Eco PlantGirl
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Official rejection from Stanford Biosciences (Biology) came in the mail today - fancy paper and all. GL to everyone else!
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Wow! $1000/ month!
Does anyone know a general price for off campus housing in a safe part of town?
From what I understand, it's typically ~$700 for a single room in a home with a few housemates, in a reasonable part of town. Of course, it varies. I've been told to avoid the boardwalk area and stick to the west side if I go.
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Bumping this one up.
Has anyone lived in the graduate dorms on campus or know what they are like?
The city seems really cool and I'd be happy to be a future banana slug.
Hey! I may also someday be a banana slug. Unfortunately, I don't know much about the grad dorms on campus, though.
When I went for an interview, most of the students suggested finding a place on the "west side" if possible. The city definitely seems like a cool place, though. If only more SC grad students were on this forum!
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Ouch. I suspected as much. Guess I will plan on spending this year figuring out what I need to do differently. I am a "non-traditional" student - 43 years old with 20 years in industry - so it is not as straightforward for me. I also started late in the year as things didn't align for me to look like I could think about applying until October or so. I guess we'll see, but that is not good news.
Maybe so, maybe not! Quite a few of the graduate student TAs I had were older, and I always got the vibe that many of the professors preferred students with what they called "life experience". When I was finishing applications, my advising prof asked if I was sure I was ready - she usually doesn't accept students who have been out of college less than a few years. So there is hope!!
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I emailed Schmitt, Holbrook, and Gaines. Never got a response back from any of them - as a matter of fact, the only response I got from any professor was one at Stanford - is that low response rate typical??
Schmitt and Holbrook do a lot of teaching and work in the tropics (so jealous of their research intern people), so maybe that's why they didn't get back to you?
For my field at least, I've heard that it's really important to get a response before applying and to build a rapport. I'm not sure if it's the same for marine, but I imagine it's similar. :/
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I'm EEB - plant community ecology! Though I'm also hoping to study biodiversity across tropic levels (bugs). I applied to just three programs (see my signature).
I've heard back from UCSC (already went for an interview - it's the most amazing campus!!!) and UCSD (interviewing next month). Waiting for Stanford with only the tiniest sliver of hope.
Astond, who are you applying with at ucsb? My undergrad degree is aquatic bio from there.
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No one has been picking up in my home program for the past few days... So I called the main biosci office and asked if all home programs were done. And she told me that as of today they were done sending things for ALL programs... so now your info is surprising and hopeful lol
We'll just have to wait, but I think it might be time for me to consider what life without Stanford might be like.
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no. but i thought they were e-mail since everyone has been posting Stanford interview invites via emial?
So I just called my department specifically (biology), and they said "they're in the process of sending things out within the next week or so"... perhaps there is hope. did you call the main office, or your program specifically?
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So just called the main Stanford Biosciences office and they said "as of today, all invitations to all home programs have been sent out."
There go my hopes and dreamssssss..........
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It definitely sounded like the people who called were told that a lot of the Biosciences responses would happen on Monday.
I'm glad to hear that as well... though I hope I can make it through the weekend without too much stress!
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Does anyone know which of the home departments at Stanford sent out interviews for sure (chem/systems, immuno, bioinformatics, maybe cancer...)?
Their website says invites might go out until late January (but that they started this week), and that interviews are Feb 26 to Mar 2 - can anyone confirm those dates?
I apologize if this has already been cleared up.
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I'd change it a little. I also knew my letter writer fairly well, and was a little less formal: It basically went "Dear So-and-so, As you know, the NSF GRFP deadline for reference letters has been pushed back to today at 5pm (my time zone). Please let me know if you need anything else before submitting the letter today, or if the official NSF email didn't not make it to you. Thanks!"
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I would send a gentle email reminder - especially if you are in a different time zone than the "8pm" deadline. One of my letter writers only just submitted their letter, too... After a gentle reminder. Good luck!
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Quick question! For the citations/references - does it matter what style we use? Is it okay to have a super condensed version, as follows?:
Last, F. Journal Name. (Year).
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I took a few practice tests through Magoosh and Powerprep, and studied with the Magoosh quant lessons.
Powerprep 1: 154Q/161V (315) - before I did any studyingMagoosh 1: 158Q/154V (312)
Magoosh 2: 157Q/160V (317)Magoosh 3: 159Q/162V (321)Powerprep 2: 162Q/163V (325)Magoosh score predictor: Q: 158-163, V: 157-162Real GRE: 161Q/166V (327)
Overall, I think Magoosh did a great job of preparing me - their lessons are great for someone who hasn't done high school math in a while... I do wish I had scored a wee bit higher in quant, though. -
Undergrad Institution: Top 15 public research university, top 45 national universities in the US
Major(s): Aquatic Biology
Minor(s): English
GPA in Major: 3.80 cum. / 3.96 upper division
Overall GPA: 3.85
Position in Class: ~Top 7%, ‘High Honors’
Type of Student: Domestic Female
GRE Scores (revised version):
Q: 161
V: 166
W: still waiting…B: Not taken
Research Experience:
- 2 years as an undergraduate researcher
Senior Honors Thesis
Presented at annual SERCAL conference, UC Natural Reserve System conference, Undergraduate colloquium (x2)
Draft for publication is in the works
- 0.5 years as an undergraduate researcher
Primary lit search on the movement of microzooplankton
- 0.5 years as a post-BS researcher in a plant ecology lab
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
- University Academic Excellence Achievement (Honors program)
- Deans List (x10 quarters out of 12)
- Distinction in the Major (Departmental honors)
- 4 merit-based scholarships for research endeavors
Pertinent Activities or Jobs:
- 1.5 years as university staff – introductory biology tutor
- Summer research outreach mentor for 1st gen college students
- Volunteer experience: protecting endangered birds (public outreach), chemistry outreach program, sea center outreach
Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:
- I've been told that I give better presentations than some grad students by my advisor
Special Bonus Points:
- Current research advisor is well respected in my field
- I bake excellent banana bread
Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:
None that I can think of. I graduated with an Aquatic Bio degree but am heading into the plant sciences... so, we'll see.
Applying to Where:
- Stanford – Ecology and Evolution PhD
- UCSC – Environmental Studies PhD
- UCSD - Ecology, Behavior and Evolution PhD
2014 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
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Thanks! I'm sure everything will work out after all. And I'm sorry to hear about your rejection as well - but congrats on the fellowship offer!!