morpheus
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
And I sincerely congratulate you on this! Oftentimes people who think they're "bad at math" really aren't- they just haven't had particularly good or inspiring math teachers growing up. Your PhD program sounds like a blast though, enjoy it! -
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
But how do you analyze your data? Is this a qualitative analysis? I'm not dissing... both data-collectors and model-builders are necessary for science to progress. It just seems that at the PhD level, you're going to have to dive into the analytical side of things, or at least use some type of analysis to guide your work (maybe in finding the ideal parts to sample, or improving the PCA mixtures, or whatever). I'm not saying you have to be an expert at solving equations, but I'm sure your undergraduate education required some kind of mathematical intuition beyond high-school math. The only things I'm dissing you for are (1) bragging about how bad you are at math, and (2) judging a stranger for getting rejected from a ton of programs in a field that is very much unlike your own. -
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
Haha sorry, I just can't understand your research. Do you collect data and pass it off to someone else to analyze? Do you expect all your data to be fit with a nice, normal regression? How do you communicate with mathematical biologists/sociologists and computer scientists when you need fancier techniques (like machine learning, perhaps) without having a rudimentary knowledge of those things?- 889 replies
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
Agreed! Congrats on pulling it up. It's just that a 4% is extra scary when you consider that there are plenty non-STEM majors who take the test as well. Since the GRE quant is effectively high school calculus, I would have questioned your abilities to understand basic analytical techniques in your field, e.g. carbon dating (had you not improved)- 889 replies
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
The applicant in question was also going for a program in a hyper-competitive field: economics. I'm shocked that they let anyone into a science-related field when their practice quant score was a 4%! Were you high? -
Good luck!!
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Yeah, I think that any email is acceptable on the last week
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morpheus replied to NoChance's topic in Waiting it Out
Or it means that they applied to both reach and safety schools, and got unlucky with the safeties. Or they're switching fields and applied to many options in hopes that one would smile upon their unique background. Super judgey bro -
Wow, they're slow! Some of the top math schools are only beginning Master's offers this week; for example, Columbia. Email them again Monday if you don't hear anything. The wait is almost over!
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I'm guessing that most of their admissions have been sent out. Why not send them an email to check?
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That's awesome, congrats! Maybe we'll cross paths at some conference
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Good question! At the moment I'm leaning more towards the other mechanical engineering program, which is a great mix of both applied math and engineering. How about you, what do you want to research within mechE? And yeah, it was fun overanalyzing!
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Same! Haha oh well, I'm 1/2 for mechanical engineering
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Haha good luck!
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I know of a ton of companies that are willing to fund Master's degrees in general, but I don't know much about your field, sorry! I was offered graduate funding through GE's Global Research Center (which has a Healthcare division, btw) and have friends who have even gotten degrees funded through non-profits (e.g. the NYISO). You can always apply to jobs and be very upfront with prospective companies about your desire to continue your studies, and worst case scenario, stay where you are!
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It sounds like this person wants to do research (focusing on molecular mechanisms and immunology) so in this case it is necessary :/
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Have you considered doing a Master's part-time? Perhaps you could ask your company if they'd be willing to help fund your studies, or apply to companies that will.
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I emailed for a status update this morning, but no luck: Dear [morpheus], Your application is still with the admissions committee and no decision has been reached yet. As soon as the committee makes a decision, we will notify you promptly by email. We expect to have all decisions made by the end of March. Regards, ME Grad Office
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Yes, go for it! There's a good chance he's on some kind of waiting list. The email should come from your husband, but of course you can correct the English since he's still learning. Good luck!
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This is acceptable, but I would still wait a bit before asking. Plenty of students are still visiting schools this week and won't turn programs down until they've had time to "digest" the experiences.
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My "Pi Day Slaughter" prediction was off... but I guess the "Ides of March" is almost as good. Still waiting
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I'm not 100% sure, but I believe this is far more common in CS. Since other departments (especially engineering) always need more people with programming skills, they're basically trying to place you in another group in the hopes of getting your work for free via the collaboration (as the other group is funding you). Be careful not to become the engineers' code monkey!
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No it's not Relax!
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Agreed, there's likely a torrent of rejections coming soon. Thanks for asking!
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Haha I did that too, except it sends me an email. You're probably right about the waitlist... unless of course they're waiting for a Pi Day slaughter