ResilientDreams

I'm pretty sure lots of professors use a template for recommendations. They're busy people.

Feel free to PM me if you ever want to commiserate.

I have rough drafts for my personal statements for all my applications that are due December 1st!

Hello. If anyone would like an update for me, I have finished two applications and the statement of purpose for a third school. I current have my SoP for my last school with a December 1st deadline pulled up on my computer, but my brain is too tired to work on it.

Thank you!!

Hi @KeyDoc. While I agree with you that OP's post is confusing and needs clarification, as someone with South Asian ancestry I object to your generalization about South Asian people. Yes, OP obviously needs some etiquette guidance and editing help, but a cultural stereotype is not the "bitter medicine" he needs shoved down his throat.

How have I never heard of this?? Where is this spreadsheet?

20 schools??? I have decided that I will only be applying to 6 or 7. I wish you luck. As for my social life, it's been all right. I'm in my last year of undergrad and applications honestly just feel like another assignment to juggle. I have been working through the weekends a lot recently though.

You're going to have to include a transcript of your study abroad classes anyway.

I see...well, too late for the application I already submitted. It wasn't explicitly in the instructions though so I guess it's all right.

I was selected as a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

My personal statement is two pages single spaced. I don't understand why it would need a running head.

It's also getting to the time when they're probably receiving lots of emails from potential students, so that could be playing into it too.

I'll be submitting my second application later this week guys...

I don't think you need to tiptoe around telling people to actually do their job. I would confront your fellow students first and then if they still continue to be late/skip, notify the professor. They committed to this job, and if they suffer the consequences from not following through on their responsibilities, they have no one to blame but themselves.

Child participant recruitment has been going really slowly and it's making me worried that I won't be able to get enough participants for my thesis...

Yay!! I'm so happy for you.

Almost ready to submit my second application...

The argument that people straight out of undergrad are more likely to finish a PhD because they "don't know what else is out there" makes absolutely no sense to me. I would think a non-traditional student would be MORE likely to finish because they DO know what's out there and yet have decided to dedicate time and resources to pursuing the PhD. I think it's easier for people coming straight from undergrad to drop out because they want to "explore what's out there" whereas someone who has been out of school longer has most likely put a lot of thought and effort into making this life change.

I think it's definitely still worth a shot!! I have a similarly lopsided GRE score.

I would send your CV.

I really wish I could take a Saturday off instead of working through them all the time...

I have to write more of my honors thesis but I'm so tired...

I finished a draft of my second personal statement.

Thank you thank you thank you everyone. This has made me feel so much better. It really is hard not to freak out.