HERDERRCHEMISTRY
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Did anyone else not get this email? I checked that my app was submitted and my contact info was correct....
Did you check a spam folder or something? Honestly as long as it says you submitted and whatnot, I wouldn't be too worried about it. Sometimes when emails are sent by automated systems (which I'm assuming this was) they can take awhile to arrive, for whatever reason.
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Saw this on the Facebook page today:
"To all of the 2014 NDSEG applicants:
We just sent an email to all 2014 NDSEG Fellowship applicants letting you know that based on conversations with the DoD, we expect to announce award decisions in the second week of April.
We're almost there! Please let us know if you have any questions by contacting us on social media, at ndseg@asee.org, or by calling 202-649-3831. Thanks!" So no new information, but it's something!
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Accepted an offer to Scripps in Cali! Hope that everyone else is having luck in their acceptances/figuring out where to go!
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Interesting! I was aware of the grad course opportunity at Scripps, but not the UCSD opportunity.
Well, to be frank most students probably aren't interested because for a lot of students, one of the perks is not teaching undergrad courses (obviously this is a personal opinion).
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If you want to teach, then I'd say Harvard because Scripps doesn't offer you the chance to teach undergrads. If you just want to focus on research though, choose Scripps.
At Scripps you have the opportunity to TA the grad courses, or if you want you can TA undergrads at UC-SD.
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This actually isn't the first I heard of this. One of my profs. at my undergrad institution last year told me Scripps was having budget cuts and something like this could happen.
Oh, I'm not doubting that funding is an issue - just seems like they would have been more selective initially i.e. invited fewer people back to interview if they knew funding were going to be tight.
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Just wondering if you have any sort of proof or what not. Not saying you're not telling the truth, just curious.
Hey everybody,
I just thought I'd let everyone here know, but Scripps CA and FL are only going to be accepting ~10% of all applicants selected for "interviews" this year. In previous years they have accepeted closer to 90% of applicants invited out for interviews. There have been severe budget cuts at both institutions this year and this is the reason for the stringent acceptance requirements. If you ask they will probably deny it, but this is the case. I know because I go to TSRI and am on the graduate student recruiting committee. I asked them why thet wouldn't tell the recruits this but they didn't want to give TSRI a bad name, but frankly that isn't fair to the recruits. Believe me, we are disappointed with this as graduate students, but there is not that can be done if the budget is not there. You may want to set your sights on other graduate programs if you were invited out to visit TSRI this week or in 2 weeks. I
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
Chemist 242
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Maybe just thank him for speaking with you and then slip it in that you didn't get accepted.
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Accepted to Berkeley via phone call from POI in SOP. Organic. Email to follow. He said the acceptances are coming a little late this year so don't panic if you haven't heard!!!
One thing that is confusing is that professor said inorganic and organic dates are switched compared to what @westcoastchemist said. I'll probably call to inquire/confirm.
The professor I talked to mentioned the dates that you heard, I think (i.e. the opposite of what westcoastchemist said). Figure we'll find out the proper dates soon enough.
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So is that to say if a domestic applicant hasn't heard of any decisions yet,they're most likely rejections,or is it too early to tell? I'm very nervous.
You're probably fine; I still haven't heard from a few schools. Also, might be a good idea to check your spam folder occasionally. I've had a few things from schools end up in there, for some reason or another.
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Received word yesterday that I was selected to interview at Scripps.
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Ah, it's probably a batch-processing issue then. They probably didn't "verify" the applications yet, since the deadline was yesterday. Thanks for your quick reply, that puts me at ease. What division are you applying for?
I'm applying for organic. What about you?
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Does anyone else who applied to UPenn still have their application marked as incomplete? The website says that my official test scores have been received, as well as my recommendations. My personal statement, CV, and transcript are also attached to the application as directed. Should I contact admissions about this potential issue? I know the deadline was yesterday, but the application says all of the required materials have been submitted, yet it is marked incomplete.
Also, congrats to those who have been accepted to programs already! Here's hope for the rest of us.
Mine is the same - just noticed that since you pointed it out. I submitted my app almost a month ago.
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Im assuming you applied for the chemistry track too. I haven't heard anything from them either, but based on the last years' threads, most notices came in January.
Ah, good to know. I did apply for the chemistry track. Hopefully we hear some good news soon!
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Chemical biology undergrad at large Canadian university.
3 years research experience (took part in the co-op program here, which for me was 16 months full-time labwork in 3 different labs).
3 strong LORs from professors at my school: my thesis supervisor, co-op supervisor, and a professor for a course I did well in.
No publications, but I presented at several undergraduate conferences, and won an award for one.
A few extracurriculars and scholarships relevant to the field.
GPA: 87% overall, 91% major (converted to 3.79 overall, 3.96 major)
GRE: 169V 170Q 5.5AW
GRE Chemistry: 890
Thanks for letting me know. Was curious because Scripps is one of my top choices, but I haven't heard anything from them yet.
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Got invited to an interview at Scripps today! I applied for the Chemical Biology stream.
2 interview weekends: Feb 20-22 and Mar 6-8 at La Jolla campus.
Couldn't find it - I'm curious as to what your stats were.
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Yeah, I would assume that as long as you submit by the deadline, if you were gonna get in before the deadline, you'll still get in at the deadline.
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I submitted transcripts from the university I received dual credit from when I was in high school; it's better to just pay the money to submit it and then not worry about it than to be potentially denied admission or punished because you neglected to do so.
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Might as well apply; I'm sure strong letters of rec and research experiences would overcome that. That said...if you mention that you didn't have time to study because of a family emergency, I think they might question your study habits. Sorry if I'm making unfounded assumptions, but I don't really see how an emergency could affect your studying significantly unless you literally waited until the last week or so to study. I feel like an admissions committee could ask why you didn't feel the need to start studying earlier.
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Area of interest: Total Synthesis
Undergraduate institution: Public Big 10 University
GPA: 3.99
Chem GPA: 3.97
- Mathematics minor
- 2 years of undergrad research experience in synthesis by graduation (includes departmental fellowship for summer 2013 and grant to fund research during school year for one semester)
- NSF-REU at different Big 10 University for organic synthesis
- Honors thesis (Summa Cum Laude Honors)
- 2 departmental awards for academic performance
- 1 national acs poster presentation upcoming (Dallas)
- 2 graduate courses in advanced organic chemistry topics
2 LOR from research advisors (REU and home institution), 1 LOR from organic lab prof/graduate synthesis course
GRE: Verbal 95%, Quant. 91%, Writing 97%, Chemistry (Oct. 2013) 91%
Schools Applying to: Cal Tech, Scripps, Berkeley, Irvine, UCLA, Illinois, Wisconsin, UPenn
Shooting for Cal Tech and Scripps...we'll see how this goes.
NDSEG 2013-2014
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Anyone hear anything today, just out of curiosity? I too got the "you're still being considered!" email yesterday.