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How much did applying to grad programs cost you?
EngineerGrad replied to Maziana's topic in Waiting it Out
It costed me 3k :-/ -
Is retaking the GRE an option?
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I'm not familiar with Stanford's admission process... Sorry
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Doesn't mean a rejection at all. It's too early for decisions. Did you apply for PhD or MS? Usually PhD applicants should be contacted soon (mid-february) and MS applicants by early-march. And yes, some programs accept you without interviews. Are you international? What schools did you apply?
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I thought the same... I didn't retake the GRE once I noticed that MIT's quant average was 164, GA Tech 162, Berkeley 162. I guess they want the "balance" thing, and they might admit people with okay scores, but great background/research/work experience... Those factors we don't have access, so I wonder what's going on
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Thank you! You were actually the first person who told me something encouraging... I applied to UC Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, UF, USC and Boston U. I interviewed at UF, Berkeley and JHU. Haven't heard from USC nor BU yet. And I applied for control/power. Are you EE as well? What is your background? Where did you apply to?
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Rochester Brain and Cognitive Science program ranking
EngineerGrad replied to zeph22's topic in Waiting it Out
From a quick search: U. of Rochester: Ranked #52 national Rutgers: Ranked #67 national NYU: Ranked #16 national Purdue: Ranked #46 national -
Rochester Brain and Cognitive Science program ranking
EngineerGrad replied to zeph22's topic in Waiting it Out
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I was talking more about the results posted in the result page, which are anonymous. I mean, I took the GRE in august, and when I got my scores I thought I met the cut off, but when I check the results page, there are just so many extraordinary scores that it makes me wonder if I should've retaken the gre. My scores were V153/Q160/AW5.5 (i'm international, hence low verbal) but now I don't know if that'll be enough to get me through the cut off stage, if all applicants have similar stats from grad cafe results page =( Also, I'm applying for masters
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Yes. I would retake it.
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Not a good app tho... It doesn't tell you the stats. Ate least i didn't see it
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Hi guys, I have a premium account at the US news report database, so I have access to the past average GRE and GPAs for the schools i applied to. When I compare those values with people who post their results here on grad cafe I see a huge discrepancy. Most of the schools I applied to have a 160-162 average in the quant gre. I got a 160 (80th percentile) so I thought I was in good shape and didn't bother retaking the gre. When I discovered grad cafe and started to see the results page, I just couldn't believe them! It's so rare to find people in that 160-162 range! everyone has 165+ in their quant score and that just makes me wonder: how?! Any of you in the same position? I found a big gap from the data coming from grad cafe and the US news report data...
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I called some of my schools today, and they were very friendly. Just don't call those schools that clearly state in their webssite: decisions will be made by xx/xx/xxxx. But if the school doesn't offer that kind of info in their website, I don't see a problem if you call 5 weeks after you submitted your app.
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Overlapping Semesters
EngineerGrad replied to DeleteMePlease's topic in IHOG: International House of Grads
You have to have your degree before the 1st day of classes. That's how it usually works. The thing is that you would need a visa, and that can take about 1 month (from i-20 to visa in the passport) -
Freaking out! My uploaded transcripts are illegible!
EngineerGrad replied to EngineerGrad's topic in Waiting it Out
Yes, I emailed them and I'll call tomorrow morning. Thanks! -
Are there any Latin Americanists out there?
EngineerGrad replied to historykidd's topic in Waiting it Out
Hi I'm one of the "Latin Americanists." The only news I have is that I was invited to the recruitment weekend for one of my top schools and I had an interview with a professor from my top choice. Other than that... Just trying not to freak out too much hehe. -
Freaking out! My uploaded transcripts are illegible!
EngineerGrad replied to EngineerGrad's topic in Waiting it Out
When I click on "View Document" it is horrible, but when I download the file and open it in my computer, I can read everything. I am so worried this will affect the schools' decisions -
Freaking out! My uploaded transcripts are illegible!
EngineerGrad replied to EngineerGrad's topic in Waiting it Out
I remember submitting it and seeing the transcripts in excellent quality. It was always like that. I checked my apps now and for some reason I can't read anything! -
Guys, I am freaking out! I was just checking my submitted applications and I noticed that my unofficial transcripts uploaded into ApplyYourself are quite illegible. The transcripts I uploaded into the website were legible and very clear, but for some reason, when I now access my application and click on "View document," the version I see is horrible and barely readable. Is someone else having the same problem???? I am having this issue with the transcripts uploaded for all schools I applied through ApplyYourself. ((((((((
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Thank you! I'm just don't want to sound too pushy... I am honestly freaking out :-(
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Good evening guys, So last year (around october), while I was reaching out to professors conducting research in the area I am interested, I found this one professor who works at a top tier school doing research in what I would greatly enjoy being involved with. I sent her an email and -- surprisingly -- got a very fast and friendly response. We exchanged a couple emails back then, she sent me some papers for me to see if I really am interested in her research and asked me to follow up with her. Well, this school is very competitive, so I although I had a good connection with her, I was leaning towards not applying, just because I knew it would be statistically close to impossible for me to get in. Well, I kept applying to my other schools, but one day I noticed that one of her current PhD students had checked out my linkedin profile. I was like "woah, they might be talking about me, so the professor still remembers who I am," so based on that (don't judge me), I decided to go ahead and apply to this program. Shortly after my application submission, I emailed her saying "hi, I've just applied, and I am following up as you asked me to." And she replied in the same day: great, thanks for following up, I will schedule a skype interview in January once I've had the chance to review your application. My question: Ok, it's January 20th and I haven't heard from her, should I email her? If so, what should I say? How would I approach her? Thanks for your help! I appreciate it.
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Sh*t people say when you are applying to grad school
EngineerGrad replied to Clou12's topic in Waiting it Out
My family is completely clueless about grad school. They were like: Why don't you apply to MIT if it's the best in the country? me: Because I'm not a genius they: Oh, come on, who would want to live in Boston? I am sure if you applied, you'd get in... It would just suck to live in MA me: yeah dad... exactly... I'd totally turn down an MIT offer just because it is in Boston... I mean, I've never been to Boston, but come on, I don't understand why it would be a bad place to live (except for the $$$$$). Anyways, my family thinks that get into a #1 grad school is super easy, because in the end of the day, who wants to go for 5 more years of school, right? lol -
How Are You Coping With The Torture Of Waiting???
EngineerGrad replied to PsycD's topic in Waiting it Out
Woah, take it easy -
How Are You Coping With The Torture Of Waiting???
EngineerGrad replied to PsycD's topic in Waiting it Out
I realized only this morning the role of that little red diamond in the results page... And now I'm freaking out with other people's scores fml -
How Are You Coping With The Torture Of Waiting???
EngineerGrad replied to PsycD's topic in Waiting it Out
Lol I submitted my apps in november/early december... So long ago :-(