Romcomulus Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Just now, kemalgider said: I mean concerning the application fees that average around $70, it makes more than $1500 to only apply to that many schools. As an international student, that is more than the whole salary of a person in Turkey. LOL. Probably even more than that considering all UC's have a $120 fee I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihatedecisions Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Romcomulus said: I can't think of 23 schools I would want to go to. However, my desire to get in somewhere far outweighs any reservations about going to a school I'm not familiar with, lol. fair point. I sort of went all in with my safe choice closing the ranking and dropping places like Rochester or some Ivys because I really chanced myself as a very unlikely admit. arslanok and sloth_girl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth_girl Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 13 minutes ago, Romcomulus said: Is it common for applicants to apply to 20+ schools? I just saw an NYU admit that applied to 22 schools. I applied to ten and I thought that was a lot. Lol, now I'm worried I should have applied to more. That's me. I have a different family situation than most (kids and a spouse who wants to work in their field), so I applied to a good number. Additionally, I REALLY didn't think I'd get into many, so I wanted to apply broadly so as to have options in terms of cost of living, rank, etc.. My undergrad department also funds up to $500 in application fees for students and former students, so that helped a bit. taraeh, horololo and ihatedecisions 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romcomulus Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, sloth_girl said: That's me. I have a different family situation than most (kids and a spouse who wants to work in their field), so I applied to a good number. Additionally, I REALLY didn't think I'd get into many, so I wanted to apply broadly so as to have options in terms of cost of living, rank, etc.. My undergrad department also funds up to $500 in application fees for students and former students, so that helped a bit. Well you absolutely killed it. You’ll have your pick of amazing schools and advisors Congratulations! sloth_girl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwar Posted February 4, 2020 Author Share Posted February 4, 2020 CU Updates are out BTW Richelieu and GabriellaG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romcomulus Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) Congrats to whoever posted that they struck out last year, that's awesome! Never give up guys! Edited February 4, 2020 by Romcomulus GabriellaG, HanZero, Vivlovelife28 and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needanoffersobad Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Romcomulus said: Is it common for applicants to apply to 20+ schools? I just saw an NYU admit that applied to 22 schools. I applied to ten and I thought that was a lot. Lol, now I'm worried I should have applied to more. On one hand, of course it’s better to apply as many as possible. On the other hand, ranking and fit kinda limit my choice. For example, I didn’t apply for any top 20 schools based on my mediocre gpa which is around 3.5. I didn’t apply for schools ranking after 40 either And between 20-40, I have to make sure The department fit me. Make sure there Are at least three professors to be my POI I applied for 9 and so far one acceptance. Edited February 4, 2020 by needanoffersobad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needanoffersobad Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Anyone got interviews from Vanderbilt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceward Posted February 4, 2020 Share Posted February 4, 2020 27 minutes ago, Dwar said: CU Updates are out BTW You have a decision? Nothing on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horololo Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, needanoffersobad said: On one hand, of course it’s better to apply as many as possible. On the other hand, ranking and fit kinda limit my choice. For example, I didn’t apply for any top 20 schools based on my mediocre gpa which is around 3.5. I didn’t apply for schools ranking after 40 either And between 20-40, I have to make sure The department fit me. Make sure there Are at least three professors to be my POI I applied for 9 and so far one acceptance. It might be a bummer to tell you this at this point, but my college GPA is below 3.5 and I got admission from a top 20 school. I think the research fit was the most important thing in my case Edited February 5, 2020 by horololo taraeh, Pol22222, bigmood and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperator Totius Hispaniae Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just now, horololo said: It might be a bummer to tell you this at this point, but my college GPA is below 3.5 and I got admission from a top 20 school Which school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwar Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Romcomulus said: Congrats to whoever posted that they struck out last year, that's awesome! Never give up guys! Ayyyyy thanks! It’s such a relief. HanZero, Nichrome, niceward and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceward Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I applied in CP in Boulder. @Dwar, I know you're not in my field. Wondering about the other poster... Congratulations, by the way! I'm glad you got some good news. GabriellaG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwar Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 11 minutes ago, niceward said: I applied in CP in Boulder. @Dwar, I know you're not in my field. Wondering about the other poster... Congratulations, by the way! I'm glad