[Chemistry Fall 2019 cycle]

4 hours ago, wwwwwwww said:

Welp it seems that there have been offers sent for Berkeley already. Guess that’s another school I’ve been unofficially rejected from. Guys, I don’t think I’m making it in to grad school this year

Most students are getting notified by professors, some of whom may still be on break/taking their time to get through the list of students. It's too early to jump to conclusions, so just hang on tight. 

[Chemistry Fall 2019 cycle]

58 minutes ago, jeter59 said:

Probably not cause for panic if we didn't hear from Columbia today, yes? Seems like last year they sent out acceptances throughout January and then rejections in February...

It looks like the only people who were notified had some fellowship. There's no need to worry unless you don't hear back in February

[Chemistry Fall 2019 cycle]

On 12/31/2018 at 2:25 PM, SCRY30 said:

Your background looks great, may I ask which places you were already admitted?

Right now I'm just waiting to hear back from Berkeley, Stanford and MIT

[Chemistry Fall 2019 cycle]

Undergrad Institution: Public, State
Major(s): Chemistry
Minor(s): 
GPA in Major: 3.7
Overall GPA: 3.8
Position in Class: N/A
Type of Student: Domestic

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 168
V: 162
W: 5.5
S: 740


Research Experience: 3 years, 2 REUs, 2 publications, 2 on the way (1 first author, 1 second author); multiple presentations (one international, one regional but an oral presentation)

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: department award, a few small scholarships, dean's list

Pertinent Activities or Jobs: peer tutor - 1 year, TA - 1 semester,  president of chemistry club

Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: have a lot of experience in academia but in a different department (teaching, grading, etc.)

Special Bonus Points: ?

Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: LOR: Two from research (probably good?), rest from professors who taught me in class

Applying to Where: Berkeley, Northwestern, Caltech, Stanford, MIT, UW-Madison, UCLA,

heard back from a few places, best of luck to everyone!

[Chemistry Fall 2019 cycle]

1 hour ago, Pillarsofcreation said:

My UW-Madison's page is still open to replace files! I see many who got a acceptance. Does that mean a rejection?

probably not? wait until february