swathi kumar

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Can Anyone help understand this response? I had applied to Rice University PhD program for Materials Science, they informed that first round of offers have been made and second round applications are still being reviewed. Moreover, when asked that whether I am wait-listed,the coordinator told that I not on a waiting list. How long should I wait for a decision? What should I do? APPLIED - RICE U MICHIGAN U ARIZONA USC U ROCHESTER U VIRGINIA FLORIDA STATE OREGON STATE U WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE MICHIGAN TECH ACCEPTED REJECTED

Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): An Indian university (Not research intensive) Major(s): Physics Minor(s): Materials Science GPA in Major: x.xx/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.32/4.00 Demographics/Background: An Indian, from a middleclass background GRE Scores: Q: 162 (80%) V: 161 (88%) W: 4.5 (82%) LOR: 3 Professor(s) 1st from Masters project guide, and 2nd from my internship mentor, from one of the best universities from India, Research Experience: almost 1.5 years at the chemical x-ray crystallography laboratory - metal-nucleotide complexes, masters project , took graduate coursework. Greater than 6 months internship , Raman spectroscopy instrumentation, Fluorescence spectroscopy, NO PUBLICATIONS Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 1 International Presentation Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Runner up for a PhD program at Royal Institute of technology, Sweden Fellowships/Funding: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): Employee NGO for science promotion activities uni Research Interests: Spectroscopy Photonic materials Electronic Materials Ultrafast science Institutions/Programs: APPLIED (11) - U virginia (MSE), UMich (Applied Physics), Rice University ( MSE) USC (Chemistry Chemical Physics), Uni Illinois at chicago (Chemistry) Uni of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Physics) Oregon State (Physics) Uni Arizona (Chemistry Chemical Physics) Uni Rochester (Optics) Michigan Tech (Applied Physics), Florida State University (Physics) ACCEPTED - Uni Arizona

ndergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): An Indian university (Not research intensive) Major(s): Physics Minor(s): Materials Science GPA in Major: x.xx/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.32/4.00 Demographics/Background: An Indian, from a middleclass background GRE Scores: Q: 162 (80%) V: 161 (88%) W: 4.5 (82%) LOR: 3 Professor(s) 1st from Masters project guide, and 2nd from my internship mentor, from one of the best universities from India, Research Experience: almost 1.5 years at the chemical x-ray crystallography laboratory - metal-nucleotide complexes, masters project , took graduate coursework. Greater than 6 months internship , Raman spectroscopy instrumentation, Fluorescence spectroscopy, NO PUBLICATIONS Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 1 International Presentation Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Runner up for a PhD program at Royal Institute of technology, Sweden Fellowships/Funding: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): Employee NGO for science promotion activities uni Research Interests: Spectroscopy Photonic materials Electronic Materials Ultrafast science Institutions/Programs: USC (Chemistry Chemical Physics) - Applied Uni Illinois at chicago (Chemistry) - Applied Uni of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Physics) - Applied Oregon State (Physics) -Applied Uni Arizona (Chemistry Chemical Physics) - applied ACCEPTED Uni Rochester (Optics) - Applied Michigan Tech (Applied Physics) - Applied U virginia MSE - Applied UMich Applied Physics - Applied Rice University MSE - Applied

Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): An Indian university (Not research intensive) Major(s): Physics Minor(s): Materials Science GPA in Major: x.xx/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.32/4.00 Demographics/Background: An Indian, from a middleclass background GRE Scores: Q: 162 (80%) V: 161 (88%) W: 4.5 (82%) LOR: 3 Professor(s) 1st from Masters project guide, and 2nd from my internship mentor, from one of the best universities from India, Research Experience: almost 1.5 years at the chemical x-ray crystallography laboratory - metal-nucleotide complexes, masters project , took graduate coursework. Greater than 6 months internship , Raman spectroscopy instrumentation, Fluorescence spectroscopy, NO PUBLICATIONS Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: 1 International Presentation Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Runner up for a PhD program at Royal Institute of technology, Sweden Fellowships/Funding: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): Employee NGO for science promotion activities uni Research Interests: Spectroscopy Photonic materials Electronic Materials Ultrafast science Institutions/Programs: U virginia MSE, rensselaer polytechnic institute MSE (May be) , UMich Applied Physics (Maybe ), Rice University MSE (May be) USC (Chemistry Chemical Physics) - Applied Uni Illinois at chicago (Chemistry) - Applied Uni of Wisconsin Milwaukee (Physics) - Applied Oregon State (Physics) -Applied Uni Arizona (Chemistry Chemical Physics) - applied Uni Rochester (Optics) -Applying Michigan Tech (Applied Physics) -Applying I am not sure about the first line of universities, are they too much beyond reach, since I have NO Publications, Could anyone help? Especially Rice, And UMICH