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Same here! No good news, but I'm going to Greenland

Having a mostly outdoors cat in Boston is a really bad idea. I can't tell you how many cats get run over... I know a lot of people who have said, "oh my cat's used to be outside in a city" who have faced unfortunate news shortly after. Would he be okay living indoors? Also, many apartments are okay with cats, but dogs are a little more tricky, especially since you have 2. It is possible to find a place that will let you have three pets, but those are usually room rentals as opposed to individual apartments. Good luck!

Serial killer....

Thats awesome!! Congrats!!

I would just tell them what you said here! Don't feel bad about canceling because you got into your top choice. It would be rude to visit with the intention of going to another school. Be honest with them and tell them that you just got accepted into your top choice and are attending that school. But be sure to thank them for the acceptance and the time they have given you. Like I said, pretty much what you said here would be perfect. Congrats!!

I majored in environmental science, but had to modify my degree a bit to fit the requirements for graduate school. The department only requires basic physics, but I took the calculus based one. All my core and elective classes were chemistry based (e.g. Atmospheric geochemistry) or just chemistry or chemical engineering classes. Then because I wanted to make sure I was hitting ALL requirements, I also minored in chemistry and took 2 thermo classes, quantum chemistry, fluids, and overlapped 2. Admission committees are so picky about their requirements and since I have a crappy overall gpa from freshman year, I really wanted to show I was prepared. They accept people from various backgrounds so if you're not completely on par with all their requirements, that doesn't mean you won't get accepted anywhere. At least that's what I've been telling myself lol.

What you first should ask yourself is if you want a masters of PhD. Like the poster above said, most schools won't accept you for a masters if you already have a masters for the same field (in other words, you can't go to Harvard for a masters in ME if you already have a masters in ME from Georgia). Would you want to do a masters in another kind of engineering? Also, PhD and masters are really different, including the work you would do after you get your degree. A PhD is a huge commitment and you don't get accepted just because you have a good GPA and a bit of experience. You have to really want it. Best of luck!

Yeah I didn't address it in my SOP because I just wanted to focus on my experience and how I'd be a good fit. I thought about addressing it, but it just seemed out of place. It's been 2 weeks since I last spoke to my POI at Irvine, so I sent him a brief email asking about my status. He said my application is still pending, but they made some progress in the admission process so I should hear back soon. This doesn't sound very hopeful though since if it was going well, he would have told me. It kinda seems like I should expect bad news. I totally understand that they want to make sure their students can handle the work. I've taken really difficult and graduate level courses the last 2 years and done well. I hope they see that.

For the early ones, like december, I would just call the grad office. The news may not be great, but at least it's news.

Unbrokenthread, yeah that definitely makes sense. I got my first rejection yesterday and it was from a school where my POIs were really interested in me due to my experience, but then ignored me once my app was uploaded with my gpa. I feel that probably wouldn't have been a great learning environment. It's just tough cuz I am below their requirement. Darn Japanese language! Pyrocide, the wait is totally killing me haha. I have 3 schools left and I wish they would just let me know if I'm rejected soon so I can move on

Ahh this is really good to know. Congrats on your acceptance! Did you try applying for programs right out of UG?

That's horrible!! Your poor heart

Thank you so much for responding. I'm just so frustrated with my freshman self and really hope I didn't permanently ruin my chances. I hadn't heard back from any schools until today, and it was a rejection letter.... Hopefully my research experience and email exchanges are enough for the other schools. But I haven't seen many PhD acceptances with crappy GPA

I finally got my first notice and since I'm posting in this forum, you can probably guess what it was. I'm super bummed and feel like I won't make it this app season. I know it's not the end of the world if I receive no acceptances this season, but it still sucks. I have 3 schools left and 2 of them have already told me I'm in their maybe pile and should be hearing back soon. I loved all the schools I applied to, so I'm really hoping for just one. Just one little yes....

Stony Brook put up their results last night in case anyone else was wondering

I really just loved their philosophy on science. They emphasize learning from a holistic standpoint and use that knowledge to try and really understand a specific system. I love the research they do and could use a little sun . Hope I get accepted!

"Like Columbia gives a sh*t"**

What time of day do emails usually go out? Checking my email every 10 minutes to see nothing is killing me haha.

Haha that's one way to think of it! Some of my professors at WHOI were also from Scripps. They met there and got married and now they have nice jobs researching physical ocenography. All 3 complained a bit about the workload but agree that it was necessary and definitely don't regret the experience. Few people get the opportunity to study at Scripps, so yeah they're going to be expecting a lot. But the committee obviously felt you could handle it and excell, so don't worry about it. Congrats again!!

All I can say is that my boss went there and he loved it. They expect their students to do great things, so it's a ton of work, but you'll get a great education. Plus, apparently you're right on the beach and the grad students go surfing all the time. Congrats again on the acceptance!!

If you're particularly close to your POI, I would ask for their input. If they think it would benefit your case to submit a statement, it might be the push you need to gain acceptance. But obviously if your POI feels they have all the info they need, I would let it go.

Well, what would be the purpose of contacting them? If it's because they have research you're interested in, go ahead! Your POIs are wicked busy and really won't care if you explore the department. Have you already been accepted? Its a busy time of year so I would be sure not to bug them too much.