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Is anybody else visiting Northwestern next weekend? Which professors did you choose to meet with?

That's true...UIUC has a very well known program though.

Probably the same three as well as Professors Weaver and Kriven...the latter actually emailed me about working with ferromagnetics/multiferroics. My interests are in photonic and/or electromagnetic properties of nano/low-d materials. UIUC has a good deal of the latter, but not so much of the former, which is why I'm leaning towards my other schools at the moment, though I think research group chemistry is probably more important to me than the specific area--there's still plenty of time to branch out!

I won't be, though I might stop by when I visit Northwestern. Which professors are you meeting with?

I probably won't until right up before the deadline since Yale's visitor's weekend is April 5-6. Wish I could know earlier, but that's just how things turn out. Oh well, it gives the schools I haven't heard from time to surprise me with a wonderful offer. edit: Congrats everyone, we've made this a "HOT" topic!

This seems correct.

UIUC rejects being sent out...Condolences to everyone who didn't get in. Whole idea of admissions seems stupid sometimes, but I guess they have limited spots. It's humbling to see even though I was fortunate enough to be accepted. Fingers crossed for everyone who hasn't heard from their dream schools

nobody's heard anything yet according to the results section. good luck

You should check the results listings: http://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=purdue+material* Looks like there was one acceptance and one rejection listed so far this year

you're welcome wasn't expecting much after initially being passed over, I guess that's what I get for coming from a no-name undergrad. fingers crossed for harvard

Probably because they accept a few people who they know they're going to take, then reject applicants who are a clearly bad fit or don't have great credentials, then pore over the remaining applications that are neither. Just a guess

Obviously, funding is good and if you want a PhD then you should go to Princeton, obviously you're very good so if you applied to PhD programs after getting a MS you would probably get in where you wanted, but it can be harder to get into top PhD programs if you already have a MS...they might wonder why you didn't just go for a PhD and so forth, and they might want you to take additional classes. My advice: visit. Maybe you'll like one of the departments better. Also, congrats!

I might be there yale's physics is the same weekend so we'll have to see. Man, flights are expensive