CarlieE

Someone I know who did one suggested turning off the self view window...

Thanks Mal83 ...I got the email telling me where to make my official online acceptance, so I did do that.. but nothing since.. I appreciate knowing it's not just me.

LOL no! You're not the only one

That's awesome! I have visible tattoos and I never hide them. I have one on each wrist and one of them goes half way up my forearm. I don't think tattoos really matter in academia - or at least that what I've been told. But as with all first impressions, I have been "warned" that people will still make flash judgements based on my ink. I figure, if an employer can't handle my tattoos then they're not going to like me and it's not going to work out, so it's better that I don't get hired there.

Hmmm that translation from email to a face-to-face encounter is always tricky.. Well, I think you should be OK then.. perhaps you might ask her politely how she would like to be addressed and you could explain the email reason for your confusion? I looked back on the emails I got from the POI where I am accepted and he signs his emails with his initials. But since I always say Dr So-n-So I didn't think too much on it when I met him in person. ... I just took another peek at emails from other profs.. and most seem to sign it with their full name but without a title ie. John Smith or P. Johnson.. or use their initials HG or whatever. Since your POI signed it with her first name and left off her second/last name, it doesn't seem far off to infer that she doesn't mind you using her first name. It's also possible that the students you overheard are like me ie. they feel more comfortable using a title regardless of what the professor prefers. I have a hard time using first names even when given permission to. In those cases I generally avoid using a name. It's a cultural thing. I'd say that this is a fair question to ask, but if you feel weird about it, you could start using calling her Prof So-n-So and see if she then asks you to call her by her first name..

I started with small conferences during my UG, student ones held at my uni. I felt comfortable with starting out at smaller student conferences since the audience was more on "my level" and I was among familiar faces. It's helped to build up my confidence. Then I aimed to present at smaller, regional or specialized sub-fields' conferences. In two weeks I have my first professional conference - it focuses on a sub-field of anthropology. I received help from one of the professors I did research for. To help me get started he made me a co-author in the paper I am presenting (there will be 4 of us, our professor and three of us research assistants on the paper as co-authors. But since I'm the only RA left I am going to present it.) I don't think it's too difficult. I'm an UG still and the paper I am presenting focuses on research I did as an UG. But, I agree with the above post - it depends on the field and what kind of conferences you're hoping to get into.

Although I think "cherry picking" probably does occur on some level, I don't think it's a prevalent problem or a practice that is accepted or condoned. To do so would seriously undermine the credibility and reputation of that professor. And this directly or indirectly would affect their chances of getting tenure, getting hired etc. Where did you hear these things? I'm sure that some professors do "weed out" but, in my experience, the ones that do so, do this based upon the work of their students, not how they look or dress. I've had classes that start out packed full of students, but then, due to the work load and the tough grading there are maybe 5-10 of us left by the end of the semester. But, these students withdraw from the class of their own accord... Perhaps these students who have complained feel that the professor isn't as "friendly" with them as with other students. That is possible, but that doesn't mean that the professor is giving them a better grade.

I got notified of an interview very early on in The Season and so I opted to wait until I got a rejection/acceptance to write my thank you cards, especially because this first interview was my top choice school and my LORs knew that.. Anyway, I got accepted so I wrote "I got accepted into XXXX!! " in purple sharpie in the top section of the thank you card. I wanted to send thanksyous with a happy bit of news (if I could). But had I been rejected, I would have waited until the end of the season in April and then sent thank you cards so I could include the (sad) results of my applications.

DGS...Dean of the Grad school?? Just a guess... I would give it a few more days though... My POI responds to emails but since I've been accepted, they aren't always as prompt. I mean, the whole process of reading apps, admitting people, interviews etc also takes time of out of their day (and they still have their current students, UG and grad and all their other commitments), that perhaps they have to catch up. It probably is not as harrowing a process on them as it is on us, but maybe now that you're IN, your POI is relieved that he/she got the student they wanted but now they have to catch up on other work. Since you don't have specific, urgent questions, he/she may answer them when they have more time.. I assume you begin in the Fall.. and there are still several months ahead... (I know, I am eager to begin too)

My GRE scores were also missing from my file, but ETS assured me they had been sent. I wouldn't worry TOO much; I was notified of the absence in an email from the POI and he asked me to just send him the numbers in email. The hiccup didn't prevent me from getting an interview, or getting accepted. ... Also, I too got more LORs than needed.... I got 6 but generally only needed 4 and I depending on the school, I mix-n-matched my LORs.

Awesome!! That is a relief!.... In that case... I will have another beer...

