Yeah I think in my case they said they'd be sending out all of that nitty gritty stuff around mid-late April. Could be different in other places though.
Don't feel too bad, in my current weary state I read it as "onion-ized"
But yeah, I really liked Davis' union situation as well. Thrilled to know that's where you're going Ashiepoo! Oh and by the way, Davis will be downright chilly compared to what I'm used to, so I'm actually looking forward to that aspect
Congrats all! I suppose I should make an official announcement here as well and say that I am definitely attending UC Davis. Even got a nice, decently priced apartment lined up. Looking forward to begin !!
Yep this is good advice. Basically followed this outline for my SoP and it was one of the main things my POIs seemed to comment on in terms of the strengths of my application, in addition to the research project I used for my writing sample.
I think a lot of this might have to do with how impacted the rankings are, especially USN's. I mean the top 30 are all ranked between 4.7 and 3.7 with several tie scores across the board, which might explain how UNC and Davis would rank higher or lower based on the methodology of this study.
I guess an easy way to see a school's viability would be to check out their placement page (which hopefully they have). Since I'm going to Davis, I researched their's extensively and it looked like the majority of their PhDs won a respectable position somewhere, which corresponds with their rank in this study.
Got a place for next year in Davis at a pretty good price. Anybody know what the internet situation is like there? Which providers are recommended? (I suppose I can check Davis Wiki for this info too )
Just wanted to chime in and say that I really like this study. Nice to see schools ranked in a way that aligns with our interests (placement potential); other ranking schemes can seem so mystical/arbitrary sometimes.