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I'm still waiting, for MIT CE and all the results being posted are depressing. (I didn't have high hopes in the first place, but still.) There's also a thread in the Engineering discussion about civil results where someone posted about getting an acceptance. I applied for a PhD with an environmental focus, so at least we're not exactly competing for a spot. I hope we hear soon, and good luck to you!

Aw shoot, niven2, I haven't heard anything from MIT . . . I saw the acceptances posted in the results area but was hoping it was somebody trolling . . . now I'm depressed. Congrats on your acceptance, though! What's your focus within CE? I had been hoping for early word from CMU since I thought that was my best fit out of all the programs I applied to. Looks like in past years the decisions have been kind of spread out, but have started in mid Februrary. Hope we hear soon!

I've posted this in the engineering thread too, but I'm in kind of an interdisciplinary field. Undergrad Institution: 1) Elite liberal arts college 2) Low-ranked state school (currently in MS program at UG Inst. #2) [long story about this whole journey] Major(s): Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (double-majored, as they're separate programs) Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.8 Overall GPA: 3.4 Length of Degree: 5 years Position in Class: ? Type of Student: Female Domestic GRE Scores: Q: 165 (92%) V: 170 (99%) W: 5.5 (96%) Research Experience: Yes, both undergrad and grad Awards/Honors/Recognitions: XE, two big undergrad scholarships, I feel like I’m forgetting something here but I kind of never want to see my CV again after obsessing over it for so long, so I'm not going to check Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 3 terms of TA work, started a campus chapter of an engineering association, did freelance work requiring computer skills that evidently are useful to two POIs, tons of volunteer activities that probably don't count for much Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Well, I’m getting an MS right now, so I have that going for me. Very famous advisor. One conference presentation. Firm plans for thesis submission to journal. Have had good interactions with profs at seven of my eight schools . . . four in-person meetings, three phone interviews (not official interviews, more like discussions of research interests). My undergrad GPA was hurt by some youthful nincompoopery, but was 3.87 in my last two years. Decent amount of non-engineering work experience. Applying to PhD programs: UC Irvine: Mechanical Eng. U Col. (Boulder): Mechanical Eng. Accepted, invited to 3/13 grad student visit days where they'll determine funding. Colorado State (Ft Collins): Atmospheric Science. Accepted with a great RA, visited campus, love it. Scripps: Climate, Ocean, & Atmosphere program. Unofficial acceptance from POI. Harvard SEAS: Env. Eng. MIT: Civil Eng. UC Davis: Civil Eng. Invited to visit and did . . . no official news but I think it looks good. Carnegie Mellon: Civil Eng. I think I ended up aiming higher than was wise, but the research at MIT and Harvard is ridiculously interesting to me and I think I would be somewhat well-equipped to jump in.

I'm applying to civil programs, including MIT. Haven't heard anything, but it's not really bothering me b/c I have no expectation of getting in. :/ (The prof I really want to work with took on three students last year and isn't at all likely to take any this year . . . I applied anyway because you never know!)

I always feel weird posting stuff like this online (as if anyone cares enough to figure out my top-secret identity), but I like to read others' profiles, so I guess I should contribute. I'm in kind of an interdisciplinary field, the specifics of which I will be coy about because, you know, top-secret identity. Undergrad Institution: 1) Elite liberal arts college 2) Low-ranked state school (currently in MS program at UG Inst. #2) [long story about this whole journey] Major(s): Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering (double-majored, as they're separate programs) Minor(s): GPA in Major: 3.8 Overall GPA: 3.4 Length of Degree: 5 years Position in Class: ? Type of Student: Female Domestic GRE Scores: Q: 165 (92%) V: 170 (99%) W: 5.5 (96%) Research Experience: Yes, both undergrad and grad Awards/Honors/Recognitions: XE, two big undergrad scholarships, I feel like I’m forgetting something here but I kind of never want to see my CV again after obsessing over it for so long, so I'm not going to check Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 3 terms of TA work, started a campus chapter of an engineering association, did freelance work requiring computer skills that evidently are useful to two POIs, tons of volunteer activities that probably don't count for much Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Well, I’m getting an MS right now, so I have that going for me. Very famous advisor. One conference presentation. Firm plans for thesis submission to journal. Have had good interactions with profs at seven of my eight schools . . . four in-person meetings, three phone interviews (not super-official interviews, more like discussions of research interests). My undergrad GPA was hurt by some youthful nincompoopery, but was 3.87 in my last two years. Decent amount of non-engineering work experience. Applying to PhD programs: UC Irvine: Mechanical Eng. U Col. (Boulder): Mechanical Eng. Colorado State (Ft Collins): Atmospheric Science [1/31: accepted with good funding] Scripps: Climate, Ocean, & Atmosphere program Harvard SEAS: Env. Eng. MIT: Civil Eng. UC Davis: Civil Eng. [1/25 email from POI offering to pay for me to visit 2/8] Carnegie Mellon: Civil Eng. I think I ended up aiming higher than was wise, but the research at MIT and Harvard is ridiculously interesting to me and I think I would be somewhat well-equipped to jump in.