Heather, It's possible that they put you on the unofficial wait list. I've heard that some school will send out acceptances and ask those people to advise ASAP if they think they will accept. Should someone not accept, then they send out the 2nd string acceptances. The April 15th date is not a rule set in stone, so you might still have a shot with full funding. The UCR recruitment day thing sounds very hopeful. It sounds like an interview - even if they didn't say so, I'm sure you'll still be under evaluation. And the fact that they are paying all your expenses is a good sign. The waiting game is awful, but it sounds like you still have a shot. Good Luck

I follow the rule that if I was introduced to someone as Dr X, then I continue calling them Dr or Prof X until they give me to leave to call them otherwise. If Dr X introduces him or herself as John or Mary or whatever their first name is, then I call them by their first name... If in doubt, always use Dr or Prof X... but then, when I'm in doubt I also call people Mr X or Mrs X, rather their first names. Like my friends' parents are always Mr or Mrs So-and-So. Close friends' parents I call Aunty or Uncle (but then I come from a Southeast Asian background).. As an UG I always call my professors Dr or Prof X... one professor I call by his last name... Even as a grad though, I wouldn't make the assumption that first name usage is OK. This is probably a personal decision, but I like the distinct boundary that a title creates. I feel that a sort of professionalism develops and is less likely to be "corrupted" by personal or social dramas. It's a cultural thing and it all depends on the individual. Did the professor seem peeved at you for using her first name? Did she attempt to correct you? Did the other students give you an "OH MY GOD, you DIDN'T!!" kind of look?

So I know this is an old thread but thought I would share this bit of info anyway.... I was advised by professors that if you choose to become one, when you apply for a tenure track (or even instructor position) at a university, they will ask for your transcripts - UG and Grad... so yes, grades can count in the professional arena... We will always be judged by our numbers it seems.

Is there a reason (ie. an extenuating circumstance) that you have a 3.0 this semester? I'm not a foreign student, but I'm not American by birth (I became one) and so I tend to hang out with a lot of the foreign students in my department (we all come from the same region generally) - I know that some of them have poor English language skills and so they get a lot of help from the writing center and also a lot of the other students are willing to help them read and edit their papers etc. Are you having a similar but different "cultural" problem adapting to the US university system? Your English is great, so I'm not suggesting that your problem is exactly the sort I describe above, but there are cultural differences that might contribute. If so, perhaps your adviser will be willing to help you so that your next semester will be more successful? Or perhaps there are resources to help you adapt to the US university way of doing/grading etc?

I was wondering about that too... Does Cornell do interviews? Wouldn't that come first before acceptances? I don't think I'll get accepted there... Andrew Willford was who I was hoping to work with but I don't think the interest is mutual.

Hmm... I have a bucket list just for 2012. This spring is my last semester as an UG (before I start my PhD) and I'd love to get this done before the end of the year, in my 1st year of grad school... I hope wishful thinking actually changes the universe... 1. I have my 1st professional conference in 2 weeks. I want to deliver a flawless presentation and answer all the hard questions with superb flair and wit. 2. My professors are encouraging me to try to publish my senior thesis. I want to submit it to a journal and only have to do ONE revision and then receive a letter from from them that says "Yes! We love your article; it will be published in the next quarter's edition! Send us MORE!!" 3. Get at least half way through the theoretical reading for my qualifying exams before the Fall semester begins. 4. Not fall apart before the end of the Spring semester.

Wow! Your interview was straight to the point! Did you go it on skype IP with video or over the (traditional sort of) phone? Good luck!

I had the same freak out for my interview 2 weeks ago. I ended up wearing (I'm female): a distressed velvet blazer, white short sleeved shirt, a grey vest and grey slacks. I wore chunky brown loafers. I did wear a little make up for the interviews.. I hadn't slept in 2 days so I had some serious eye baggage that I just didn't feel comfortable showing. Also, just a note: I have wrist tattoos - one that goes half way up my forearm - and so my blazer minimized them with the long sleeves. But I also didn't hide them because I took my blazer off during lunch. No one seemed to really care and 2 of the professors asked me about them, what they meant and that kind of thing. I don't think they really care THAT much how we look (I got accepted), so long as we're clean, don't smell, look partially decent and basically just show that we have half a brain to understand that looking professional is indicative of BEING professional.

I misspelled the last name of a professor I wanted to work with. I wrote Bower instead of Bowie. Yeah..... that was definitely a FML!!!! moment. There was nothing I could do change that.. At least you have a chance to make amends.

Hi All, So I got accepted into my #1 choice (Yayy!) and I accepted already via the online system... yet I still get freaked out and am paranoid that this wonderful opportunity is somehow going to slip away from me. I get gripped by this irrational fear that they've somehow made a mistake and when I move there and show up in the Fall they'll look at me and say.... "Uhm... We made a mistake..." I know this is completely insane and irrational. In fact, since getting accepted I've emailed my POI and gotten responses back. I guess I just want some sympathy or comfort in the knowledge that I am not the only one who wakes up in a cold sweat. Perhaps the aftermath of the interview and this whole process is still messing up my brain. Or it got fried in the process and my hard drive is permanently destroyed

I applied at emory too - and I've been accepted - but my online application still only says "Application Received". When I got the official acceptance letter they sent me an email and there was a new box underneath the application Received info (and above the section where my LORs were listed)... In the new box it had a pdf of the official letter of acceptance and a RED highlighted box for me to click to accept or refuse their offer. Hope that helps

A professor advised that my last semester UG grades are still important. Not right NOW but they will be when I am looking to find a job professionally as an academic. Apparently, when universities hire they will ask for your UG and Grad transcripts so... it never really stops.

I don't think it means you're accepted. Some of the people who were there at my interview were not accepted I think that whether or not the word "interview" was used, they ARE going to be evaluating you during your visit...

I did hand written thank you cards.