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That's really interesting, who didn't need the GRE this time around? When I did a cycle a couple of years ago, everybody needed them- but that was for PhDs. I'm so glad people are dropping that requirement!

Nice! What do people like about the F&ES program?

Not applying this cycle but noticed that Michigan SEAS is waiving the application fees for some or all of their programs this year. Makes it a free shot for most of you, so why not have a go? I live in Ann Arbor- it is pretty nice here. I also continue to be impressed by afar from the apparent resources put in to Duke's programs. I don't know whether that is felt 'on the ground' so to speak, but they seem a lot better at social media at least than some other departments across the country.

Hey @syza, there's a really good resource here that I liked- he tends to update it every year too which is awesome! http://www.justinholman.com/2017/07/27/2017-geography-graduate-program-rankings/ I'm not sure if I'll put an application in this cycle just yet, I might leave it a year to gain a bit more experience or pick up a MSc in the UK. Good luck to all of you who apply this time around- may luck be on your side!

Well done on your admits all! I've missed out on Berkeley and Wisconsin-Madison, and had a very odd rejection from Michigan State (I still love it there though). Just waiting on Michigan and UCSB- fingers crossed. Sadly I note that a few UCSB applicants have heard back already, so I guess my chances are slim. Looks like I might be joining you at UCL @cefergus! They have two great MSc programs there I like the look of... though Edinburgh is currently winning for me!

Rejected by Wisconsin Madison. Not looking too good for me

@cefergus Is that UCL admit yours? Congratulations if so! Got my expected Berkeley rejection- not especially upset because it is a very hard school to get into, so my chances were slim anyway.

Congrats @whats-up-geog! That's great news! I'm expecting a Berkeley rejection today or tomorrow, they tend to do it fairly early. I'm terrified- my work will be quite closely linked to climate change and Nasa Earth Sciences stuff, so uh-oh!

Well done to whoever applied to Syracuse! Tell me about it sleep-wise, I can't stop freaking loading my email etc. I'll let you know if I get into UCSB- London is a great city, you won't have any issues there.

@cefergus Congrats on your Stanford Interview, that's a huge deal and I really liked the look of that program! I also wish I'd applied to Duke, but didn't look closely enough at their programs- their UAV sci stuff would have been a great fit for me. Late March is CRAZY though, that's insane! Ha tell me about R.E trump, my tiny little English seaside town held a fairly major protest against him today! UCL is a great uni, I know a couple of people in the London Unis so let me know if you want any advice/tips! Waiting on: Berkeley (Unlikely) Michigan State Michigan Wisconsin-Madison UC Santa Barbara

OH MY GOD THIS IS STRESSFUL. No news on my end- anyone have any results yet? @whats-up-geog ha I feel you!

@whats-up-geog Oh my word another one escaping the UK! This is amazing! Good luck with your applications, UBC is supposed to be amazing in particular. I didn't even consider Canadian universities- evidently I should have done! It's a long wait now, isn't it! I'm nervous already. I ended up culling my application list significantly... I've applied to UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, Wisconsin-Madison (Masters), Michigan State and University of Michigan. Sounds like our GRE scores are very similar too. What kind of research are you interested in? @shariful Sorry for the late reply, this is my update! I really struggled to find many Geography departments in the US- it's a bit different from where I am in the UK.

Nice @GeoMasters2016, sounds like you've scouted out your universities nicely. I'm not a hydrologist myself, but I got to have a play with some pretty cool hydrology channels in the Sierra Nevada- not sure which UC bit it belongs to, but it's definitely a UC owned thing! @shariful I'm a native English speaker so don't need to take the TOEFL- GRE Scores are a mixed bag. Sub-150 quant (but achieved well in statistics modules etc), 160-plus verbal and a 5.0 AWA. No publications as of yet, plenty of research experience. Where are you thinking of applying?

Welcome! I figure it's time to kick things off for 2017, exactly a year to the date the previous thread was made. It's that time of year where there's a million things to do to get applications ship-shape, school choices need to be made and there is a lot to think about! Best of Luck everybody- let's hear where everyone is thinking of applying to, research interests and the like. I'm a Brit, obviously, so will be an international student which will make the process that little bit harder, but hey- I love a challenge! Research Interests: I have very disparate research interests, focusing on hazard reduction, land-use change, technology, humanitarian aid, disaster response, remote sensing and UAV technology. Applying to: At the moment, I have a firm list of 4, with 4 or 5 others to finalise. University of Michigan Michigan State University of Washington University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Colorado (Boulder) UC Berkeley Penn State Cornell Rutgers Academic Profile: Consistently very good grades- GPA equivalent of 3.8/4.0. Led two research expeditions funded by major UK organisations. Strong extracurriculars. Should have very good LORs too. One very good GRE score, one very bad GRE score (we'll just have to see how that plays out).