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Artoy

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  • Application Season
    2013 Fall
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    Organic Chemistry

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  1. I know the feeling. Last year, I was in the same situation, waiting endlessly for acceptance into anywhere. And the nerve-wracking wait just got worse when I knew that many of my friends were getting acceptances into their top choices or somewhere. In the end, it turned out I was rejected by all the programs that I applied to. I was so ashamed to tell this to my lab-mates, my advisors, my friends and everyone else who knew I applied for grad school. I had been through the shame, the self-doubts, the anger and the frustration but I didn't give up. I hold on to my goals and move on with my other plans. I tried again, and now I'm going to attend graduate school this fall, doing what I wanted to do. I know this is tough for you but some truths remain. No matter how hard you think it's gonna be the end of your world if you got all rejections, it's not! Attending grad school THIS YEAR cannot be your life-determining event and your only plan. Whether you like it or not, there are so much more you can do before the next application season. You can always try again as long as your don't give up. And you are not alone! I believe there are many people on the forum, including myself, who have been through two or even more rounds of application before getting to where they wanted to be. Key is you have to realize that things don't always work out the way we wanted them to. Try to let go all the negative thoughts and move on while holding on to your dreams and goals. Things will always work-out eventually. And always get help if you need to. Good luck! =]
  2. I actually came back to my home country right after my graduation. And two months later, I got a job which I have been working since. My PI did offer me to stay in his lab but thing just didn't work out in the end.
  3. Thank you for all the congratulations!! Here's my stats: *International with US degree from a top ten public school *Cumulative/major GPA: 3.70 *GRE: 152/164/4.0 *Chemistry: 780 *About a year of research experience in an organic lab *Three 2nd author publications on pretty decent journals (the lab is small, I work/learn fast, and I guess I was really lucky!) *Three solid recommendations Last year, I had no publications and I got rejected by all the programs that I applied to.
  4. U of Michigan!!! Finally!!! I'm going somewhere!! I AM SO EXCITED!! Will update with stats later!! 2nd time applicant here!! so please forgive my outburst of EXCITEMENT!!!
  5. A pretty good translation of the state of my mind lately... @.@ One second I was weirdly confident and so hype about starting school this coming fall, and then felt the fears of being rejected by all programs the next moment...
  6. http://www.name-reaction.com/ A neat website I found. Some of you might be interested to check it out, especially OChemist!
  7. The 4 acceptances from U of Chicago is truly unsettling...
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