majesstic
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17 hours ago, Ronnygeologist said:
I am also waiting for ESS at UCI as well. Would you mind telling who is your POI at UCI? For me, I am interested to work with Kathleen Johnson on Paleoclimatology.
My POI is Keith Moore, he's a Biogeochemical Oceanographer! Nervous I haven't heard back yet! Also saw you are waiting on UW and SAME so looks like we are both in the same boat?
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anyone hear back from IGPMS at UCSB or ESS at UCI? I feel like (personally) I have a SUPER good shot at getting into UCSB, as I had a great interview before applying with my POI and I had been contacted multiple times by the department (in a positive way)... but I heard they haven't sent out anything yet to anyone SO I'm curious if anyone has heard back because I am going CRAZY waiting and don't know what to do lol
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Rejection from UCSB: California is on fire anyway
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@abnormalcluster I definitely intend on a career in CA (or west coast since I applied to west coast schools) simply because I study oceanography AND I am way more interested in Pacific Ocean dynamics/ecosystems than the east coast. BUT that is simply me
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Seeing as though you reached out, I am questioning if I personally should reach out to my PI. She Facetimed me before I even applied for a long time, and told me at the end that I was everything she was looking for in a grad student. Haven't reached out since she sent me funding info, but nervous as I don't know what to say (the school does not conduct interviews). Any insight is lovely from you guys
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still waiting to hear back from UCSB and UCI!!!! Getting so damn anxious... but hoping that since I haven't gotten rejected yet it's a good sign?
STEM GPA drop in last semester
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Hey! So I am in the process of applying to graduate school in the fall for marine biogeochemistry (chemical/biological oceanography). I had a TERRIBLE semester in my last semester of college (Dec 2017) where my GPA went from a 3.45 (3.58 with my AS degree GPA incorporated) to a 3.16 (not including my AS degree GPA). I got 3 D's (when I am a straight A/B student) mainly because I had a major death in the family, I was overwhelmed, and had a TON of serious mental stuff going on (depression, anxiety). I am SUPER stressed out about my applications at this point and don't really know what to do about it. I retook one of the classes and got a B but the other two were incompletes that my professors kind of screwed me over with. One of the professors is working with me to fix the D to a higher grade but still... I am STRESSED and I don't know what to do about this since I already graduated.
I have a ton of theoretical (aka modeling) research experience in my UG, took a gap year to travel to Thailand for research in my field where I created and implemented the methodology within my lab group, and I am going to start research in a lab this summer working DIRECTLY in my field (ocean acidification research). I have STRONG, super strong, LORs and I am going to retake the GRE this summer (because I took it that semester and while my scores are average, I know I can do better).