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What is a normal summer like after classes end in the first and second year of the program? Would one be able to go home for 3 weeks? Or is this too much time?

Officially accepted my offer at CU Boulder!!!

To the most recent poster in the results forum, could you PM me.... I think we were told the same thing....

This forum has a lot of mixed messages about contacting POI's. In my experience this helped me get into graduate programs. I emailed several professors, introduced myself, said I was interested in their work and why and explained my own work to them, asked them if they would like to talk further about research and the graduate program at their university. Most of the time I got a response. Some reponses were short and essentially said "I would love to work with you if you get accepted but we have no say" but others wanted to talk to me on the phone and meet me in person. Those who I made great connections not only remembered me and were looking out for my application but actually gave me tips on what the ad com was looking for (and how to adjust my personal statement accordingly). I am very much for contacting faculty you want to work with unless it says on the program website not to.

This forum has a lot of mixed messages about contacting POI's. In my experience this helped me get into graduate programs. I emailed several professors, introduced myself, said I was interested in their work and why and explained my own work to them, asked them if they would like to talk further about research and the graduate program at their university. Most of the time I got a response. Some reponses were short and essentially said "I would love to work with you if you get accepted but we have no say" but others wanted to talk to me on the phone and meet me in person. Those who I made great connections not only remembered me and were looking out for my application but actually gave me tips on what the ad com was looking for (and how to adjust my personal statement accordingly). I am very much for contacting faculty you want to work with unless it says on the program website not to.

How was the visit weekend? Did we learn anything else about funding?

Has anyone decided on boulder?

How many people are attending the weekend? I guess they will decide after they interview everyone!

Just recieved a very stange email from vanderbilt, not a rejection but not much hope

I think that fit is VERY important and it is the best thing you can do for your application is make everything fit with the department's strenghts! However, I must say that I do think that GRE scores are one of the most important factors in admissions. I know admissions committees will say they are not that important BUT even if the scores are not important to the department or the committee they are important to the college of arts and sciences and to the stats for the program. The higher administration has the funding and they do not want adcoms admitting students without amazing GRE Scores. They hold the money and they want the rankings to say that all of their grad students have this average and it gives them more prestige. I was told that having 2 peer reviewed publications and several presentations at conferences will demonstrate that I am a capable researcher and a good candidate for a docatoral program. While this is true, if I do not have the GRE scores to make the higher up admins happy I do not have a shot at most programs.

anyone want to claim the Northeastern admit?

Saw another Kentucky anyone going?

Just got my invite not an admission just an invite

Just saw another UVA acceptance. Anyone want to claim it?

WHo posted the Kentucky acceptance? Congrats.