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I agree. I wish my POI there was taking on graduate students this year... but he wasn't

Well... my friend got into Uchicago late, so good things happen to those who wait. Don't give up!

I think that is fairly common; though most of my conversations were more detailed than that. One of the places I applied to me and my POI detailed what my dissertation might be like, what the first couple publications out of that dissertation might look like, and ways to get funding. It helps to have met with them face to face of course, but my feeling is that in the Earth Sciences if your initial email can hit a certain chord with your POI he/she will be super responsive. Another thing I did was talk to my POIs graduate students. That is important. In fact, it could be the difference between getting admitted and not. That isn't to say all of this is necessary, its just ways to get an edge. My feeling is that most people who contact POIs don't do their homework. It may not be a mass "email" but people tend to be responsive when you show great interested in them. Great interest could be reading their papers and showing them how their work/results could lead to a potential collaboration between the two of you. Even if you misunderstand their results, or the context of them, it's important to show you've made an effort.

Hey guys... I just got an offer from UC Davis EPS. What's the cost of living like ? Anyone else going? I think for my stipend to work out I would have to find a place for around 800 a month.

post either way.

you did it right. They aren't naive, they applied to graduate school to.

grants wanderer.... UCI is a very good and underrated earth science program. All the UCs i think are in the top 20 or so in earth sciences. Also Grats CC2014... Texas is great !

It sounds like you need to have a talk with your advisor.

There is no way that is true, they just might be advertising it. Almost everyone I know has looked at past thesis.

I would never pay for a graduate degree; especially a PhD as it does not always lead to a better job.

Ohhh. I see. As in, structure ect. Well one thing you might ask your advisor is a copy of his/her previous students thesis. You might also skim other thesis from your school, usually they are published online or at the library. http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Master's-Thesis that has a quick and dirty guide. I would also do a bit more googling.

What do you need help with exactly? This is super broad. It's very hard to help someone when I dont know what you are asking.

February 16th is when it is too late.

They know you are rejected, chances are.

Puttying aside the first thought, which is who cares about ann coulter, but it sounds like you have the right idea; just stick to one specific question.

Not sure...... MIT still has 1 month

Sorry, I am not in chemistry but I did apply to MIT/WHOI, and I have the same message. On the same day, I got an email from the program saying my application was ready for review and I would be notified by feb 28th. So i think this is fairly normal for everyone

I think the the thing is that you have to pay more rent... I really want a dog too...

in my experience, the good news usually comes early, and the bad news come late; Most of my rejections last year happened late march early april

Undergrad Institution: VERY small liberal arts school Major(s):Physics GPA in Major: 3.5 Overall GPA: 3.05 Position in Class: Middle in terms of gpa Type of Student: White MSc Institution: Big state School MSc (Geology) GPA: 3.7 (now higher, but thats the time of application) GRE Scores (revised/old version): Q: 163 V: 161 W: 5.0 physics GRE: 820 Research Experience: 3 years undergrad, including 2 posters at AGU. REU at a top 5 program in earths sciences. Master's thesis. Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Best physics student in my graduating year award, student research grant at undergrad Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 4 semesters TAing at my masters institution, 4 years as a tutor and observatory assistant at undergrad Special Bonus Points: My thesis is the best attempt to answering a 20 year old problem in geology, using software generally reserved to senior PhD students, postdocs and professors. I met many of my potential advisors at AGU. Applying to Where: MIT/WHOI - Geophysics Division - Geodynamics : Rejected (2/26) University of Rhode Island - Oceanography - Geodynamics: Accepted(3/14) University of Hawaii - Geology and Geophysics - Geodynamics : Rejected (3/25) Washington University in St. Louis - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geodynamics: Waitlist (2/13) Boston University - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Geodynamics : Rejected (4/6) University of California, Davis - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geodynamics: Accepted (1/24) I wanted to wait to post this until i got an acceptance, I am very happy that I got into one better departments on my list. After getting shut out for PhDs in 2012, I have overcome my low undergraduate GPA.

IT does seem to be that Earth Science programs tend to wait longer than others. *edit* I just got into UC davis.... FIRST BLOOD!

working my my thesis lol... .I saw someone get an interview at MIT/WHOI. Do they do official interviews? I met my POI there at AGU, so I'm not sure he would call me up or not.

It should be fairly obvious by the faculty who work there; facutly with higher H-index/ more high impact publications tend to be at better departments (not always)

I'll post once i've made my decision, if i get one.

I don't want to post my stats because they are fairly distinct; I'll mention that columbia DEES tends to make their decisions fairly late.