geoundergrad Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 (edited) Undergrad Institution: Medium sized state school Major(s): Environmental ScienceMinor(s): Geological science/coastal geoscienceGPA in Major:3.6Overall GPA:3.4Position in Class: mid to mid topType of Student: domestic white maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:162V:151W:3.5Research Experience: NoneAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list a couple timesPertinent Activities or Jobs: State Geological Survey working of geologic maps, GIS, and field workAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Study abroad for geologySpecial Bonus Points: took two graduate classes but was not on resume so hopefully they see it on my transcriptAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: strong LOR two from professors and one from state surveyApplying to Where: All for M.S. programs UT - Petrology/geochemistry University of vermont -Petrology/geochemistry Syracuse-Petrology/geochemistry Boise state-Petrology/geochemistry CU boulder-Petrology/geochemistry Lehigh-/geochemistry Checking everyday, but really want to know my chances because I am clueless and don't seem to have anything special that stands out in my application Edited January 25, 2018 by geoundergrad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Different_Name_111!!! Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Who'd you apply to work with at Lehigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmj046 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 UT Geo Department is having some severe budget cuts this year. I've been rejected from there two years in a row for that reason even though I have great experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoundergrad Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 On 1/26/2018 at 4:22 PM, SickSlickensides said: Who'd you apply to work with at Lehigh? Jill McDermott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Different_Name_111!!! Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Good luck! I think initial offers are out for Lehigh prospectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laekkauai Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 On 1/25/2018 at 8:42 AM, geoundergrad said: Undergrad Institution: Medium sized state school Major(s): Environmental ScienceMinor(s): Geological science/coastal geoscienceGPA in Major:3.6Overall GPA:3.4Position in Class: mid to mid topType of Student: domestic white maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:162V:151W:3.5Research Experience: NoneAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Dean's list a couple timesPertinent Activities or Jobs: State Geological Survey working of geologic maps, GIS, and field workAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Study abroad for geologySpecial Bonus Points: took two graduate classes but was not on resume so hopefully they see it on my transcriptAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: strong LOR two from professors and one from state surveyApplying to Where: All for M.S. programs UT - Petrology/geochemistry University of vermont -Petrology/geochemistry Syracuse-Petrology/geochemistry Boise state-Petrology/geochemistry CU boulder-Petrology/geochemistry Lehigh-/geochemistry Checking everyday, but really want to know my chances because I am clueless and don't seem to have anything special that stands out in my application I think your work exp and letters of rec are really important. I was accepted to a couple environmental science MS programs and I didn't even major in the sciences for my undergrad, and had no research experience. I think my recommendation letters and SOP really helped since I lacked the research exp. I also think they aren't looking for people with research experience per se but are looking for students that have a strong idea of what their research interests might be. So don't lose hope! Victor Awosiji 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoundergrad Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Thanks for the hope! lol still have not heard back from any of the programs yet, but I guess that so far not a terrible thing because I didnt get rejected yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dataseis Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 I think your graduate classes and work experience will make up for your lack of research exp. Did you do any class projects that are sort of research-oriented? Those projects are worth mentioning when writing your SoP and in your CV. How well did you articulate yourself regarding your work experience with state Geological survey? If you have written a strong and convincing SoP, I think you'll be fine. Side note: I think CU Boulder might be a stretch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoundergrad Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 26 minutes ago, dataseis said: I think your graduate classes and work experience will make up for your lack of research exp. Did you do any class projects that are sort of research-oriented? Those projects are worth mentioning when writing your SoP and in your CV. How well did you articulate yourself regarding your work experience with state Geological survey? If you have written a strong and convincing SoP, I think you'll be fine. Side note: I think CU Boulder might be a stretch I have a small part in my resume and CV about my work experience, pretty much a decent small summary not in really great detail. They did write me a LOR that really dives into what I did working for them which I think will really help. and yea CU boulder and UT were definitely stretch schools, not expecting much from them, but hey who knows right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoundergrad Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 Got rejected to CU boulder but had a skype interview for lehigh, up and down application day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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