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    Berlin, Germany
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    2015 Fall
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    Organic Chemistry

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  1. I can't say for sure, but I didn't get in to UNC and MIT, UCSD says all acceptances are out, Columbia says all acceptances are out, Berkeley is almost certainly going to be a rejection. My hopes for Colorado are gone because I called back (see above) and I was told "My application hadn't been looked at", I just think she didn't want to tell me I was rejected over the phone. So...That's all she wrote. 7 applications, 7 rejections. I guess doing research since freshman year, and getting a double major in ChemE and Chemistry at the #5 school for both programs isn't enough. Good luck for the rest of you.
  2. So I just spoke with the admissions administrator at UC San Diego and it sounds like they have made all of their admissions offers. According to him my application doesn't have a final decision, so there might be something there, but it probably means a rejection. Soo...I'm looking at rejections from probably 7/7 here, unless UNC and Colorado look really closely again at my application. This sucks
  3. Guess MIT is churning out their rejections today
  4. I was told by the man I spoke with on the phone that not all decisions have been made and he would be able to tell me better at the end of this week, if I didn't already receive notice.
  5. I also called Columbia, they're admissions coordinator said: "I believe we have sent out all of the acceptances we will be sending. There may be a waitlist, I won't know until next week. The head of admissions is out of town this week and ultimately he decides if there will be a waitlist. I want you to know a wait list is something that we DO consider, however I believe that we have accepted all of the students that we plan to take for this year." On a brighter note, I called Colorado, and they are still reviewing applications later this week. Same for UNC. UCLA said call back in March. UCSD didn't answer the phone. Didn't call Berkeley or MIT.
  6. I expected as much, but damn that sucks. I don't expect much from Berkeley or MIT, so now I'm down to 0/3/4 (accepted/rejected /no response) Still haven't heard a peep from the other schools though.
  7. I don't personally have a relationship or experience with any of those professors. I imagine they are good people though. As broad of a generalization as that is, many of the professors in Madison are very down to earth and friendly. Madison as a whole is a liberal and laid back setting. Of course there will be rigor, especially in chemistry, but I feel that the PIs usually have good relationships with their students.
  8. I have high hopes for UCLA, one of my best friends lives in LA and I really hope I can go there. Unfortunately they tend to send very late responses (at least for rejections), sooooo more waiting! Yay
  9. That potentially explains the lack of communication as far as acceptances, but it doesn't explain rejections already going out. Don't the schools know who is already counted out, for low gpa, or GRE, or any other number of factors. As someone who hasn't heard anything, but is looking at contingency options, it's very difficult not knowing if these schools are even considering me. I graduated in the fall, so for me it's grad school or get a job ASAP. The problem being, I can't start a permanent job if in half a year I'm going to grad school. I suppose it's a personal problem, but I imagine it is relevant for others as well.
  10. See that's what doesn't make sense to me, if they have almost all the decisions made , why would they wait until the end of February to send the rejections? Do they have a 100 person wait list. It just seems like a waste of everyone's time. I have other things in my life going on which have to wait for a response from these schools, but they can't be bothered to keep applicants informed. I can't see a reason for that
  11. You should try to arrange for 1 big trip where you can visit more than one school. I have read of other students doing this. (If you're able to take off more than a few days of classes) The interstate travel will easily be covered by the schools, but you may have a rather large ticket cost to make it to the states. I think that seeing the school in person and actually meeting professors will play a large role in your decision. Also Madison is an awesome city! If it is cold/ grey try to look past that. It's really a beautiful city full of life and energy.
  12. No no! No need to apologize. It's awesome that you got in, I'm envious. I'm hoping to hear from them at some point too. UCLA has some great professors I would love to work with. It's good to know they are at least telling people this early as opposed to past years when it was much later (making decisions even more difficult)
  13. Do you have any other information? Statistics, kind of group, what the professor said? It seems REALLY early for UCLA to respond. I had a friend hear back in APRIL last year ( I would personally die waiting this long) Accidental, mobile browser. Unfortunately there is no reversal option.
  14. https://grad.ucla.edu/asis/progprofile/result.asp?selectmajor=0153 This link for UCLA says they admit avg 140 for 348 applicants. With 600 applicants 200 admits doesn't seem too unreasonable.
  15. Yes German keyboard made a typo. Kiessling is correct. The public trans is great, not really necessary because of bikes and bike paths. But all students get a free transport pass at the start of the semester. Don't know a whole lot about graduate housing. I do know that many grad students live on the east side of town, further from campus. This area is very young and lively. Check out the "Wiley Street" neighborhood. It's really nice. Most grad students live off campus. I believe some live in Middleton as well. They could tell you more on your visit.
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