[2021 Chemistry PhD Admissions Results]

3 hours ago, CoordinationChem said:

Do you think they might send some acceptances without interviews?

I've been lurking in this thread since its creation and I've been refraining from posting for the sake of anonymity (I'm a bit paranoid that smb might figure out my identity), but I'm freaking out so hard now that I don't even care about anonymity anymore...

could someone call and ask haha

[Columbia Dean's Fellow?]

ask them

[2020 Application Thread???]

15 minutes ago, isk20 said:

Fall 2020 applicant here. There was a thread that was pretty active, but it was deleted last April/May.

Why??

[2020 Application Thread???]

I never saw one. This forum is not particularly active.

[2021 Chemistry PhD Admissions Results]

Is Caltech done sending out interview invites or are they doing particular subdivisions at a time or what?

[Extremely distressed about deadly typo in SOP for 11 schools]

people get in with worse typos. no biggie.

[2021 Chemistry PhD Admissions Results]

According to UCLA's graduate admissions FAQ, all applicants receive a university id number (UID) within 72 hours of submitting an application. I do not think it is indicative of an acceptance.

 

[2021 Chemistry PhD Admissions Results]

i haven't gotten any acceptances yet :-(

[Reapplying after rejections]

If you are an under-represented minority, the ACS Bridge Program could be a good option in your case. It may strengthen your application.

 

https://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/education/students/graduate/bridge-project/about-bridge-program.html

[Is doing an REU helpful for grad school admissions in my case?]

I did not do an REU because I'd prefer to spend my last summer during undergrad in my current lab (at my home institution) since this would most likely lead to another publication. If I have a good amount of LORs from my current PI and course instructors, would not doing an REU hurt my chances of grad school admission?

[Do schools place more weight or look at exclusively the last two years of classes for GPA?]

I heard the UC schools exclusively look at the last two years to calculate GPA. Is this true? Do any other schools do this or place more weight on the later years of undergrad?

[Do research credits factor into major GPA?]

I do undergraduate research for credits every semester. Do grad schools consider these grades to be part of my major GPA? Some,not all, of these credits are for my senior research thesis as well.

 

 

[Chances for Grad School (3.5 major GPA)]

I'm a junior pursuing a B.S. in chemistry and I think I will graduate with roughly a 3.7 GPA (maybe 3.6 minimum) if things go well. I think I might graduate with a 3.5-3.6 major GPA. I'm currently and will take a few chemistry graduate courses as well.

I have some publications in reputable journals for different projects I've worked on with a faculty member and graduate student and by the time I graduate will have done research there for 2 years and including two summers full time (or one summer and an REU with a different faculty in the same field). My PI is well-known and respected in his field.

Earlier in my undergraduate career I also did research at a community college but this research only resulted in a few poster sessions and symposiums, oral presentations (no publications).

I already know what field I want to pursue for research (which is what my publications are based on) and want to attend a top graduate school which (best case scenario) have multiple faculty members working on what I find interesting like Princeton.

What are my chances for graduate school admission (assuming I do well on the GRE and chem GRE) and how can I improve my chances?