M(allthevowels)H Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, colin_cloute said: Been trying to hold off joining Grad Cafe but can't help it today....first post, hi everyone! Stanford, Northwestern, and Chicago rejections today. got an interview with Columbia but I feel increasingly cynical about how I did.... Hello! And a Columbia interview is nothing to sneeze at! I'm a firm believer that we (almost) always do better in interviews than we think we do. Our own worst critics, and all that.
M(allthevowels)H Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Warelin said: Personalized rejection from Northwestern. Well, if the Adcoms were on GradCafe and saw all that you do they would have made you president of Northwestern. Nay, the world!
WildeThing Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, colin_cloute said: Been trying to hold off joining Grad Cafe but can't help it today....first post, hi everyone! Stanford, Northwestern, and Chicago rejections today. got an interview with Columbia but I feel increasingly cynical about how I did.... Oh didn't see this. First of all congrats on the interview! Do you know if all prospective admitted candidates were being interviewed? What was the interview like? Did not expected to see Columbia interviews so any info you have would be appreciated.
la_mod Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 15 minutes ago, WildeThing said: Oh didn't see this. First of all congrats on the interview! Do you know if all prospective admitted candidates were being interviewed? What was the interview like? Did not expected to see Columbia interviews so any info you have would be appreciated. Sorry to butt in, but not all prospective candidates are interviewed.
WildeThing Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, la_mod said: Sorry to butt in, but not all prospective candidates are interviewed. Thanks! Any idea on what the numbers are or how they process interviewed vs. non-interviews?
la_mod Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, WildeThing said: Thanks! Any idea on what the numbers are or how they process interviewed vs. non-interviews? Nope! I got an interview last year and was ultimately rejected; I know others didn’t get an interview and were accepted. It’s always done by subfield, so maybe just medieval Lit is interviewing this year?
Mellowyellow Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Goods news at least that there have been no other Berkeley acceptances today
Crow T. Robot Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 @colin_cloute, I have no useful information to offer here, but I just wanted to say that your display name rules. Eddie Spense 4evr. JustPoesieAlong 1
superfluouswoman Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Hi gang, longtime lurker of this thread. I’ve applied to 12 schools. I had an interview with one (UC Davis) but so far silence from all the others. I’m guessing it’s implied rejections from Chicago, Northwestern, Emory, and UPenn. The past couple of days have been brutal. I tried to smoke weed to chill but it sent me into a spiral of paranoia. I sometimes wish I never discovered the results page.
Mellowyellow Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: I sometimes wish I never discovered the results page. ethos superfluouswoman 1
la_mod Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: Hi gang, longtime lurker of this thread. I’ve applied to 12 schools. I had an interview with one (UC Davis) but so far silence from all the others. I’m guessing it’s implied rejections from Chicago, Northwestern, Emory, and UPenn. The past couple of days have been brutal. I tried to smoke weed to chill but it sent me into a spiral of paranoia. I sometimes wish I never discovered the results page. English or Comp Lit? If English, UPenn hasn’t come out yet and likely won’t until the end of the month.
superfluouswoman Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, la_mod said: English or Comp Lit? If English, UPenn hasn’t come out yet and likely won’t until the end of the month. Comp Lit. Interview emails have been sent out the past couple of days. la_mod 1
la_mod Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Mellowyellow said: Goods news at least that there have been no other Berkeley acceptances today Spoke too soon.... 5 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: Comp Lit. Interview emails have been sent out the past couple of days. Eek, sorry to hear :/
YTC Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 14 minutes ago, jshaarawi said: Comp Lit. Interview emails have been sent out the past couple of days. I didn't hear from Penn until yesterday, so I think there is still hope. Good luck!
Mellowyellow Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, la_mod said: Spoke too soon.... dammit (you see that 800 on GRE lit??)
FreakyFoucault Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Mellowyellow said: dammit (you see that 800 on GRE lit??) Not to be a jerk, but 800 sounds fishy. Unless the scoring range has changed (which, granted, is possible), that number exceeds the highest score from 2013-2016 by forty points: https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide_table2.pdf. Sooooo I'm putting on my skeptical Homburg. But, if that 800 is legit, I will also tip my skeptical hat. Edited February 7, 2018 by FreakyFoucault
villanelle Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 Where is this 800? I can't seem to find it.
la_mod Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 7 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Not to be a jerk, but 800 sounds fishy. Unless the scoring range has changed (which, granted, is possible), that number exceeds the highest score from 2013-2016 by forty points: https://www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_guide_table2.pdf. Sooooo I'm putting on my skeptical Homburg. But, if that 800 is legit, I will also tip my skeptical hat. Also fishy with the other GRE numbers being in percentile and not raw? Idk maybe I’m being a jerk. A genuine congrats to whoever it is though; Cal is rad mads47 1
Mellowyellow Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 I'll give myself about 20 hrs till i chalk it up to implied rejection
FreakyFoucault Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mellowyellow said: I'll give myself about 20 hrs till i chalk it up to implied rejection Mellow, you need to ... dare I say ... mellow!! You got accepted to Chicago, no? You must have a killer strong application!!!! I have faith in you ! FWIW, to receive an 800 on the 2002 LGRE, you'd have to get 228-230 questions correct. That just seems impossible. Again, things can change from test to test, but I'm having a hard time buying it. Mellowyellow and OceansAreBlue 2
Mellowyellow Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 32 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Mellow, you need to ... dare I say ... mellow!! You got accepted to Chicago, no? You must have a killer strong application!!!! I have faith in you ! i'm chill i'm chill
FreakyFoucault Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 5 minutes ago, Mellowyellow said: i'm chill i'm chill That's what I like to hear!
OceansAreBlue Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 @FreakyFoucaultI am terrible with these calculation of GRE scores and percentiles. However, ETS got rid of negative marking in the Subject GRE. It might have got something to do with that.
FreakyFoucault Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, OceansAreBlue said: @FreakyFoucaultI am terrible with these calculation of GRE scores and percentiles. However, ETS got rid of negative marking in the Subject GRE. It might have got something to do with that. Good point, @OceansAreBlue -- I forgot that ETS revised the negative-marking system. As it turns out, the most recent practice test says that you'd have to answer 220-222 questions correctly to score an 800. That sounds more reasonable than 228-230 (though still quite tough). Well, congrats to you, anonymous Berkeley admit, and here's to hoping we see more! Edited February 7, 2018 by FreakyFoucault
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