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I'm on UNCs visitation weekend right now. I'll ask for you guys about acceptances.

Is anyone else feeling a lot of pressure from POIs to make a decision? I dont like it..after the Scripps visit I'm pretty confident I'll be going there, but I don't want to say anything official to the many of the other schools yet. I am planning on saying No to UCLA, UC Irvine, Boston U, and Pitt today.

I'm pretty sure I'll be choosing Scripps La Jolla. Great campus and I got along well with my lab of interest. The only reason I would decline is if I was denied a spot in the lab. The visit weekend was great, talked to a lot of faculty. I wish that Baran was a bit more involved in the weekend but I know he functions his lab differently.

Not really, I thought that 10% was expected for the upper-tier programs. Also, they could have been rounding down, so the real number could be around 12-13%. UIUC is also smaller than other programs like Wisconsin.

That's great to hear! But, I wonder if the organic interviews are comparatively more intense. I also heard it was more competitive this year at UIUC (admissions officer told us 10%) and U Chicago (class size had to be lessened due to over-enrollment the previous year). Something that I heard about Scripps is that the professors want you to commit to the program ASAP or you won't get the rotations that you want.

Hey Chemcat thanks for the insight! How intense were the interviews? What groups are you most interested in? I'm visiting this weekend and am interested in Yu, Engle, and Shenvi.

Both Chicago and UIUC were quite positive. However, at UIUC I felt that ALL the faculty were invested in getting to know me, even if I wasn't interested in their field of research. Has anyone visited Scripps La Jolla?

Christina White is awesome!!!

Have you tried calling them L543? I saw that someone contacted them a week ago and was told they were waitlisted. Also, someone told me last week that Wisc admits a couple people after the first visit weekend (which is this weekend), but I do not know the accuracy of that statement. ETA at this point: I've gotten two rejections (Stanford, Yale) and haven't heard back from two schools (Wisconsin, Penn). Someone told me two months ago that Penn was on the fence with my application, so I'm assuming a waitlist at this point.

Hey! I'm pretty sure I'm waitlisted. I'm ok with that. I hope you can get an admit!! Good luck

I agree with NoMoreOrgo. I'm female, but most of the guys were dressed pretty casual. Just sweaters or button-up shirts and khakis or nice jeans. Also, keep in mind that you might not be able to go back to the hotel in between activities. For example, at U chicago we arrived to campus at 8am and had interviews and a tour, went to dinner with faculty, then went to the bar. I got back to the hotel around 12am.

Bumping for those that are planning to visit soon. I can confirm that the Organic classes are very difficult. A huge pro to me is that we don't have to teach after the third year, and that fellowship support is strong.

I was cold yesterday but it's not too bad tonight. I bought a nice North Face parka just in case. Here in FL we bundle up when it gets to 40! Got accepted to UC Irvine tonight via website. No email from the dept yet.

I'm currently on the Uchicago visit!! It's cold.

Received the rejection letter for Stanford this afternoon. For those still waiting, check the website and the decision letter may be there.