wildeisonmine

This is definitely how he looked during the seminar I sat in on during my visit--can't say whether it was affected or not, but he definitely has his "I am deep in contemplation and thinking very, very hard" face.

I just want to say that I mentioned that my GRE was sub-700 because I thought it would be helpful to current (and future) applicants who are worried that they need outstanding scores to get into top schools. In fact, I know of plenty of grad students in great programs with scores lower than mine (which were mid-600s). Reading through those comments on GC (and WGI over at LJ) was really reassuring for me in the fall, and I wanted to add to the chorus in hope that it might help reassure someone else down the line!

I do think my LORs helped me, but because of what they said, not who said them. As spectacular and brilliant as my mentors are, they're not "superstars". The feedback that I've received on my SOP and WS assures me that those things really matter.

And thanks for the congrats, everyone! Good luck to everyone as they wait to hear back from the rest of their schools (for me, Yale was tied as my top choice with another program that hasn't released decisions yet, so I'm still anxious myself!), and congrats to those who have received offers already.

I just want to say that I mentioned that my GRE was sub-700 because I thought it would be helpful to current (and future) applicants who are worried that they need outstanding scores to get into top schools. In fact, I know of plenty of grad students in great programs with scores lower than mine (which were mid-600s). Reading through those comments on GC (and WGI over at LJ) was really reassuring for me in the fall, and I wanted to add to the chorus in hope that it might help reassure someone else down the line!

I do think my LORs helped me, but because of what they said, not who said them. As spectacular and brilliant as my mentors are, they're not "superstars". The feedback that I've received on my SOP and WS assures me that those things really matter.

And thanks for the congrats, everyone! Good luck to everyone as they wait to hear back from the rest of their schools (for me, Yale was tied as my top choice with another program that hasn't released decisions yet, so I'm still anxious myself!), and congrats to those who have received offers already.

I don't want to divulge my exact numbers for privacy reasons, but I have a high GPA (from an ivy league school, though I can't say that made any difference) with only average GRE scores--definitely not in the 700s range that people aim for. No MA--in fact, I'm still finishing undergrad. But I don't think those things really matter. I really do think it's all about the SOP and WS, as people have articulated so many times before. Yale was also great fit for my research interests!

I don't want to divulge my exact numbers for privacy reasons, but I have a high GPA (from an ivy league school, though I can't say that made any difference) with only average GRE scores--definitely not in the 700s range that people aim for. No MA--in fact, I'm still finishing undergrad. But I don't think those things really matter. I really do think it's all about the SOP and WS, as people have articulated so many times before. Yale was also great fit for my research interests!