groups; first group got done first, waiting on second group D: ?? Well I contacted MIT and they have my GRE scores...so...no holdup there Waiting isn't fun guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 23 minutes ago, dells_of_bittersweet said: Well I contacted MIT and they have my GRE scores...so...no holdup there Waiting isn't fun guys. Spectacular. I was hoping I'd get to drag this out for another weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dells_of_bittersweet Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 2 minutes ago, phenol said: Spectacular. I was hoping I'd get to drag this out for another weekend. A very naive version of myself once thought that I would have heard back from everybody by the first week in February. So far I have 1 acceptance, 2 rejections, and 5 schools have gone incognito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenol Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 1 minute ago, dells_of_bittersweet said: A very naive version of myself once thought that I would have heard back from everybody by the first week in February. So far I have 1 acceptance, 2 rejections, and 5 schools have gone incognito. I legitimately have started sleeping 14 hours a day, because time spent sleeping is time not refreshing my email. Go to bed at 4 AM, wake up at 6 PM. That way, I only have to check my emails once! chem95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkashSky Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 21 hours ago, alinagt said: Is anyone else waiting to hear back from USC or UCLA for chemistry? Emphasis in materials and nanoscience I heard back from USC, with a rejection letter. If you haven't heard back from them yet I assume you are still in the applicant pool for admission. I would wait till the end of February before giving them a call about your application status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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