JPrun
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Amazing news! Congratulations on the Harvard Offer @Mr. Jameson
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Yes, I did. No, same situation here.
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Sorry my friend, but great too that you have amazing offers as well. All the best as you decide.
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Congrats @Mr. Jameson on Yale SOM. Did you hear from SES yet? Are you still able to view your application on the IDSS application portal?
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Congrats!
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@JJ0114yeah could be Yale though I think there's been a Yale post on GC.
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So sorry, keep going friend. All my best wishes!
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It's gotta be Sloan @Vyndian Wharton also this coming week. Good luck knock 'em dead gang
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@VyndianI see, never really heard about it but just looked it up. Interesting to know that people could go that length just to fool themselves.
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@purpleyamwhy would someone post an invite to a visit day if it wasn't legit?
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Ok, nice one. Grats again.
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Awesome. Congratulations @VyndianWere you interviewed by those programs or straight accepts?
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Amazing, congratulations!
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congratulations!
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Thank you @S.L.Best wishes for your applications as well. Cheers!
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Even if you were from an underrepresented group, just mentioning that does not do you any advantage; you still have to show what that essentially means. And really what it implies is that you are not like the "majority", but that this difference improves rather than removing from the pool. And this is why many schools specifically mention that they define diversity in the broadest sense (experience being one dimension). @SteelBitehas a good experience to write on as part of the diversity statement; the real limitation here is the extent to which the connection can be made, in the same way that @Jamesonmentions such a similar experience (for Yale app) for the reason that other applicants may not have had that experience.
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Well, I did not submit one. What I would say is that your experience (teaching highs-schoolers, soldiers) appears great as that does not represent the "typical" profile of an applicant (corporate work or direct from undergraduate). I think the underlying assumption behind the need to diversify is that all things being equal a more diversified pool should have an edge, and this advantage might be related to perceptual processing (problems have to be cognitively represented appropriately and using multiple instances before the actual execution). I feel we misread the emphasis on diversity. So if you could write how those experiences (long enough) might make you different in the way you perceive things and show good instances, then that might be a good way to go. Diversity is just what it is, diversity. It does not have to be in terms of race, socio-economic status, religion, gender etc. (though these also might influence cognitive framing). Not sure if this helps but just tossing around some ideas.
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Congrats on finishing!
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Yes, I do. I think your application is the bridge between your connection with him and the intention to be at the specific school so without mentioning that I feel your message would be incomplete, except you are asking for a collaboration outside of the PhD. This is at least how I perceive it. I could be wrong.
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You're welcome @S.L.. Faculty replying is not entirely contingent upon what you've sent though many may be more inclined to respond to emails/letters that depict detailed research. Perhaps, you could try to make the connection when you write or explain if the interest is based off an extension from your work (making this connection/extension is necessary when writing a faculty, it's not the same as writing in your SOP that you are just interested in a topic). However, if I know honestly that it's not connected, I don't beat a dead horse, I'd simply frame it as having gleaned important research experience from those past works that can help me ask deep questions with respect to the current topic (which the faculty is working on and in which I'm interested). I hope this helps.
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I wouldn't hold my breath on faculty replying. They are extremely busy especially at this time of the term. So, even if you did everything right, it's no guarantee that they will respond. However, it's not a poor idea to check back after a week or so to remind them just in case they missed the email. Did you specifically mention any papers you've read, and how the ideas tie back to your current work/expertise/interests? Sometimes, I do a bit more literature just to see if I can spot a gap but this takes some decent effort and shouldn't be hurried (I did some hurried research one time and wrote a faculty, and while the professor appreciated my interest and time to do some research, he mentioned that he could not connect the ideas to his work, perhaps implying that I did a poor job with that one). When you take time to do a detailed research and reach out, it shows, and the professor can easily tell. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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I think it's important to keep in mind that the admissions committee do not expect you to have that ideas fully formed. What I've heard they are looking out for is the conviction that you did your research and could connect your interests to those of faculty. Remember, that upon admission you are not tied to a particular professor until after 1-2 years in most schools. However, I would be cautious to apply to a school where only one professor has closely related interests. Other than the last point, you should be fine with putting up a decent connection with some faculty. It is not meant to be exhaustive anyways. Also, keeping things open is a useful strategy, don't appear or write in a way that shows you are set on working on a just a particular topic, it would hurt your chances. Every serious researcher out there knows that your interests will most likely evolve as you dig deeper. My 2 cents!
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??, 80's nailing it? Thanks, but I don't think so.
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Excellent points, you have nailed it. I mostly agree with your submissions. GRE is very important. Let me add that as someone with I would say a good amount of research experience, I've come to realize that nothing beats publications in the field or to have a solid working paper with a well-known faculty. I might be somewhat biased (GRE both V & Q in mid-80th percentile so not in the same league with @Vyndian) though I've also heard similar things from faculty and current students. By the way, I'm contacting faculty currently, and I attempt to not follow the usual indication of interest rather I propose new areas that might be worthy of exploration based off their papers that I've read, then I ask for their feedback. This process is quite slow but it appears to be working. Is anyone here applying to USC Marshall? To everyone, which schools do you consider a crapshoot and which are the safe bets for you? Good luck as you race to complete the process.
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☺️which part was misleading? I think we might all learn something from your perspective. I am still in the application process. Will return with updates on target schools and the journey so far.
