[Gainesville, FL]

Hi,

I'm an international student admitted to the MS Materials Science and Engineering program at UF - Fall 2009. I was browsing through quite a few apartment listings and had a doubt regarding the rent shown. Does the monthly rent indicated for 2/3/4-sharing apartments mean the total rent (in which case, I would have to pay 1/2 or 1/3 or 1/4 of this indicated rent depending on how many people I share it with) or does it mean the rent I would individually have to pay? For example, renting a 4-bedroom property at Lexington Crossing is listed as costing $399 per month - does this mean I have to pay roughly $100 per month or do I have to pay $399?

Would like a quick reply,

Cheers,

Jay

[Materials Science 2009]

Hey,

I still haven't heard from Case Western (MS Chemical), UF, or Ohio Stae. I got a reject from University of Virginia on Saturday last, however.

Looks like it's bleak.

Jay

[Anyone still haven't heard from schools?]

Hey,

I haven't heard from these schools:

1. Case Western Reserve University (MS in Chemical Engg)

2. Ohio State University (MS in Materials Science and Engg) - waitlisted, got email to that effect in early April

3. University of Florida (MS in Materials Science and Engg)

Anyone else to hear from these schools yet?

Slowly freaking out,

Jay

[2009 Applicant Profiles]

Undergrad Institution: Reputed private engineering institute in India (Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani)

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Chemical Engineering & Master of Science (Hons.) Chemistry dual degree

Overall GPA while applying: 7.60/10.0

Length of Degree: 5 years

Position in Class: Top 15-20%

Type of Student: International, Asian Indian male

GRE Scores:

Q: 780

V: 700

AWA: 5.5

TOEFL Scores (iBT):

Reading: 30

Listening: 29

Speaking: 30

Writing: 27

Total: 116/120

Research Experience:

Undegraduate thesis: Tungsten oxide-based chemical gas sensors for volatile organic compound detection, Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute, Pilani, India (premier government-funded electronics research laboratory in India)

Working on Government of India-funded project on developing environmentally benign alternatives to chromate conversion coatings on aerospace aluminium alloy for corrosion protection at the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India

Worked on Government of India-funded projects to develop aqueous toxic metal ion adsorbents, exploratory research in diacetylhydrazine coordiantion chemistry

Awards/Honors/Recognitions: First class

Research interests: Chemical Sensing, Corrosion, Electrochemistry, Surface science

Applied for MS/MSc at:

Ohio State University: Materials Science & Engineering, Waitlisted, file shifted to second round

University of VIrginia: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending

University of Florida: Materials Science & Engineering, Pending

Case Western Reserve University: Chemical Engineering, Pending

Virginia Tech: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (late March)

Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands: Materials Science & Engineering, Rejected (mid-February)

Applied for PhD at:

University of Delaware: Chemical Engineering, Rejected (early March)

[Materials Science 2009]

Hi all,

I am an international applicant from India with my undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering and Chemistry and I've applied to the following schools for an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, Fall 2009:

1. The Ohio State University - I've been waitlisted, and have been informed that 16 applicants offered admission in the first round have yet to confirm a decision, following which my application will be considered.

2. University of Florida - No final decision yet; a reply to a mail I sent regarding a timeline for a decision said that decisions are announced as they are received from the admissions committee and that they wouldn't correspond further until a final decision was made (no approximate date was given though.)

3. University of Virginia - No news at all; I haven't gotten any replies to repeated emails either.

In addition to the above, I have applied to the Chemical Engineering department at Case Western Reserve University as well, since they have a good amount of ongoing research on corrosion and electrochemistry. I have yet to hear from them as well, despite repeated emails.

Has anyone heard positively from the above schools? Also, how long should I wait till I give up hope?

Growing insaner by the day,

Jay