Zach Green

My major professor is Philippe Vidon. Who is yours? Most people have directed me to orangehousing.com There is a conference I may attend on campus in June. Also they list thesis defenses on their calendar of events...I might head up to listen to a few of those as well if it is really allowed...Although I hope there is no audience for mine!

Hello again tiredwaiting! I will be joining you as you may already know. I had a great discussion with my major professor this week and I am pumped for next fall. I visited the campus last fall and was very impressed and I will surely return this spring/summer to do some apartment shopping.

Clearly rejections first. I was MEM. Looks like ESF for me...unless a Boulder or Duke miracle emerges leaving me with 2 very expensive alternatives...

rejected

I got it I got it...what does it mean OMG!

Yes to all those that having been active posters thank you for helping me pass the time during the oh so painful waiting period! Good luck to all.

Boulder ENVS says early to mid March on the website but its looking like mid at this point. I called Penny Bates a lot during the application process so I am inclined to not bug her again and just wait the decision out! Then again the acceptance rate is sooo low...fingers crossed...as someone interested in water issues Colorado would be a very enticing place to study.

@xlostlove777 Sorry to hear that admissions was less than helpful. I have no more information than what the letter provided and it sounds like mine was the same as yours. While I have found the admissions office to be quite helpful and responsive throughout the application process one of the reasons ESF is a good value is that the education is of a high quality but they are probably leaner in certain administrative capabilities relative to a Yale or Duke. Similarly I have found the ESF website to be less clear to navigate but these are minor points. In the end 100k vs. 50k (I am in state) is a huge difference for the fully loaded 2 year costs of New Haven vs. Syracuse for example and if an ESF grad hussels and understands that opportunities will be most robust in New York state then it is probably the smart choice in a world where utility from many environmental careers are not exactly about the $ROI. On an unrelated note...someone else mentioned University of Colorado Boulder ENVS program. I applied to their MBA dual degree and was accepted to the MBA but I have learned that the ENVS program has what is as far as I can tell the lowest acceptance rate in the country at 5-15%. One can understand why when you realize that it is in an amazing setting and at the school that by some measure has received the most federal funding for environmental science research in the country in recent years. While I am pursuing non-thesis options clearly UCB ENVS is a hotbed of environmental activity that only benefits from a local community that is more attuned to environmental issues than most of the US. In a perfect world I hope to have a very difficult choice between Yale, Boulder, ESF and Duke. I have been rejected from Michigan (for the second time, undergrad as well...thanks Wolverines!) Also how rude was that rejection note from Michigan...ok now I just sound bitter haha.

@Tiredwaiting I intend to focus on Water and Wetland Resource Studies in an MPS at ESF. I was notified on the website and then received the commitment letter via email.

Just accepted to SUNY ESF....not at all my safety school...super excited to be in somewhere!

I recommend reading Yale Prof. Shimon Anisfeld's book 'Water Resources' it is an excellent introduction to the topic having just finished it and being on the verge of hopefuly studying water resource management somewhere. My impression was that Duke has much more course depth in water related topics but that Yale is more well connected with relevant federal agencies. Finally, students at SOF suggested that Duke is a much younger school (like straight from undergraduate student body) while Yale students tend to have significant work experience. There are probably avg. age statistics to validate this....