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  1. true...i should have named it something better lol...and i totally understand that feeling of being hopeful one moment and being almost totally hopeless the next time...arrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhh...............i wish this would be over soon...and i'm accepted somewhere. that sucks...i don't think its right for anyone to make that judgement. that's like the age version of racism (idk what its called). good luck to everyone
  2. So, who feels they are getting rejected across the board, or just hasn't been accepted anywhere yet? I personally haven't gotten an acceptance anywhere yet, but I'm hopeful...
  3. brand name for me is everything. If I get accepted to do a PhD at a lesser known school and a Masters at an ivy-league/big-name school...I will take the ivy league. I graduated from a smaller known school and I'm trying to work in the big leagues. ivy league is the 'safest' way to get where i need to go @ those who 'hate havard: count me in! I detest that school (its the only big-name school i dislike but it does have some great programs...not that i know any, but im just assuming that its programs must be nice, after all its a big-name school right?
  4. Depending on your school/program, dressing styles varies...that being said, I respect professors who take the time to have a clean-cut dress sense/style. I remember this physics prof I had in high school...he was literally the best prof I ever had. Why? Because he had this no-nonsense thing about him; his clothes said it, his manner said it...his teaching style said it! And we had a great relationship...I might have been his only student with a great relationship with him lol... In university, i had this asian prof who seemed to wear the same clothes twice (Mon/tues or tues/wed,...). But he was hands-down the best math prof in the department! the smartest too! and yes we had a great relationship too lol The point I'm trying to make here is this: we all have our 'comfortable' people/profs/etc...those who don't stand out (those without tattoes, dreadlocks - which I want to get but don't quite have enough hair for yet , etc). For most of us, these 'comfort pple' are the professional looking people...no matter how much you may love your prof, you know that if he wears 'random/i-don't-care' clothes, then he probably isn't the very best in his field...every once in awhile though, it so happens that the very best do not care about their appearances as much as their fellow profs (who are more presentable but lack the spark of 'genius'). I personally dress how I feel. Since I started this whole 'waiting it out' thing, I've been wearing nothing but t-shirts and shorts; not really taking care of my dress-look. For our stage, it doesn't matter so much...but once I get into grad school (god pls help me get in) I'm going to be wearing slacks/dress pants 24/7. Its just me, I want to live in suits during my grad school exp so that when I get that job in finance/wall st....I will be comfortable...if I intimidate you...so what, you probably need to grow a set
  5. Dude, I don't trust my school for jack....I ALWAYS get them to send me the transcripts first or I pick them up...either way, I send the transcripts to schools I'm applying to...my school is a smaller school - they take too long to do things. In september, I emailed this prof and asked her for LORs, she emailed me back asking where I would want those LORs....only problem was: she emailed me back in March (or was it end of February...idk)!
  6. I got a reply within minutes of sending an inquiry. With two others...I'm still waiting...doesn't look good though....but I will still hope for the best
  7. I totally agree with you guys...waiting sucks. I haven't been accepted anywhere yet, and it sucks real bad Only good thing I got is 'consideration for a Masters of Engineering program' after I being rejected for the PhD program...they said it might take until end of March for me to find out ....all this waiting....my birthday is like a week from now...I'm hoping/praying I get accepted into the M.Eng program before then...it would make a nice happy birthday
  8. Right here
  9. i did email the secretary at U.Iowa, she gave me the scoop (said the odds of me getting in at this point wasn't so high, but that wasn't the 'official' thing yet). my email to Lehigh and UD have yet to be answered why some schools are more courteous than others....idk
  10. I'm waiting for Cornell, George Mason Univ, UNC-Chapel Hill, Howard...not feeling too good about these schools because I have not heard from them yet: Univ of Delaware, Lehigh University, Univ of Iowa. I hope I do get into Cornell....~1200 spent on apps, with no AD to show for it yet
  11. idk....perhaps to keep USPS in business lol
  12. dude, you had me laughing at: ethnomusicology. for some weird reason, when i tried to pronounce it, it just sounded weird and odd...i guess its my accent (sigh)...looking back, perhaps i should not have written in my SOP that i wanted to work in the industry after graduating, then after 10 years, become a professor. i'm sure the ad comms where like: this poor kid is confused...he has no idea what he wants to study, or what he wants to do with whatever he does end up studying lol the business with the chocolates...idk....for the business to succeed, the customers have to get the product - which wont happen because i would probably eat all the chocolates up lol i also feel like i'm getting dumped by the 12 schools i applied to. the only 'remotely' positive thing is that one of the schools i applied to for a phd, (after rejecting me) offered to consider my app for a masters of Engineering. now i'm still not accepted/offered anything yet...but its something to hope for. [no idea how i would pay for it though, but i just want to be accepted somewhere]
  13. idk...at least, yours have been acceptances (congrats on that by the way)...my confidence (which is usually through the roof - I'm frequently described as 'cocky' 'over-confident', etc) is at an all time low. when i get an email....i get scared and just want to crawl under the bed and hide lol
  14. And here I was, thinking I was excessively checking my emails and programs's websites.
  15. i'm waiting on like 7 too...8 actually..sorta (I got rejected from a PhD program, and they asked it I want to be considered for a Masters of Engineering). I'm praying for all positives at this point....the negatives have been overwhelming
  16. Flying bird
  17. they 'claim' 4-6 weeks, but that depends on when they do start. and besides, there is no guarantee that they will contact you ASAP once a decision is made, or there is an update to your application/decision...i would say: sit tight and wait it out...if you find out someone got an offer/reject from the program...call/email them and ask again... but killing yourself (with the emails...stress worrying over it, etc) over it wont change their decision...they will contact you at some point (good/bad)...no need bugging them, that wont change anything....when they contact someone, then odds are they probably know/have an idea who is in and out...who's on a waiting list, etc...then you can get info by calling/email (assuming they answer lol good luck though...this process takes a lot out of us
  18. If a school like Cornell denies your PhD app, and offers to consider your app for the M.Eng program, what are the chances you will get in?
  19. its not a problem...the embassy will give you as long as they see fit (probably the expiration date of your passport), when you get a new passport, you can travel outside the US, renew your visa and come back...problem solved...or if you decide not to renew your visa (no problem), so long as your i-20 and passport and up to date/valid, you are good. i would advise: renew your visa
  20. + sign next to your posts...

  21. ps...i do like fabulousness :)

  22. fabulousness? is that a word lol

    why is your rep so low? even when i started a topic on 'accepted applicants feel they are better than their unaccepted applicants' that was supposed to be lol but pple actually hated....I still had more love 4rm pple. what did u do to get -39?

    i feel like i'm on hitler's wall on a jewish website lol

    try clicking the '+...

  23. some simply don't reply emails...if it is killing you, i would say call them up... ps. be nice, respectful and always throw in the words: please, sorry, 'thank you' lol
  24. dude, i love that video canada or no canada....I would say send them an email or drop a line (call them) and be courteous and polite (and all that) and just ask the secretary or whoever....whether offers have gone out, and when applicants will know of the decisions...it may annoy 1/2 persons, which is why I would say speaking to a secretary is cool because even though she is stuck with all the calls and emails, she doesn't have any pull as to who gets in/doesn't...so it might be to your advantage to reach out to the secretary, program assistant/grad student rep/ or someone in a similar position.... good luck, i hope you get in
  25. I definitely agree with you. It just isn't the right thing to do...I think its simple courtesy.
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