veele
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I applied to Stanford, Harvard, Berkeley, and Caltech for Computational/Theoretical chemistry and I haven't heard from any of them. Should I assume all rejections?
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Thanks everyone! I haven't heard from any schools yet . Hope for good news next week . Indeed Berkeley seems slow this year...
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Those who have heard from Caltech, did any of you apply to theoretical chemistry? Any internationals?
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A few have been admitted to Caltech... And since not many got in every year (from past years' results), I think my chance is very very slim now (esp I'm an international student)...
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I think it's a great idea! If I get into one, I will do that
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I guess it's not just MIT but every other schools . I don't feel very hopeful now...
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What you think the adcoms are saying about your application
veele replied to DeWinter's topic in Waiting it Out
Sending updates to schools. Results: School 1: Hmm... Should we tell her that we already rejected her? Nah. Tell her to send her updates via post. By the time they reach us she should have got her rejection letter. Don't wanna deal with a cry baby, not now. School 2: Poor kid. Should have told her to stop waiting when she emailed to enquire about the completion of her app. She doesn't know that her file has already been deleted from the system... Telling her now is too cruel, so let her wish be granted. (Then email to tell me that my folder has been updated.) School 3 and 4: (Look at my email extension) This country... Hmm... I don't think anyone has ever made it. (Then delete my email.) -
What you think the adcoms are saying about your application
veele replied to DeWinter's topic in Waiting it Out
I should add this to my list. And not just her SOP but all her documents . -
What you think the adcoms are saying about your application
veele replied to DeWinter's topic in Waiting it Out
Bad dayssss: "Why did this student submit her application so early? Must be a careless person who just wants to get over with applying asap, and therefore not a very serious candidate. Indeed I see mistakes here and there. Waste of time. Next!" "Girl do you think this many publications of yours can compensate for your not so stellar GPA? What? Look at her AW score! Are you kidding me? Can't comprehend why she could even think of applying here in the first place! Next!" "Unbelievable! Look at the list of schools she is applying to! She is asking for the moon! Next!" "Still code in the obsolete language X? Doesn't even know C++ and she wants to work with our Professor Y? I bet he won't even care looking at her pubs and LORs. I'd rather save his precious time. Next!" Better days: "Her profile is not so bad! Good GPA, though not stellar. Look at how many papers she has published, that's pretty impressive! The recommenders think pretty highly of her. Hmm, but still her GRE scores aren't that great. I guess I should put her in the middle pile for consideration later. There are so many other applicants with perfect grades, perfect scores, and plenty of research experience. Next!" Good days: I cannot think of anything promising atm, esp when so many people but I, have heard back from the schools . And look at their profiles only further diminish my hope... -
Thanks a lot gellert! I just emailed the schools to notify them of my accepted publication and asked if I could send an updated list of publications and CV now. I'm not very sure what to do in your situation, but if you think it adds some weight to your application then as gradapp2012 said, letting them know at least should not hurt your chance. Perhaps as I did, you can email them with the updates and ask if it's ok to send your updated CV...
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Hi gellert and everyone, I got an article recently accepted for publication. For one of the school I submitted my application in October, so by that time I hadn't even submitted my manuscript for review yet. In my apps to the other 3 schools I mentioned an article under review. Now as my article is accepted, should I email to the schools and tell them that? I have been thinking and I thought maybe I should just leave it there... The adcom is perhaps extremely busy atm. Will a paper add anything significant now to my application? What do you think? Thanks a lot .
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I think it's not too surprising given your stats and research experience, especially if your research fits perfectly with a faculty member. Congratulations again! Indeed a wonderful news at this time of the year. Happy new year!
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Congratulations! That's wonderful to hear so early. Did you contact professors and get favorable responses before applying?
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Hey thanks a lot twb! I saw that post earlier, but somehow when I checked again later it had disappeared from the result page... Strange. Must be some internet problem...
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Many people have already heard back from UIUC this year. Should have applied to UIUC . Can that someone who just got into MIT give further info here please? Congratulations !
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That's wonderful!!! Congratulations !
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SpenzK: I was worried seeing the --- after i submitted my apps too. I thought i might have accidentally deleted the file (and many other ludicrous possibilities i could think of). But the status was updated to Received after a week or so. Don't worry .
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Which schools have a rolling admissions this year? (Fall 2012)
veele replied to contretemps's topic in Waiting it Out
I'm not sure which school has. Harvard GSAS stated in their website they do not have rolling admissions. -
Feel good now. I agree. Go big or go home. I only applied to 4 schools: Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, and Caltech. I have been feeling a bit worried lately, but now I guess I feel much better. What will be, will be.
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Factors to consider in choosing a school for graduate studies
veele replied to contretemps's topic in Decisions, Decisions
Hey congrats contretemps! At least you have got options to choose from... Yeah I think it would be hard to give up Paris, but think about it, if you eventually need a PhD, then I would think you should do PhD now. You can always go to Paris for postdoc, and by that time you will have more money to enjoy Paris and travel around. Anyway you are still waiting to hear from other schools, so you may have even better options for PhD coming up. Good luck . -
Congratulations mcstev13!!! You have already got two offers! That's really amazing, especially to hear back from the schools this early. ah233: No, I'm not from MIT. I think I wouldn't be here whining if I were from MIT . I didn't do my undergrad in US. You are going for computational chem too! Good luck :-) Good luck everyone, and have a happy holiday!
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I am an international applicant. Applying to Harvard, Stanford, Caltech, and Berkeley in Theoretical Chemistry. GRE: 800Q, 540V, 3.5A. Chemistry: 810 Toefl: 115 (30L, 29W, 29R, 27S) GPA: 4.6/5.0 (~4.8/5.0 major), already graduated with First Class Honors. Some awards. 4 years of research experience since sophomore: 3 summers, 2 UROPS, final-year project, and 1.5 years as RA. 3 first-authored publications in ACS journals and another first-authored paper under review (accepted recently). What do you guys think of my chance? When I applied I thought these schools are the only places I wanted to go to, and my supervisor told me to apply to only top schools. Now I'm thinking I am mad, but it's too late... Do you think I'm out of my mind? I am on fire waiting for the results now...
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From my experience with Berkeley, it took about a week for the status of my GRE scores to be updated online, which is unexpectedly fast. Other schools don't have status of test scores so I'm not sure. For Toefl it seemed to take much longer, slightly over 2 weeks.
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From my experience with Berkeley, it took about a week for the status of my GRE scores to be updated online, which is unexpectedly fast. Other schools don't have status of test scores so I'm not sure.
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Hey thanks a lot you guys. I think I will do the same then :-).
