Edotdl
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8 hours ago, jojopishi said:
Hello everyone
I have admission from Northwestern (biomedical engineering) for fall 2017 and now I should move to california, san fransisco because of my husband's work. Any idea that I can transfer to Stanford or Berkely?
There generally aren't transfers for grad school, esp. PhD, so you'll most likely have to reapply for the next admissions cycle, eg fall 2018. If you don't have a Masters yet and are going for a PhD, finishing a Masters at Northwestern might count for some of the course requirements at Stanford or Berkeley, which might be the closest thing to transferring.
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13 hours ago, shikkui said:
Hopping on this thread here... I'm just wondering what the typical workload of a PhD program is like. I heard that I'm expected to work ~20 hours a week in the lab and take classes. My question to older students would be: did you find this to be a realistic estimate? Were you all able to find time during the weekends to relax and go places?
EDIT: FYI, I'm coming directly from an Undergraduate institution and I'm in my early 20's - so I wanted some insight especially from someone who went from undergraduate --> PhD at a young age.
Probably depends on your program and advisor. For me, it's like 30-40 hours/week for lab then do classes on your own time.
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While I won't tell you whether or not you should assume you'll be rejected, I will say your chances are not good - esp. if you applied for PhD and visits/interviews already occured. Whether or not you decide to keep your hopes up depends on your personality.
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Your intro is cliche and too general. I've also been warned against leading with quotes... Also your second paragraph is unnecessary - these should be on your transcript/CV. Also, I'd check your grammar in your final draft.
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On 3/9/2017 at 11:04 PM, coolgod said:
Moral of the story, publish or get rejected from big name schools.
Not sure if you meant this seriously, but this is not strictly true. I know many students without publications who have been accepted.
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3 hours ago, TB12 said:
I'm hoping for some advice on handling my current situation! I have an offer at one program, and they want a decision by March 15. I'm not sure I'll hear back yet from the two other programs I interviewed at (one of which is my top choice), and obviously I'm not going to accept an offer with any chance of then declining later. Is it better to contact the two programs I haven't heard from yet? Or ask for an extension for my decision?
I would suggest trying the latter first. Just let them know you're still waiting on other programs and if they can extend the deadline. If they say no, then you can ask the other programs if it is possible for a decision to be made by March 15. If none of the programs are willing to budge, then I would accept your current offer and if/when you get an offer from the other school decide if you would like to take the new offer. I personally know someone who has backed out after accepting an offer and it didn't seem like that big of a deal. Just be sure you're polite about it.
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3 hours ago, Bioenchilada said:
I didn't say that it was impossible for professors to help you out during the admissions process; however, I think that big professors are already extra busy and probably won't go out of their way to contact people in the adcom or vouche for someone they only know via email.
Again, I'm not saying that the applicant should not email profs, I just believe it'll be more informative rather than advantageous in terms of admission.
This has also been my experience/opinion.
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5 hours ago, mejkor said:
How strict do you think the recommended classes are for applicants? My major is in an area of biology and I'm looking into applying to more general PhD programs but I'm lacking the coursework a lot of program websites recommend (1-2 years of math, chemistry, physics). The sites usually say I can make up for it by taking classes but I'm worried because I'm missing so much.
Emailing the program is probably the best option. In general though, I don't think they're too strict, as long as it won't delay your research by too much.
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16 hours ago, predoc said:
Has anyone been admitted without an interview ?
All admitted PhD students I have talked to were interviewed.
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16 hours ago, abcde12345 said:
Aww, guess I didn't make it.. Just wondering, did you hear this from the admissions committee?
Not officially, but I'm pretty sure most (if not all) the acceptances are sent out together. Also, last year I believe 200 students were interviewed and 120 were ultimately accepted.
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11 hours ago, alex2017 said:
An international applicant got an admission offer to the Stanford ECE PhD program yesterday.
He did mention that he did have the Document request pop up showing on his Applyweb page for these last weeks.
Anyway, he got in even if the Adcom told him it was irrelevant a few weeks ago. Keep the faith.PS: someone didn't like the post and had it deleted yesterday morning.
All acceptances should have gone out by this time though.
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Congrats to the admits!
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Not sure what's going on with this document request stuff - it did not happen to me last year. However, we did receive an email on 2/8 telling us to check ApplyWeb for our decision letter. No official news, but I feel like decisions should be released soon - CS is already done.
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On 2/10/2017 at 7:06 AM, DiscoTech said:
To those waiting on Purdue, unofficial e-mails seem to have gone out (received one myself). This probably won't be reflected in results until graduate school sends the official letter based on ECE's recommendation for admission.
Open House - 3/6 - 3/7.
Hope this helps those waiting.
If anyone has the scoop on UIUC or Princeton, would love to hear some news. Not a peer from either school yet.
For Princeton EE PhD, I was contacted for interviews 1/19 last year. I believe they interview all candidates they intend to accept. Here is a quote from their email:
"Before making final admission decisions, our department makes skype/phone calls to all short listed applicants. These calls give us a chance to confirm our impressions and provide you an opportunity to ask questions about our program."
I never heard back after my interview...
