[Chemistry Application Fall 2016]

7 hours ago, dells_of_bittersweet said:

Ah MIT, where art thou?

Wherefore art thou, MIT? Deny thy program and refuse thy chemical concentration. 

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I mean honestly I'd be happy just to know the decision, even if it's a rejection. Can start taking everything more seriously once the decisions are finalized.

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 It looks like (best case scenario) you could get 7 schools -- do they not all fit in the 8 weeks of feb/march? Sometimes you can fit multiple visits in to one weekend if they're nearby.

If not, yeah, you're in a tricky spot. 

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Yeah, I just ended up keeping two weekends open for the schools I'm still waiting for. MIT is easy to plan around, because their only visit weekend (I believe) is the last weekend in March.

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I had all of my materials in for MIT in like November, and I'm also still in limbo. I don't think it's (exclusively) a punishment for late GRE scores.

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Metallocene, I heard from Irvine spookily early (like December 9). And I'm a US student.. Sorry I can't be of more help to you, hope you hear from them soon!

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Metallocene -- from what you posted, it sounds like the Chemistry department probably just requires the IEPE despite your exceeding the minimum TOEFL score. Probably gonna have to just do the interview, unfortunately. Best of luck!

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They could, but probably won't.

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You rock, swiftninja. Much thanks.

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People who have heard from USC/Berkeley -- do they have/when are their visit weekends? 

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onceinalifetime, not who you asked, but I got into Irvine as well -- I did research for three summers as an undergrad, throughout my senior year as part of a senior thesis, and for another year (now, as a gap year) at a government lab. Hope you hear back from them soon!

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TongueSten, thanks for mentioning that UW's emails was flagged as spam. I might not have found it for quite a while otherwise!

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Yeah, I just got UCSD this afternoon too

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Metallocene -- I applied for analytical divisions, generally. And congrats to all of you who've heard so far!

[Chemistry Application Fall 2016]

Which schools were these for, metallocene?

[how much do grades still matter after you've submitted all your grad school apps]

I wouldn't sweat it. They are likely looking more for uncharacteristically poor grades. 

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You get any publications out of all that research, or just presentations?

Honestly you've got all of the right stats, so MIT/Harvard will probably come down to quality of LORs/SOP. What did you decide to do?

[how much do grades still matter after you've submitted all your grad school apps]

They won't get that information, right? Assuming you've already submitted your transcripts.

I would say drop it if you're not interested in the material and can switch to more appropriate stuff. 

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Anyone trying to get this thing started up?