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    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted · Edited by tuff

    Congrats on the decisions, Moochie, Letshike, Doodle, Lorde, and Darkstar! After long weeks of deliberation, and weighing all the pros and cons with going to a "2000 and late" school (should have applied to Southern Golf Coast Delaware Tech), I have decided to accept Stanford's offer. Go Cardinals!

     

    *edited to add:

     

    Um, why is there a quota for positive votes? :)

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted · Edited by tuff

    I don't really know how the process works, but I will re-emphasize that my POI contacted me and told me this. It is not official and my online status still says under review.

     

    I know it's a different school, but FWIW, my online status still says "Submitted". I was officially accepted almost a month ago, and I have already officially accepted the offer (with new student ID). Not sure when that would change, to be honest.  :huh:

     

    Edited to add:

    Congrats on UT, Lorde!!!!

    Looking for Evaluation - PhD or MS in Geophysics

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted

    I don't even think research is that important to be honest... I know people make a big deal about it... but depending on the field in geophysics and how complete your skill set is, you might even more more qualified to do the research than people who have extensive research experience.  If you know C++/C that will go a long way in computational work. I don't know the proportion of earth science majors that know how to code in C++/C (OOP) as an undergrad, but my guess is a fraction of a percent.  

     

    Herein lies the deep-rooted difference between geology and geophysics majors!  ;)  

    Looking for Evaluation - PhD or MS in Geophysics

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted · Edited by tuff

    During this season's prospective student visit at Stanford, I found that all invited students (applying for PhD) have done an undergraduate (Honors) thesis, just to give you a perspective. Granted that this is a different department (Geology), I think it would greatly strengthen your application (as well as focus your research interests) if you do an undergraduate thesis. My two cents.  :)

     

    FWIW, there were 3 international students during the visit, 2 from Canada and 1 from the UK. Good luck to you! 

     

    *edited to add:

     

    Especially if a PhD is your immediate goal after undergrad, then a thesis is the best way to get your feet wet with independent research!

    Looking for an Evaluation - MS Geophysics Applicant

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted

    My two cents:

     

    Aside from a strong coursework, I think it is important to get some research experience, perhaps over the summer since you have a heavy course load. Apply for REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) programs--a specific geophysics program is called SAGE (Summer of Applied Geophysical Experience). Website below:

     

    http://www.lanl.gov/projects/national-security-education-center/geophysics-planetary-physics/sage/sage-apply.php

     

    Best of luck!

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

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    Congrats Geomex!!!!!! Such great news to start the week! Congrats to IamLorde as well!!!! And to everyone else who had good news!  :) 

     

    @darkstar: I have a prospective student visit at Stanford. I'd like to think it is just a formality as well, especially based on the tone of the email I received. But I could also be totally wrong  :lol:. I did see someone post an acceptance for Stanford GES Master's. Congrats to that person! 

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

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    I am that person. To clarify, it was GPS and I was notified via email/phone. I am under the impression that Caltech GPS has finished recommending students for admission (there is a visiting weekend in a couple of weeks) and will send out official notifications at some point in the next few weeks (disclaimer: I do not know this for sure). Not sure what that means if you have yet to hear from them. If it helps, Caltech is the only planetary science program that I have heard back from so far - I am also under the impression that things are a tad later than usual at some places. Good luck!

     

    Congrats on Caltech!!!

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

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    To darkstar and teddybrosevelt (haha I love that name btw): My UT status says the same thing. Checking it 3 times a day seems to have no effect. Hopefully we will all hear good news soon!

     

    FWIW, I thought I would share my first acceptance of the season. Got an email from my POI at UNM at the end of last week with an offer of admission to the MS program! He told me the official letter would be coming later, but wanted to let me know the good news...which was really nice of him! They are guaranteeing 2 years of support via TA position. Though I was originally hoping to go directly into a PhD program, I am insanely excited nonetheless! 

     

    Good luck to everyone and I hope the next few weeks are filled with positive news  B)

    Congrats!!! Also, the "I am Lorde, ya ya ya" episode of South Park is one of the best. Ever. Randy Marsh is a total hoot, as always.

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted

     

    Undergrad Institution: Big Ten University

     

    Major(s):  Geology

    Minor(s):

    GPA in Major:  3.85

    Overall GPA:  3.8

    Position in Class: 1 or 2

    Type of Student: domestic male

    GRE Scores (revised):

    Q:  161

    V:  166

    W:  4.5

    Research Experience: Did undergraduate research for ~ 2 years, wrote a senior thesis, experience with MC-ICPMS, SEM, TIMS

    Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Won department outstanding undergraduate award, award for research presentation at a conference, Dean's list, couple small things

    Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Worked at the USGS for 2 years while in school, geoclub vice president for ~1.5 years

    Applying to Where:

    Applying for PhD at all schools

     

    Rice University - earth science- Igneous petrology/geochemistry - Accepted

    UC Santa Barbara - earth science - Igneous petrology/geochemistry- Accepted

    UC Davis - earth and planetary sciences - Igneous petrology/geochemistry 

    MIT - earth and planetary sciences - Igneous petrology

    Washington University in St Louis- Earth and planetary sciences- Experimental Petrology/geochemistry

     

     

    Congrats on your acceptances!!!

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted · Edited by tuff

     

    I didn't think that my application was really that bad.

     

    My GRE was supposed to be Q: 159 and V: 164. Not sure how that got messed up.

     

    My research is a bit more in depth than what I posted. I worked on the Illite Crystallinity of multiple samples from a transect in the Ladakh-Chamba region of the Himalayas, in order to determine thermochronological data.  I  worked on size and mica separations for samples from the same transect, to prepare them for Ar testing, to test extrusion models of the Greater Himalayan Crystalline Sequence in the South Tibetan Detachment. 

    I have done zircon separations and laser ablation split stream analysis for U-Th-Pb on these zircons at the LA-ICP-MS facility at UCSB. Awesome place, I must say. It wasn't nerve wracking at all to operate a 2 million dollar machine at 2am alone... said no one ever.

     

    I will be second author on a major paper (my advisor will be first obviously) that we will be submitting to a USGS bulletin. That obviously won't have any real effect on my application, as it won't be finished. lol.

     

    My gpa is well explained in my LOR's, as my daughter passed away in the middle of one of my semesters and I failed everything the next semester before moving to geology. All of my conversations with POI's went really well, I thought. Everyone was very encouraging and seemed enthusiastic. Much better than the static silence I've heard about from other posters. 

     

     

    Hi sjoh, I'm really sorry for your loss.

     

    I believe that having research experience (analytical experience in particular) makes you a competitive candidate in the geosciences. Your GRE scores are also pretty good (certainly a lot better than mine).

     

    The stats we all post are just a teeny tiny window into our academic history/potential, so take what people say here with a grain of salt.   :) As the Dude puts it:

     

    Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.

    2015 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

    in Earth Sciences Forum

    Posted

    I think you could get a good idea of the people that could get in viewing the search results, I'm glad when I see people with no that high GPA or GRE scores and got in, it gets me hopeful.

     

    Me too! My GRE scores are sub-subpar (scores are almost 5 years old) and I am hoping my other credentials would shine through! Good luck to everyone! And congratulations to all who had been accepted already!  :D

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