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krishnalynn

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  1. FYI anyone applying to UCSD, from what I've heard from a prof is that the first round of acceptances is out. At least a few people are likely to not take it as far as I know, then another round of acceptances. All final decisions by mid-April.
  2. So I submitted my applications back in January and the weakest part of my application was my GPA. I worked 50 hrs/week for the first three years of undergrad, so my GPA was at a 3.04 at the time of application with an upward trend. I did not have to submit a statement of purpose for this school, just a proposal as the only written submissions. Most of the work at first was not in my field so it wasn't on my CV. My application is really strong in other areas, published paper, research experience, etc. I have a POI who has accepted me, we wrote a proposal together, and she's trying to push my application through. I was talking to one of my LOR writers and talking to her about it and shes like "wait, you should have told me! i could have written a paragraph explaining your grades!" because she has had me as a student and knows my work ethic. Right now there's nothing in any of my LORs explaining my grades. I mentally cringed when I heard this because I didnt even think about including this. I am pretty close with my POI and I can bring it up to her to see if she can mention it during the committee meeting. Or bring it up with the Graduate Secretary asking if I can submit an updated LOR? Or should I just let it go?
  3. (1) Location (2) my POI I loved the campus when I visited, love the city. Lots of friends there.
  4. I would wait until mid-March.
  5. I haven't heard from the University of Alberta nor the University of Calgary. UofC gave me a mid-March timeline for when I'll hear back, but I haven't even got an estimated time frame for the UofA
  6. I haven't heard from a single school yet. But like someone else said, I'm Canadian so for some reason the deadlines seemed to be way later then the U.S. schools. I got an email from one of my schools saying that it wouldn't be until mid-March. I'm dreading hearing back because it will either be the best or worst days of my life. :/
  7. I was stress eating at first, but it's caught up to me so now I'm eating healthy and working out regularly for stress relief/staying sane. I just feel too horrible eating bad AND having anxiety about admissions.
  8. It really depends. I only applied to 4 and it cost me about a grand and took me six months to prepare my applications. But I'm applying for ecology programs where you have to have a confirmed PI before you even apply. And a research proposal unique to that PI that you have been confirmed with. So it's a lot more work, I'm pretty sure it would be next to impossible or take me a year to apply to 10+..
  9. All seasons of breaking bad on Netflix!
  10. Same here! I am already formulating my brilliant rejection response
  11. Man, I wish I knew all this earlier. I didn't even know I wanted to go into graduate school until about 6 months before the application due date...
  12. I really doubt there's a way to calculate a specific probability. Grad admissions are the furthest thing from a formula.
  13. So I am presenting my research at a meeting and the TWO people also speaking on my panel were two POIs I applied to work with. One sent me a really rude email about my GPA being way too low for the standards of the university and that I would never be competitive (My GPA is a 3.3, not horrible but not super bad?) and the other one expressed interest in working with me but ignored my emails for months and never replied. Sooo...this is going to be an awkward panel. Still haven't heard back from the schools though. :/
  14. No news yet for me from UBC. I doubt it would be until the end of March for my program, I had a 1/15 deadline.
  15. It was about $800-$900 in total for application fees, transcripts (most required 2 copies and copies were $20 each and I have gone to four post-secondary institutions), etc. This was for 3 universities. Along with asking professors for hand mailing the letters of recommendations (required). If I get an across the board rejection, I'm going to dread spending $1000+ again for more applications AND burdening my LOR senders AGAIN.
  16. Too scared to look back at anything, I'm sure there's a mistake but I'm already freaking out about every little thing that I don't need the additional stress.
  17. That's a good way to look at it!
  18. Just got an email from the University of Calgary saying decisions coming mid-March, I'm so nervous!
  19. I'm constantly swinging between "I'm going to be rejected across the board, there's no way my stats compare to anyone else" to "I have a great chance of getting in, I have nothing to worry about." Right now I'm in the "I'm going to get rejected..." mood. I had a vivid dream last night that I was accepted into my top choice and I felt horrible when I woke up.
  20. I'm applying to UofC, your stats are really good, I really doubt that a ton of people apply with better than that, good luck!
  21. Still waiting on three. I am going absolutely crazy, there's no way I'm going to survive to March/April.
  22. Haha was this a typo or were you really not interested? If so, then maybe you dodged a bullet not having that POI...?
  23. Yeah, my situation too. Also Ecology it's nearly required to find a supervisor, so try going through the work of building a relationship with 10 professors all over the world, while also worked 30 hrs a week and a full time student. I wish I could have applied to more than 3.
  24. I would be patient and not assume anything at this point just from that. You're looking into it too much, I think!
  25. Many schools require that you have been accepted with a potential supervisor before being admitted. So I'd say it's a great thing, but you still have to get through the admissions committee. But it helps that you have someone to fight for you to get accepted.
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