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I don't know..I just got this really strong feeling that somebody needed to hear that from an anonymous stranger

yea, I figured you were referencing my post . good luck!

I'm not sure if the visiting weekend is for the whole College of Computing. I received an invitation for the School of Interactive Computing's visit weekend

Okay, I'll do that. Thanks for the input guys!

my sanity is temporarily revived (likely caused by a spike of energy generated from my energy drink) .. Congrats to everyone who got in!

there it is..there went my sanity. its officially gone..first UMass, now this! there is only so much I can take in a day! ugh, i just want to know :/

Ah, true! For some reason when I looked up UMass in the results thread before, I didn't see any acceptances this early for last year! And cool! I haven't seen too many people who also applied to Rutgers . I'm interested in machine learning too (though I just have AI listed in my signature)..Good luck!

you want to know how unproductive this process has made me?? It's ruined my normal unproductive routine. I couldn't even nap today. Usually I'll get home, nap, netflix, and think about possibly getting some work done (though thinking is about as far as I usually get). But today after classes, I attempted to nap, but instead I got up and browsed thegradcafe :/ .. whats happened to me?

Hi all, I have been invited to a recruiting weekend at the end of this month, though it will also involve four 1-1s with professors. They ask us to list 4 professors that we are interested in meeting (ie, interviewing with?). Should I email (all 4) professors I listed? If so, what should I say..? Should I ask them about their research, even though I will be meeting them in a couple of weeks? The grad student I was in contact with advised me to email them if I had questions about their research..but I still really don't know what I would say.

my friend just got accepted! and somebody in the results thread. I am incredibly nervous now .. this news has stopped me from taking my nap! :/

They did not mention an interview, but they did ask which professors I am interested in meeting. They called it a "recruiting weekend" if that makes a difference.

Interesting that you should say that, UFGator. I actually did start exercising and this has helped me regain some of my energy back...but it doesn't quite distract me from my grad school thoughts! I also randomly bought a book on pastels (complete with a pastel kit!) that I've barely used ..me + new hobbies are a bad idea. I have a tendency to start something and then get bored with it and move on. I agree with the others...It sounds like last semester's application processes drained all of our energy! But hey, we've worked hard. I think we deserve a little laziness , as long as it doesn't mess us up!

I got an invite today from Ga Tech's School of Interactive Computing for a visit from Feb 27 - March 1. Travel is reimbursed, but that isn't really a problem since I live in GA . Does this mean that I am likely going to be admitted? The email states that they hope to have acceptance letters mailed out by the first week of march..they wouldn't have me visit them and then reject me the weekend after, would they?

For some reason this semester, I have had an incredibly hard time focusing...and I'm blaming it on the itis..the senioritis. Is anybody else dealing with this? How do you cure it?? Waiting for grad school decisions is driving me nuts...one would think that I would try to distract myself by being productive, but I've been doing just the opposite..I just sit in my room netflixing during the weekdays, then going out during the weekends..To make matters worse, I don't have monday or friday classes -- 4 day weekends, just adding to the procrastination! I only need 4 hours to graduate, political science and p.e, but I'm also taking virtual reality and human computer interaction, just because. I think the fact that I don't need these classes to graduate is adding to my lackadaisical approach to school .. help me care!

>:] (edit: hehe, not > ) "glory glory to ol' georgia" of course!!

haha, I've been waiting until february too! I told everyone that this is the month I should be hearing back..my mom keeps asking me if I've heard from anywhere yet . Well I did. I got an email from CMU today, telling me that the deadline to some other program that I am not interested in was extended! ugh, don't be a tease, CMU, don't be a tease.

thanks everyone for the advice! unfortunately, in the end, my resume killed me..I had an interview today. I did tell them I was thinking about other options, but then he said.."oh, I notice on you're resume that you have a lot of research experience .. are you interested in grad school?" ruh rohhh ..

Last semester, a few weeks before I took my GRE, I became incredibly obsessed with watching Dexter. I watched every episode in probably two months. Anyways, I had a bad habit of watching it late at night, which typically led to me having nightmares. Well one night, while studying my GRE vocab flashcards, I decided a good break would be to watch an episode of Dexter..Bad idea. My dream started off with me in the basement of my childhood house, which always scared me because those creepy hopping spiders would sometimes pop up down there. Anyways, I was in our weight room, and my dad was there, trying to murder me! But here's the kicker: The only way to stop him from lunging towards me was to give (correct) definitions of the vocab words he was holding in his hand! ..one of the most traumatizing dreams ever .. even worse than the time I dreamed my dad was a lawnmower..but that, my friends, is a whole 'nother story.

I think I will. But that reminds me.."if you can.." I completely forgot one of the main reasons I asked if this was considered a campus visit -- should I expect them to pay for the trip? :/ Senior year has been expensive, and I don't know if I can actually afford to drive or fly up there...actually I don't think my car would even make it if I attempted to drive (it would either break down or my mom would hide the keys!). Can't believe I forgot this point!

You're right, thanks for the input. I haven't been considering this school as much as I should be

No I haven't! That's a good point. This visit will allow me to see what its like during the actual school year.

I never actually thought about adding the presentation to my CV lol. I guess I still have a lot to learn about grad school stuff. I did a presentation over the summer too, but it was required of all the students attending..Does that count for something too?

Well, I'm not really that interested in my mentor's research. The summer/last semester was great because I was able to work with Machine Learning, but I want to go into machine learning and robotics. His research is in a field of machine learning that I am not really interested in. But he definitely was a very encouraging mentor--which is why I applied to the school. Actually, the more I think about it, it may not be bad going there at all. I guess I just had my mind set out on where I wanted to go (if I got in) that I am not considering the school as much as I should be. Also, I will be, for the most part, presenting in front of people I don't know lol. The only person I know is my mentor. I don't know the people in the lab at all. Though you are right, it will be a good experience and networking opportunity. Thank you for your advice!

ah, sorry mlle. I know the situation isn't actually serious, I just wanted some input on it..Good luck with everything!

Thanks ZeChocMoose. I think you're right that the process will slow down. I didn't actually think about multiple interviews and the fact that I probably wouldn't be interviewed right away . Thanks for the advice! And I'll keep my grad school info to myself!