you got some good news. Thank you so much! ALSO, I'm not seeing any rejections out yet, so not sure what that timeline will be, but I do know that CU likes to hold a large waitlist so if you don't receive either an acceptance or rejection then I would assume you're on that. I know last year they drew alot of students from it. niceward, GabriellaG and Romcomulus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theory007 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Dwar said: CU Updates are out BTW CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! THAT'S SO AMAZING EXCELLENT TERRIFIC TREMENDOUS OUTSTANDING!!!! Plz show Dwar some love people!! GabriellaG, Dwar and HanZero 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needanoffersobad Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, horololo said: It might be a bummer to tell you this at this point, but my college GPA is below 3.5 and I got admission from a top 20 school. I think the research fit was the most important thing in my case Wow u r killing me hahah! Congratulations! Later after this application cycle, maybe u can share your tips in application. That will help lots of people I bet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taraeh Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Dwar said: Thank you so much! ALSO, I'm not seeing any rejections out yet, so not sure what that timeline will be, but I do know that CU likes to hold a large waitlist so if you don't receive either an acceptance or rejection then I would assume you're on that. I know last year they drew alot of students from it. Dwar you got in to CU??? WOOHOO!!! Excited to hear that! Two years of this and it paid off! My fingers are crossed I get similar news - I can't possibly come back a third year. niceward, GabriellaG and Dwar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmood Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, horololo said: It might be a bummer to tell you this at this point, but my college GPA is below 3.5 and I got admission from a top 20 school. Yeah, I'm in the same boat. Sub 3.5 GPA and so far I have acceptances from two top 20 and two 20-25 schools. I think research fit makes such a difference when departments are reviewing applications. needanoffersobad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GabriellaG Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Dwar said: Thank you so much! ALSO, I'm not seeing any rejections out yet, so not sure what that timeline will be, but I do know that CU likes to hold a large waitlist so if you don't receive either an acceptance or rejection then I would assume you're on that. I know last year they drew alot of students from it. @DwarAlso yes congrats!! That's great :) @niceward I applied to the IR subfield and haven't seen anyone post about that so hoping that they either haven't done anything for IR yet or that the waitlist is indeed long and used Dwar and niceward 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceward Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Just curious... Anyone else applying to CUNY, Rutgers, JHU, Brandeis, or Brown? I've yet to hear from any of them. All theory subfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2e4 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 28 minutes ago, niceward said: Just curious... Anyone else applying to CUNY, Rutgers, JHU, Brandeis, or Brown? I've yet to hear from any of them. All theory subfield. I applied to CUNY, JH, and Brown. Have not heard anything yet. niceward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceward Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 1 minute ago, e2e4 said: I applied to CUNY, JH, and Brown. Have not heard anything yet. Hey, good luck! Maybe we'll see each other in the fall. What subfield? Edited February 5, 2020 by niceward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2e4 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 minute ago, niceward said: Hey, good luck! Maybe we'll see each other in the fall. What subfield? ? I'm CP --- slide in my dms when things wrap up niceward 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2e4 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 9 hours ago, Romcomulus said: Probably even more than that considering all UC's have a $120 fee I think. plus you have to shell out for sending GRE scores, so + $27*n. then some schools require official transcripts up front. massive racket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e2e4 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 9 hours ago, ihatedecisions said: i applied to 15 schools and prob would stupid go for 23-ish if i could afford it 9 hours ago, Romcomulus said: Is it common for applicants to apply to 20+ schools? I just saw an NYU admit that applied to 22 schools. I applied to ten and I thought that was a lot. Lol, now I'm worried I should have applied to more. If eligible, I would recommend taking advantage of GRE fee reduction program. This opens up a number of fee waivers. Affiliation with some programs that promote diversity open up waivers, but not all programs are included. Most top schools are happy to offer fee waivers if candidate shows demonstrated need / hardship. Apply for these early. I'd like to put Stanford on blast as an exception, as they have a particularly distressing system of selectively applying program waivers after candidate jumps through a number of hoops. I find this gatekeeping abhorrent. Georgetown's is also particularly troublesome. As you go lower in rank, it seems these waivers are harder to come by, but still worth the ask. In my mind, this very high barrier to entry runs counter to missions of diversity and inclusion. As if there wasn't already enough inequality and exploitation in higher ed Josh_Lyman and niceward 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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