ChemPlasmonics

I have contacted Dr. Brodbelt about it and was told the stipend is around 22,500/year. I know they also have around 12 fellowships to offer that are close to 30,000/year and that was supposed to be finalized this week. I won't be visiting until March 27th, but please share if you find out anything good this weekend.

Were you able to probe for the reasons this student dropped out? There are many circumstances that could lead to someone leaving the program.

I would imagine that Berkeley will send out mass rejections (all on one day) in the next two weeks. Those that are left standing per se will be the waitlist.

Glad to know Wisconsin is still working throug applications. Just received an email this morning.

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According to the graduate coordinator, there were still a good amount of offers to go out. They were trying to get things done before this last Tuesday (first day of classes) but they did not appear to succeed with this. It seems reasonable that more offers should go out next week but that is just my take on it. When did you submit your application?

The larger programs admit a ridiculous amount of students. Wisconsin has this info available but I cannot find it right now. If I remember, they accept between 200-250 students and retain 50-60. During 2010, UNC accepted 155 and enrolled 47. For a program like UIUC, it seems like 200 admits would be appropriate. http://gradschool.unc.edu/pdf/2010-ADMISSION-STATISTICS.pdf

Thanks! And I am glad I am not the only one. My advisor mentioned it a few days after the registration deadline and then we were both a bit disappointed. I think he wanted me to push for a more prestigious school so he could take more pride in guiding me there.

I am not going to Texas until March 27th but I'd love to hear your impressions on the program when you do visit. Let me know if you decide to visit UNC. I'll be there March 13th. And thanks! We shall certainly see, but I think I would be content if I could only choose between the programs I have heard back from. Too many options could lead to shallow evaluation. I am hoping to visit no more than 4 places.

Yeah I definitely understand that! I would be okay with some rejections if that meant maybe just one acceptance from one of those caliber programs. And thanks! I certainly am looking forward to visiting UNC and UT. I am also hoping to hear back from illinois and Wisconsin this week, as my application has not even been reviewed yet (according to both administrators). Of all these, surely I will find a program that is a good fit.

That is what I figured.. Oh well. I'll be anxiously awaiting my rejection email so I can have some closure.

I submitted mine on the deadline (21st) so maybe they are still going through applications and have been doing rolling admissions..That may be a bit naive and idealistic, but there could be some truth to it. Did anyone apply near or on the deadline and already get accepted?? You got into Yale though! That is fun and rolls off the tongue pretty well. I am wishing I applied to a few more schools out of reach just to see. I didn't take the subject test so that severely limited the schools I could apply to. Wish I would have just thrown an app at MIT and Yale.

There is always hope that they have a few more acceptances to send out (I myself am in a similar waiting period), but they seem to have sent out a great amount of acceptances already. Based on the results page of GC, they finished most of their acceptances the Friday before MLK day (this past Friday..) They did however issue a few more acceptances at the beginning of February before they sent out rejections. I am not sure about your LORs and SOP, but the rest of your application seems really solid and competitive. TLDR: They are probably finished with the bulk, but there is always a chance until you receive a rejection.

That is very coincidental, one of my former lab mates is also in her lab! I don't have have too much interest in the bio-side of things so I am not considering her, but he seems to be very content in this lab as well.

Michigan is sending out some acceptances today. Based on prior years, no other schools I am waiting to hear from send out acceptances on MLK day. Here is to a short and hopefully eventful week!