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^this... also: "didn't you apply to any safeties?" me: ... and has been said before: "oh so you don't want to get a real job"

@nohika I'm sure it was fine I think they just want to make sure that it's like the same person as on the app and that you're interested. Like everyone else, I am feverishly checking my email and the results database even though I won't hear from most of my programs until Jan-Feb...

Bump. (who else got an interview? advice?)

Already posted my stats over in the main thread...here's to hoping everyone gets in I'm checking feverishly even though the only one I might hear on before the beginning of the year is UIUC. Really excited to get out of undergread..

Undergrad Institution: Medium Private School Major(s): Physics, Mathematics Minor(s): German GPA in Major: 3.98 Overall GPA: 3.96 Length of Degree: 4 years Position in Class: well...good. Type of Student: Non-diverse GRE Scores: Q: 800 V: 710 W: 5 Research Experience: 4 different since HS, 3 in lab environment, 1 summer at nat'l lab and 3 at college doing experimental physics, co-authored recently submitted paper. (well, accepted now, but they had to wait until just after my apps were in) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Goldwater HM, SPIE Scholar, Full Tuition + 3 Research Grants at home university, other misc. Pertinent Activities or Jobs: TA'd a math class, private and volunteer tutor Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: I have spent the past 21 years of my life resume building as hard as possible. Applying for PhD at: (in no particular order) UIUC - Materials Science & Engineering Stanford - Materials Science & Engineering Johns Hopkins - Materials Science & Engineering MIT - Materials Science & Engineering Northwestern - Materials Science & Engineering Yale SEAS - Applied Physics Harvard SEAS - Applied Physics Caltech - Applied Physics Berkeley AS&T - Applied Physics Wish me luck! Hope everyone else gets in to their dream schools