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Are you guys out there? Who am I going to see on visiting weekend? What program did you apply to? And who did you mention in your SOP? I'll begin: I applied for theory, and I listed Gerald Knizia, Michael Green, and William Noid in my SOP. I'll be there at visiting weekend.

Did UNC ask which division you were in, or just, "later this week?"

Thanks Northwestern! I'm getting drunk tonight to deal with my sorrows. Hats off to you. I wonder if I'll get in anywhere...hmmm...

I called Northwestern yesterday and it seems that most of their acceptances have already gone out. I'm not giving up hope though! They said that they could still be going out until early February.

Thank you!

I called them some time last week and they said that they're hoping to finish up by the end of the month. I'm starting to lose hope

Awesome! Would you message me the name of that site? Thanks . Anyways, I am in fact interested in condensed matter theory. It is interesting that the professors that I mentioned in my SOPs publish in journals such as Chem. Phys. and Phys. Rev. I'm mainly interested in electronic structure theory. It doesn't matter whether I get in through chemistry or physics, I just assume that a physics program would require me to take more of the basics of physics. I fear I'll miss out on these classes if I go straight in to these very specialized fields. I already plan on taking mostly physics courses in grad school if I'm admitted.

Thanks for the advice! I thought of it, but the Physics subforum here is absolutely dead. Have you been over there recently? The last thread that was replied to is over a month old. I figured that this thread would get more eyes here, and I am in fact trying to distract my mind from the waiting process.

I applied to chemistry Ph.D. programs for fall of 2015, and I'm starting to freak out; if I get denied by all of them, I want to apply to Master's programs in physics next year. I want to work on theory, and I really crave the mathematical rigor in physics programs (hence, why I applied for theoretical chemistry). I've always wanted to take in-depth courses in E&M and QED. Can a chemistry major be competitive for Master's programs in physics? Or is a Master's in physics kind of like in chemistry programs, where you apply for the Ph.D. and only get a Master's under certain circumstances? What would I do to become more competitive?

Yes, I was rejected by Princeton. Yes, I expected it. Yes, it still hurts.

Yeah, I've lost all hope in my admission to Princeton. It's just gunna be nice to sleep tonight, and to be confident about something for the first time in about a month. Good luck to everyone, I wish you all the best. May the best man win, and I shall support it.

I'm trying to tell myself that there aren't many applicants for this field and that we have it less competitive. But that's probably a lie, hahah! Who did you list in your SOP for Stanford? I put down Todd Martínez, Thomas Markland, and Ed Solomon. Todd and Thomas were in the ChemWipes comedy skit for 2015. It was pretty funny http://youtu.be/Uh43Rz00sbQ

Not edit, delete. You can see that I edited both of my posts! The second post of mine had identical content to the first before I rewrote the body of it. Thanks though ;P

EDIT: Double post. Where's the delete button on mobile?!?!

I applied for theoretical at Stanford, no news yet.