YaBoyAR

All those who've applied to UT-Austin have access to this information, but for those who don't, I thought this was interesting. Here are their admissions statistics from last year: 665 applicants, 143 acceptances given out, 46 of those matriculated, 21.5% acceptance rate. 32.17% matriculation rate. Also, I spoke today to the admissions director for the Chem program at Georgia Tech (my undergrad institution) and the average GRE was 312 (Verbal + Quantitative) and 3.65 gpa for students who matriculated here last year. Just thought some might like to know.

This is glorious! Can't believe I'd never seen it before. Thanks!

How do I locate this admission data source you speak of? Thanks in advance.

I got an email from Emory on November 14th saying they have begun the review process on my application. A friend of mine got the same email. I imagine some of their applicants will hear before Christmas. A prof at MIT told me that they don't even begin the review process until after the Dec. 15 deadline. Those are the only schools I have any direct knowledge about though.

Lol. Nice. I just want 1 acceptance quickly. I think that would ease the suffering a little.

With SOPs it's a mixed bag. I know people who only mentioned one prof and stated clearly "if this prof won't take me, I don't want to go here" - but in a less douchier way. Others didn't mention profs at all and still got in great places. Many schools have a specific section for this also. Berkeley comes to mind. So do what feels right. I chose to focus on me more than them in my Personal Statement and just contacted professors via email that I was interested in. But again, I don't think there's a 'right' way to do it.

Why even submit to schools (like Purdue) that don't require the Chem GRE? If it's only going to hurt you, there's no point. Unless, like another poster on this forum, you automatically submitted after finishing the test.

Dude, that really sucks. What a crappy situation. I hadn't even considered that. When the same option is presented for the Gen GRE, you've already seen your scores and can decide then. I think your application is strong enough to overcome a bad score though. Will you get I to CalTech or whatever? Who knows. But schools lower down the list likely won't care too much.

I think Jac4226 is trolling, but I'll play along. This self-righteousness you are displaying is all well and cool, but you're sacrificing your own chances at schools by reporting awful results that aren't necessary. If University of Top10School doesn't require the score, don't report it. I definitely don't think that "I'm lazy and didn't study" is going to come off very well in your explanation, and I certainly don't need statistics to back that up. You're probably a smart kid who is qualified and talented enough to get into good schools and do great work. Why sacrifice that opportunity?

C'mon man. Obviously don't send it if it's not required. What would be the point? At the schools that require it, is it going to look good? Of course not. Are you american? If so, it may not have a huge impact. Your other stats seem strong and should make up for it except for at schools that put heavy emphasis on the Chem GRE.

Guess I'll join in. Has everyone begun applying? Area of interest: Organometallics/Catalysis GPA: 4.0 Chem GPA: 4.0 GRE: 162 Q / 157 V / 5.0 AW Institution: Small school for 2 years, Georgia Tech for 2 years I'm 27, hispanic. Took 5 years off of school after high school. 1 year of research at small college in organic/inorganic synthesis 2 years of research at Georgia Tech in C-H Activation and materials chemistry - Big-time professor 1 Summer NSF REU 1 Publication (3rd author. J. Am. Chem. Soc.) - Another in prep that won't be ready in time to matter to ADCOMS 2-time recipient of Georgia Tech's Presidential Undergraduate Research Award Presented a poster at ACS National Meeting (Indianapolis, IN) Presented a poster at regional ACS Meeting Undergraduate Thesis I've submitted all of my applications. Applied to: UC Berkeley, MIT, UW-Madison, U of Wash, Yale, UT-Austin, Purdue, Emory Good luck to everyone. Big fan of the site and these types of threads in particular.