[2018 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Is anyone going to IU Bloomington?

[What to wear during a campus visit]

Hi,

So I got invited to visit the campus of one of the schools I applied for for Earth Sciences and I'm not sure what would be appropriate to wear. Like do I wear full business casual or more like jeans and a nice shirt? 

[2018 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

@cavalior7005 I got the same email today! Thanks!

[2018 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results]

Undergrad Institution: Mid Size State School
Major(s): Geological Sciences
Minor(s): Anthropology/ Chemistry
GPA in Major: 3.67
Overall GPA: 3.12
Position in Class: average for entire graduating class, high in geology
Type of Student: Domestic female
GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q:153
V:153
W:5

Research Experience: A geochemistry research project at home univ, paleontology research project at home univ, organic chem research project at home univ, paleontology research in Turkana Basin, 
Awards/Honors/Recognitions: NCAA All Academic Team

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: NCAA athletics, greek life, geology club, Miss America Org, 

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Various internships, GeoCorp, march for science board member, featured in nature, a lot of community outreach

Special Bonus Points: met a potential advisor in person, one of my letters of rec is an alum, one letter of rec worked there

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: 

Applying to Where:

Univ. Alaska Fairbanks- Earth Sciences- Paleontology
Stony Brook- Anatomical Sciences- Paleontology
Univ. Indiana Bloomington- Earth Sciences- Paleontology

Univ Nevada Las Vegas- Earth Sciences- Planetary geochem/ astrobiology (curve ball I know)

 

Let me know if anyone has heard from any of these schools yet, I'm panicking