[Is anyone rejected by University Of Texas At Austin?]

I'm guessing this is for the waitlist? Otherwise, wow, what were they doing these past 3-4 months?

[Should I apply during my senior year or after graduation?]

Why not apply? If you get in then great. If not, you can try again later.

[Doing a survey: How much time did you take to prepare for the GRE?]

I took a month off and I studied almost all day, everyday (except weekends). Took the test last September. I think I got decent scores, enough to not get my application thrown out immediately.

[Fall 2012 Chemistry]

So, I get into UCLA, but not UCSB.

wat.

haha yeah, I'm starting to think that being accepted to grad school is 60% luck. It's so random.

[Does it matter if you were a "First Pick" or not?]

I think what matters is that you get accepted to YOUR first pick. Me, I'm just glad I got in.

[Rejecting schools is hard!]

Hah, I feel you guys. Basically, I accepted the offer from my top choice school and I still haven't rejected a few others. A part of me feels that something will go wrong and I need some back-up schools when that happens.

["What might have been"]

Same sentiments. I accepted a PhD offer from JHU last month. Then I was awarded an Erasmus Mundus Masters scholarship (where I'll study in three different countries- France, Italy and Poland). It has always been my dream to go to Europe and I have a gut feeling that I'll be happier, there but logic says that I should do the PhD. Then again, I can't really decline JHU after accepting their offer; that would create a bad impression on me.

[Acceptance rate from waiting-list in UPenn]

I know there are people who are accepted off the wailtist. It is possible, but the chances are lower. Do you have any other options beside UPenn?

[What are you reading for fun?]

Hunger Games, Divergent, and Matched. I love me some young adult fiction with dystopian themes.

[Is location everything?]

I love that you have visual aids.

[Housing and Grad school]

*bump*

[Just waiting on School 3. When can I nudge?]

Is school 3 your first choice?

[Final Decisions, Declined Offers]

So where are you going this Fall? Also, which offers have you declined so far? (This is for those who are waitlisted in some schools)

I'll start:

I finally decided to attend Johns Hopkins for Bioinorganic Chem. So far, I've declined the offer from Tufts and U Florida.

**Side question: Is there really such a thing as a wait-list in Chem? I talked to a POI and she said that they make 40-50 offers annually but only ~15 enroll to the program. I guess it all depends on the school reputation.

[The Definitions: Fully Funded, Stipened, ...]

It's actually called stipend, not stipened. A quick google search tells you that it's like a salary for doing RA or TA work. Taxes are deducted from your stipend before it is given to you, I think. It is separate from the tuition fee which is usually free for fully funded students.

[How much stipend are you offered for Chemistry Fall 2012?]

I'll also add:

Tufts University ~28,000

Johns Hopkins ~ 29,330

[Paranoia Creeping Up On Me...]

This is in Germany. Apparently, my undergrad degree (I'm an international student) is not eligible for graduate studies. I lack 1-2 years of study or something. It was an error on their part; they shouldn't have accepted me and given me a scholarship if I wasn't eligible in the first place! And they only realized it 2 weeks before the start of classes. I have to tell you, the worst part is the unpacking of my bags.

[Paranoia Creeping Up On Me...]

The scenario you are talking about actually happened to me last year. 2 weeks before my flight, the graduate coordinator told me that they are retracting my admission and scholarship. It put me in a shock for weeks but I think things happen for a reason. Now I got accepted in a MUCH MUCH better school so it's all good.

But then again, I'm also becoming paranoid that this opportunity will slip away from my hands again.

[Johns Hopkins University]

So I'm 90% sure that I'm accepting their offer. But like everbody else, I'm worried about the safety of the area. And also, is it possible to go around without a car?

[It begins]

I LOVE THIS THREAD!

This is how I see myself in the next few years:

[Singapore International Graduate Award]

Has anyone else applied for this? They said that we would hear by March if we are shortlisted for an interview. I applied for PhD Chemistry in NUS.

[Erasmus Mundus Masters/Doctorate Scholarship]

Has anyone heard of this? I have seen a few on the results page. I applied for it this year and I got in for SERP-Chem Masters. They said that the final results will be given on late-April.

[Waitlisted!]

There are instances that one gets to be accepted after being put into the waitlist. But I guess your chances are smaller.

[What do you wish you'd known?]

Haha, everything I need to know about applying to gradschool I learned from gradcafe

[How much is applying going to cost you this fall?]

$4,000 for fee and mailing

$4,000 for travel costs back and forward to the US

$1,500 for tests and other cost

Is this for real? I'm also an international student and I don't think it will cost that much unless you applied to like 20+ programs. I voted you up though.

[OMG! Unexpected things/events during applications!]

My LOR writer was in the hospital the week before the application deadlines. Good thing he recovered fast.