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I've been told it's not only a waste of money to apply to 10+ programs, but disadvantageous in the view of your letter writers as well as the admission committee, should they find out you're applying to so many schools. Doing such a thing might mean: you're uninformed and undecided about what you want to do in grad school, considering many programs have specific sets of professors for various subfields the LOR writers don't want to send so many letters to so many places if the admission committee finds out, they will question your commitment should they make you an offer makes you look like you want the school name more than the degree
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So it says "round 2" on your footnote (or whatever you call it). Did you recycle a lot of information from last year's applications?
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I know a lot of people have already finished their applications. But I'm only 1/2 way done drafting my personal statement. I haven't started my CV, but I did spend a lot time revising my resume for job hunting, so I don't imagine that to be too bad. I will be taking the GRE in two days. And I haven't contacted any potential professors. Right now, I got 5 schools prioritized, with 3 (top 10) schools on maybe. My question is how advantageous is it to submit it early? Will it necessarily get reviewed earlier? P.S. UT-Austin's website claims that it's median GPA for incoming grad students is 3.9... and they're barely top 10. This seems very daunting!!!
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panthers?
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^hawks or cyclones?
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So the prep books I checked out from the library doesn't give you the real score. It just gives you a raw score out of 40 for each section, which doesn't help me very much. Are there any free practice tests online that I can take at my convenience that actually outputs a real, accurate score?
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In my practice essays, I am averaging 350 to 400 words per essay (I'm a slow writer). But I have read that most good essays have at least 500 words. That's a difference of one body paragraph, and a supporting example. Suppose that the rest of my essay is well crafted, would the lack of words hinder me in the score, compared to an essay in the 500 word range?
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I have read comments from people who got a lower verbal score on the real test than they did on the practice tests. Is this true? Is it just because you get more nervous on the real exam, or is the real exam actually harder on the verbal sections?
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Actually I'll be graduating. I don't have any more left in the tank to take more classes. At least for now
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I doubt I'd get any acceptances revoked by getting 3 B's. It'll lower my GPA by around 0.04, and it will present itself in the application as a lack of motivation and maturity. But if I get all my apps submitted before semester's end, then they'll never see these grades when reviewing my application, right? ok good.
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My grades this semester are going to be bad. I'm expecting straight B's. Am I going to have to submit my grades for this semester? Or can I send my transcripts prior to the end of this semester, and not have to worry about it? Will they ask for the most recent grades?
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dude. Here it is: it doesn't matter OK?
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^^ RPI does rolling admissions?
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nope... application is due in less than a week, and I haven't even started the research proposal. The publications I thought I was going to have haven't even been submitted. But if I get into a good program this year, I can use my whole spring and summer to beef up for the following year as a 1st yr grad student... and chill, because these classes are driving me nuts. holy buckets.
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So where is everybody in the application process?
child of 2 replied to tyther's topic in Applications
I'm fumbling. Started drafting my SOP two days ago. Still trying to figure out the schools I want to apply to, contact potential professors, reading their research etc. This semester has been taking so much of my time so far. -
I assumed that these students probably had scholarships or financial support that helped them have more time to focus on other aspects of their lives. What I'm trying to say is that I feel like I'm not in their league in terms of accomplishments. I have a friend who (unlike me) lives on campus, has full ride, is involved in a bunch of clubs, leader of several, volunteers at the farmer's market and whatnot, all the while managing to get a 3.9+ GPA, and STILL have time to play tennis and lift weights with me. I couldn't do that if I cloned myself.
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I'm wondering if I should even apply to this fellowship at all. I realize that have ZERO broader impact working for me on the essay parts. When I read essays of others who have received this fellowship, I see these extravagant volunteer work where they reach out to the community and elementary/middle/high school children. Hell, one guy went to Africa to help them construct aquifers to help provide clean drinking water to a small village. In addition, they all have kept busy over the summers with VARIOUS internships, REUs, etc. Me on the other hand: two undergrad research positions, and a TA position over the course of three years. Nothing fancy, or significant, other than two publications which haven't even been submitted. I think that if I do my leg work on the intellectual merit, I can come up with a decent research proposal. But I feel like I will be severely lacking in broader impacts, mostly because I've been busy busting my ass in school and working to keep up with rent. Should I even try to apply for the NSF, or should I just focus on my grad school apps? Also, aside from the NSF, are there other fellowship opportunities that I should look out for? It would be extremely helpful to get some financial support, or at least show grad schools that I'm serious about this. Any input is appreciated.
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ok mucho thank you
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Or we can advocate for real scientists and engineers to run for political seats. Wouldn't it be better if the political power can be shifted toward people who actually earned it?
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thank you! my adviser knows I had a bad semester, where I dropped out and became a part time student for a semester due to personal reasons. I also have some really bad grades coming into college from high school in higher level math such as diff eq and linear algebra (these classes were retaken). I think all of these can be red flags, and my adviser might be the only person who can mention this and shed some positive light in the LOR. So I don't have stellar grades. I have a 3.5 cum gpa and 3.6 core gpa. I've always been busy either playing club sports or working. There are things I definitely would have done differently. --------- by the way. you applied for two different departments in the same school? (MIT m e and aero e) Did you have to pay twice the application fee, and what drove you to apply to both departments? I'm asking because I'm interested in polymers, and some universities have their own polymer program, in addition to the chem e program.
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why do schools ask what other programs are you applying to?
child of 2 replied to iowaguy's topic in Applications
You mean they gave you a nicer stipend? I guess if they really wanted you, they would beef up the stipend regardless of your other school offers, I think. -
why do schools ask what other programs are you applying to?
child of 2 replied to iowaguy's topic in Applications
I'm probably not going to disclose the top schools I'm applying for to anybody, except for my LOR writers (probably not even my parents). Me applying in the top 5 would be like hoping for a lottery and two lightning strikes. The schools that will go on paper will be the schools that are more realistic. I'll try to keep my total list at around 8 or 10. -
why do schools ask what other programs are you applying to?
child of 2 replied to iowaguy's topic in Applications
I probably wouldn't share the top ranked schools I'm applying to. If the school feels like it's not among your top choices, they're not sure whether or not you'll enroll if they accept. I don't know if others are doing the same? -
that's it. we need another bailout.
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For two of my LOR's I'm choosing my two research professors. For my third one, it's more of a toss up. 1. I got my academic adviser who offered to write me a letter. But I took her class freshmen year, and we didn't really speak for 3 years since then. 2. I started TAing recitation and lab for chemistry, and there are two professors who teach this class. The problem is we don't get a lot of face time. We have weekly staff meetings, and we grade exams together as a group until they're done. That's about it. 3. There's a professor with whom I have taken 3 classes. I got B+ on the first two, and I'm currently taking the third one. She knows I work hard, and she's a nice person. Should I talk with all three prospects and make a decision based on their reaction, or is there advantage of choosing one over the other? I don't want to ask for a letter, and then not use it. Any advice?