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I take it by your situation you anticipate you won't be making a decision until about April 15th? Unless of course you hear from a top choice before that? I would say you would obviously like to know sooner rather than later but that school X is very high on your interest list however availability of funding would be a major factor in your decision. then say that by that being said, if you had to wait until April 12-13th to hear that would be ok, but that you would not feel comfortable accepting without an indication of funding prior to that. or something to that extent. You don't need to mention other school situations or anything.

only you know the correct answer here. But if I were you I'd pick CU-Boulder. Sometimes it helps to think of accepting to the other school and seeing if you feel regret if you weren't attending the other one. If you can mentally try that it may help to show what deep down you feel is the place for you. Best of luck.

A welcome to all those beginning graduate studies at Emory University this fall! Say hello or ask questions for crowd sourcing. Congratulations!

I made edits in red and blue. overall the sentiment may be there but your wording needs edits further. Also you need to be more specific with what you are saying. Give them all the details. What parts of automation would you like to further work on? What is the goal of your work? What is the implication of what you would like to do after you graduate from the university with the degree. What is your future ideas of career? What specifically drives you to work on this? Give examples of why you think you woul dbe successful and why you would be best suited at their college don't be afraid to name specifics, but allow yourself to be flexible to the changes that may occur in academia. best of luck and feel free to ask any further follow up questions.

Also might be worthwhile to check your spam/junk folders too. Sometimes things get stuck in there as well. Best of luck!

I would contact the person who sent out the email to you or your other point of contact and ask what you can do to improve your application to their program. Most schools would take a minute to give you at least some answer and direction I would believe.

congrats pyro!

I'm in the sciences so I can't speak to comparative literature but I have done a few poster presentations. They are fairly informal and people will come and read your poster and ask you further questions that they find interesting. they may ask your reasoning for selecting or stating certain things. It is a good idea to have a quick "elevator" sized summary that you can rattle off for those of them that aren't interested in reading the whole poster (happens more than you think). Basically just be able to summarize the main ideas within 1-2 minutes. then be prepared to go further if the conversation leads itself that way. just relax and have a good time, the thing most important to remember is that people aren't there to poke holes in your work, they are there to discuss it and learn too. See it as a shared education and it should be less intimidating and less of 'don't make a fool of yourself feeling'. best of luck, I am sure you will do well.

Only if the GRE score now is significantly better than what you had submitted. Most decisions for programs have been made or they have selected their top picks at this point so it would have to make it worth their time to go back and look at your application. Is this for a PhD or masters program? do you know if the school has sent out any decisions yet or made offers for interviews?

I don't think an interview is a definitive marking of whether or not you get acceptance. However, in some situations the interview/visit weekend is also to sell the school to you. it also is an opportunity to sway applicants that they want. it also is a way to see if personality and culture of the school and student is a good fit which is something that will help in the success of the student within a program. if a school is going to pay for your PhD they likely will want you to visit to make sure you are not as deafaudi put it "weird" which is important to make sure that socially the student is capable of succeeding outside of the classroom. What I think it boils down to is that there are MANY reasons why interviews and recruitment weekends happen. it depends on the school, the type of program, and the applicant. I would say at least in my field that a majority of people will interview before they are accepted even if they offer the acceptance that weekend. I think an interview is an indication that you have a good chance of acceptance in most situations however so sometimes people can surmise their chances on whether or not they may have a chance. Also remember a lot of people then assume that they aren't getting in when they hear other people saying they are interviewing for the program they applied to, as people post on the results section, others may start to say...well since i haven't heard anything and they are clearly interviewing people my chances are lower since I was not part of that initial group. In no way does that mean it won't or can't happen but we are talking about trends and people searching for information in a system that does not always keep people calm and relaxed or in the know of their status.

Take the offer from Wisconsin. Excellent opportunity and great that it is funded. Also be aware that saying UWM means you are going to UW-Milwaukee... not Madison. The distinction means something. You either refer to Wisconsin as Wisconsin, UW, UW-Madison, or Madison.

You'll just have to wait until people make decisions and spots open up or don't.

I don't know all of the campuses but I do know U of Chicago and Johns Hopkins. In most scenarios the school and campus themselves are very safety conscious because of what lies outside of campus. i think it all of the scenarios you list you need to realize that there are going to be dangers and be aware of the times you are more susceptible to them (i.e. coming back late at night from class to your home). i think in both of these scenarios you have one of two options...live near campus and try to be as close to the extra safety measures that generally are found on campus or live further but have to commute through these places with the understanding that you need to be careful in your commute. People are able to do it obviously, it is just your level of comfort. if you can schedule a visit that should give you an indication of what you are or aren't comfortable with. Ask students if you can (even before applications try to get in touch with people) and see what you can find out about the campus and grad student life in relation to safety.

I have always done a personalized email. Hand written thank you notes are going way above and beyond.

Is this for a masters or phd program? Do you have to pay for the courses they are asking you to take (more important if this is for a phd program in which they would be having you on scholarship). is it a guarantee that you would be admitted the following season as a full matriculated student as long as you achieve at least a 3.0 gpa? These are all important first questions before you agree to anything.

Just to clarify, you want to respond by April 15th...not 16th.

If they are going through that amount of effort to justify to anyone about your application then it is definitely worth the attempt to improve. I think it is encouraging in that most people would not get that chance. I haven't had that situation but my gre was high. I don't think it is very late considering you applied in early January. That means they looked at it sometime in the last month likely. Obviously everyone is on a time crunch with April 15th in the near future so if you can show them something by the start of April they can quickly turn around and make an offer. Best of luck!

I always feel the best move is to be truthful. I never volunteered the information but always was forefront when they asked. Some schools like to know their competition and are generally curious. I don't feel anyone was making changes in my status based on those results.

Better late than never I always say. 5 days isn't terrible so send em out!

It all depends on the program, but most programs will notify Phd applicants prior to masters; however, a good way to get a feel is to look at the application deadlines. If the master deadline is later than the notification is probably later too. If they are really close or the same then it might not be a difference.

It might? That is how I first learned i was accepted as an undergrad. i logged to check the status of my application and suddenly was in a student center, I received an official letter a few days after that. Hope that is the case for you!

I wouldn't worry about it. I don't think its going to be a huge issue in terms of getting an interview. if you do get an interview or communicate with a school I think you can give them an "updated" cv when you know things have progressed to that point. I don't think this is a make or break situation especially since it already appeared on your CV it just was now more time.

I interviewed at UGA and they told us that we would here in about 2-3 weeks from the interview visit. If they didn't give you a timeline I think it is fair to ask if they had a timeline, doesn't mean they will give you an answer but it doesn't hurt. it is up to you though. If you can wait on the other school (i.e. you have until April 15th) I would just wait a bit more for your decision from UGA. Best of luck.

are you talking UW as in Wisconsin or Washington?

I feel like I matured a lot after working a job for a few years. I started off with a new job, bought a new car which I myself had to research and counter offers for, found apartments and bought furniture and paid taxes on real people salary, buying everything from my own money and budgeting for it etc. That and insurance is a huge thing, figuring out how health/dental/vision/car insurance works and what you need, what kinds of banking you want to do, saving for retirement...thats when you start realizing you are doing "big people things". it doesn't happen all at once but in a few years you'll wake up and all of that will feel "normal". We've all been there its nothing to be ashamed of and enjoy it. 23 is youthful but you are just starting to learn what adulthood is going to be like. In undergrad everything and the location is typically catered to undergrad life...adulthood is not having the ease of that environment to facilitate the things you are now capable of doing on your own.