On 2/11/2017 at 5:13 PM, DiscoTech said:Strong job market keeping applicants out of grad school maybe?
Combined with EE/CS people being less social in general.
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3 hours ago, jnfls0203 said:
Has anyone gotten their travel arrangement for JHU interview weekend yet?
When I went, I actually asked if I could do it myself and get reimbursed, and they agreed. Don't know if you'd prefer that but just letting you know.
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5 hours ago, vnatch said:
This may be a pretty specific request, but does anyone know anything about the interview weekend specifically for the UCSF Tetrad program? It is my very first interview but also one of my top choices, so I'm feeling a bit nervous! Any info about the post-interview admission rate would also be greatly appreciated. I read on some other forum that UCSF's acceptance rate after interview is actually a lot lower than normal, but I'm hoping this isn't true. Has anyone heard anything about this before?
I haven't heard anything about the post interview acceptance rate being low at UCSF. If I had to guess I'd say it's around 80%.
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12 hours ago, britt2017 said:
random, but are you expected to buy gifts for your recommenders? I planned on writing a thank you card but I wasn't sure if gifts of some sort were customary.
While I don't think you're *expected* to, it's not that uncommon either. I actually gave one of my recommenders a gift during the interview at his school, since I would most likely not see him again anytime soon depending on my school choice. FWIW, I got him some nice tea, since he doesn't drink coffee.
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6 minutes ago, VoidInColor said:
I'm not sure if this is where I should ask, but I'll give it a shot anyway. Does anyone have advice on how to accept an interview offer? Writing professional emails has to be one of the most stressful things in my life.
I kept mine fairly brief, something along the lines of "I would be delighted to visit XXX". Don't overthink it, there's no need to stress. Just be polite and let them know you're excited to visit.
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9 hours ago, CanadianNomad said:
Email from MIT Brain and Cognitive Sciences saying they'll be reviewing applications December/January. Interview offers will go out in January, and will take place early March.
They sent the same email last year, but invites started coming out late Dec (12/27 I believe). This probably doesn't help reduce the stress, but hopefully some of you will find the info useful.
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24 minutes ago, Flux1100 said:
Thank you for your response!
I've received my official GRE scores couple of weeks ago but I did not send them until last week.
Do they want the official scores sent by ETS by the deadline or is it sufficient to just have the scores on my application?
This information should generally be stated somewhere on the application or FAQ. If they don't explicitly say that unofficial scores are okay, I'd assume that official GRE scores are due by the deadline too. I feel like the extent to which they enforce this will vary by program though.
It seems that in your case it is too late anyways.
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16 hours ago, cuteDr22 said:
When do we start hearing about interviews?
I got my first invite last week of Dec, most came in Jan
14 hours ago, cmykrgb said:on the more depressing side, when do you start getting rejections? do you assume to be rejected if you don't hear back around that time?
It's most likely safe to assume rejections if you still haven't heard back and people have stopped posting about getting invites. Not all invites go out at the same time, there may be a delay of hours to days.
13 hours ago, cuteDr22 said:Good question, Neuro15! Do most schools send formal rejections? And I assume they notify you if you have been placed on a waiting list.
You will most likely not get formal rejections from most programs until fairly late (eg. until after their interviews, even if you didn't get an interview invite).
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57 minutes ago, Neuro15 said:
Hey everyone, perhaps a slightly neurotic question here: For NYU, they have an optional personal history component in their app that states:
" The purpose of this optional essay is to get to know you as an individual and as a potential graduate student, and to understand how your background will add to the diversity of our school. Please describe how your personal background has motivated you to pursue a graduate degree. You may discuss educational, familial, cultural, socioeconomic, or personal experiences or challenges; gender identity; community services, outreach services, first-generation college status or other matters relevant to your decision to pursue graduate education."
Why I want to pursue grad school in an intellectual sense is addressed in my SOP. I could address other reasons in a PS but I don't know if they'd be particularly noteworthy or strong reasons haha. So, question is: is the PS truly "Optional"? Or would I be shooting myself in the foot by not doing it?
IIRC my Berkeley app had something similar. From what I've heard, they're generally used to see if you qualify for funding from additional sources (eg. diversity initiatives). If you don't have a lot to write, just write something short. The SOP will address why you want to pursue grad school from an academic POV, while the PS allows you to add a more personal perspective (eg. expanding on personal anecdotes).
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2 hours ago, Flux1100 said:
Hello,
I'm not sure which GRE score I should send. I'm applying to Bioengineering PhD programs and aiming for schools such as Stanford, MIT, and Harvard. Will they look down more on low verbal scores than writing scores?
V: 161 (88%) Q: 165(89%) W: 3.5 (42%)
V: 156(72%) Q: 167(93%) W: 5.0 (93%)
I'm sure I can raise my Verbal score to ~94% but wasn't sure whether they will take late scores.. Will my application considered incomplete if I retake the GRE and the score arrives late? I noticed that there was a section in the application where I could enter in future GRE test dates.
Thank you!
I'd go with the first one.
2017 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results
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Probably this attitude...
In any case, congrats on your other acceptances.