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  1. Entangled Phantoms
    OP said he/she is waiting on an EXTERNAL scholarship.
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    You have an unusual enough profile that you should also directly contact programs/professors. I honestly have no clue how schools would view your profile and I doubt many others would either.
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    Graduate school is a job that is supposed to set you up for your next job. Which school gets you where you want to go? Where and what do you want to be working on for the next 4-5 years?
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    Regarding UIUC: As long as your next advisor has money and is willing to take you on, you can switch if you don't like the field you start out with. The way current students have told me these switches commonly work is that you end up doing your MS with one advisor and PhD with the next. It is also a good idea to figure to learn a little more about the professor you are getting the RA from initially. Some professors can hold a grudge if they spend 9 months training you and then you leave (was an issue for a friend with an advisor at my current school) right away. Other professors might be hesitant to take you on to avoid pissing off your the initial advisor. I don't think this will be an issue, but doing some research about your professor at UIUC beforehand would be a good idea. PM me if you have any other specific Qs. I am likely not going to attend UIUC, but my interest is photonics and I likely met your professor. Not sure how much my opinion would be worth, but it is a data point.
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    What field?
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    I don't think anyone said publications don't help. They certainly do. All else being equal, they are likely not necessary for someone with your credentials to gain admission to a top program. Plenty of UGs without publications get admitted to those schools. Out of curiosity, what is the niche area of quantum computing/information that you are interested in? My AOI is quantum optics, although I am not wedded to a particular platform or construct.
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    I don't think this is true. This might have been the bigger issue: --- "I am interested in researching a very niche part of quantum computing which unfortunately not many professors do. I've seen many guides telling me to apply for schools where there are 2-3 Profs I want to work with in mind, but this is very difficult for me since most schools often only have 1 professor working on something close to my interest. These professors are even sometimes in odd departments where they are the only one working on quantum computing and while the majority researchers are in Physics or CS dept." --- If a school thinks that there's only one professor you'd be interested in working for, they will probably prioritize fellowship and TA support for students who have at least 2-3 professors they could conceivably work for. You've set yourself up where you need to thread the proverbial needle - get noticed by the one professor you are interested and hope they also just happen to have RA funding available for you right away. If you don't already have a Masters, then your task is even harder.
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    In a previous post you say your stats are 158/162 and 3.36 (GRE and GPA) and that you applied for MS admission at some of the best schools in the U.S. and Canada. Honestly, you should be happy that your schools are looking beyond numbers instead getting all high and mighty.
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    OP has reasons to prefer the name brand and is somewhat indifferent to the actual quality of the education for those stated reasons. The thing about this thread I don't get is why someone who manged to get into a "Finance Master in a top 10 program" with a 2.0 from a "world top 20" thinks anyone here can offer BETTER advice on how to get into a top program with a low GPA. Seems like OP nailed the impossible - 2.0 GPA --> Top 10! Is anyone on this board going to be able to beat that?
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    My unofficial notification was similarly worded - "recommended" for fellowship. Just got the official offer letter. Might want to call ECE and ask what the process - it is possible the Graduate School signs off on all fellowship recommendations.
  11. Entangled Phantoms
    Yeesh.
  12. Entangled Phantoms
    Oh jeez. I know the process is frustrating, but don't take it personally. At this point in the process, none of us is much more than a piece of paper with numbers on it.
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    How did they phrase it? I've seen people here interpret interest from a POI as pressuring to commit before 4/15.
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    Good ol' Midwestern code.
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    Yet for some reason they decided to start this thread ....
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    Yeah .... I would probably think twice about calling people out over their reaction to your post. First off, no one is judging you. I think everybody here in on board with the fact that people have human reactions to adverse events. The question is whether it is a little unseemly for someone to broadcast their frustration about the end of a one month relationship while within earshot of a widow/widower at their spouse's funeral. Are you really surprised that there are some grieving folks yelling at you? Now if you want to starting a venting/moping thread for people having great application cycles, I will be the first to join. There are some interviewers at Princeton I'd love to give a piece of my mind ....
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    Well, the question was not whether reputation correlates with program quality. It was whether one could get an academic job without a shiny name on the diploma. Shot (link) Chaser (link) Sounds like what OP really wants to do is work in academia. "A PhD is a PhD." This attitude is why there are so many unemployed PhD graduates out there. Nobody thinks a PhD is a PhD. Not applicants (who almost always pick the best program they get into), not academia (who hire almost exclusively from elite institutions), not even your average person on the street.
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    If OP fit this demographic, I would not have said anything. My generation is pretty hopeless and I try to avoid posts where people suffer from special snowflake syndrome. OP described his/her situation, and from what limited information we have, I believe it is reasonable to conclude that his/her friends have a point. I am not trying to rectify anything.
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    Just because you and OP have the same emotional reaction to a similar situation (your situations don't appear all that similar) does not mean that OP's reaction is automatically warranted. It is possible both of you are being ridiculous.
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    Impossible to help/advise without knowing what your professional aspirations are.
  21. Entangled Phantoms
    I don't say this with any malice. But you are being ridiculous. In the future, you are going to face rejections that both have a tangible impact on your life/goals and hurt much, much more than not getting into one of many graduate programs. Perspective. It does a psyche good.
  22. Entangled Phantoms
    Appreciate the warning. SO and I went to UG in middle of nowhere schools and found a way to find enough things to keep us happy. Plus, I've gotten sick of big city life right now so I'm looking forward to leaving for the next few years.
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    I believe he is truly retired now. Dallesasse seems to be taking the handoff from him.
  24. Entangled Phantoms
    Yep, PhD. Don't count UIUC out yet. I still don't have the official letter. It sounded like MS applicants and UIUC undergrads get the official notification quickly. I've already talked to a couple of Shalaev's and Boltasseva's recent graduates. Will be happy to PM you what I gleaned from the convoys. Also, they have some good YouTube videos for each topic of their research. I see we had the same luck at Princeton. You too have a sub-5.0 writing score ? or was there not much of a fit with the department?
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    Hello fellow EEs. I am new to the forum and will post my profile when I get my last decision (hopefully soon). But before that, I have posted a question in the Decisions thread that I'd love to have y'all weigh in on - Thanks and good luck!
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