thisisabadidea Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): R1 Public State School, not well known outside of state (outside of US News top 100) Major(s): Chemical EngineeringMinor(s): None GPA in Major: 3.59/4.00Overall GPA: 3.72/4.00Demographics/Background: Asian female, US Citizen GRE Scores: N/A, took but did not submit to any schools due to COVIDLOR: 1 very strong (have done research with him for 4 years), 1 strong from older professor known in the field (that I TAed for), 1 medium strong from professor I took 2 classes fromResearch Experience: Almost 4 years with the same professor during school year 2 REUs over summer at undergraduate school Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: No publications, 2 posters, 1 presentation at award symposium Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Won award at national symposium Fellowships/Funding: None Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 2 industry internships at well known company in S&P 500 in ChemE related applications Ran mentoring/outreach program for SWE chapter at university Volunteered at STEM outreach program run by professor that wrote req letter Other Miscellaneous Accomplishments: Anything else in your application that might matter (faculty connections, etc.): PI at undergraduate graduated from berkeley <5 years ago Research Interests: Computational (anything really, but my personal statement focused on genomics and materials work that I worked on during undergrad) Institutions/Programs: MIT, Berkeley, Stanford, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia My list is ambitious, but I decided that if I couldn't get in, I would just take the job offer I got. Comments: I made outreach a major component of my personal statement; I think that demographics of engineering are probably working in my favor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisisabadidea Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 MIT seems like historically they send out acceptances in mid January around 15th January all the way to the beginning of February, with most acceptances falling between 15 Jan to 20 Jan, so it might be possible that no results are out yet. I am also wondering if MIT interviews everyone that they accept or if they only interview a subset. Can anyone lend any insight into MIT interviews? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Chemical Engineer Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 has anyone be heard back from the schools below?Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): University of Minnesota (4th) Major(s): Chemical Engineering and ChemistryMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.36/4.00Overall GPA: 3.36/4.00Demographics/Background: Caucasian male, 25yrs, 4 years of industry experience in adhesives and thermal interface materials GRE Scores:Q: 159V: 157W: 4.0LOR: Marc Hillmyer and 2 industry PhDs Research Experience: 1 year in Hillmyer Group, 2 years in industrial R&D, 2 years of industrial engineering Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: “Controlled synthesis of ABCA’ tetrablock terpolymers” Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Henry Fischman Scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Manufacturing Engineer - 1 year R&D rotational program - 2 years Product development engineer - 1 year Research Interests: Biomaterials - hydrogels, biomimetics, and filters Polymer Chemistry and Rheology - 1 & 2 part Thermoplastics & thermosets, suspension rheology, formulation science Institutions/Programs: 1. UCSB 2. UC Boulder 3. U of Delaware 4. UT Austin 5. NC State 6. UMass Amherst 7. UC Davis 8. University of Florida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimanon Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Polymer Chemical Engineer said: has anyone be heard back from the schools below?Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): University of Minnesota (4th) Major(s): Chemical Engineering and ChemistryMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.36/4.00Overall GPA: 3.36/4.00Demographics/Background: Caucasian male, 25yrs, 4 years of industry experience in adhesives and thermal interface materials GRE Scores:Q: 159V: 157W: 4.0LOR: Marc Hillmyer and 2 industry PhDs Research Experience: 1 year in Hillmyer Group, 2 years in industrial R&D, 2 years of industrial engineering Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: “Controlled synthesis of ABCA’ tetrablock terpolymers” Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Henry Fischman Scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Manufacturing Engineer - 1 year R&D rotational program - 2 years Product development engineer - 1 year Research Interests: Biomaterials - hydrogels, biomimetics, and filters Polymer Chemistry and Rheology - 1 & 2 part Thermoplastics & thermosets, suspension rheology, formulation science Institutions/Programs: 1. UCSB 2. UC Boulder 3. U of Delaware 4. UT Austin 5. NC State 6. UMass Amherst 7. UC Davis 8. University of Florida I am a UT Austin undergrad and they just sent me this "We will discuss your application to the PhD program in chemical engineering at UT with you in March. In the meantime, we want to encourage you to continue to diversify your career opportunities beyond UT as we want you to have a wide variety of choices for your next steps as you approach graduation. Please keep us posted of any other schools that you get admitted to and let us know if your interest in our program changes at any point throughout this process." I took it as a positive thing but they really don't like people staying. I'll try to make my case cause I really like the program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuclearkimchi Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 I’m seeing some acceptances from MIT. Is it done on a rolling basis? Like could I potentially find out next week even though people are getting acceptances this week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omelettes Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 has anyone heard anything from Johns Hopkins Chemical and Biomolecular program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRRs Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Has anyone heard back from UCSB, chemical engineering. According to gradcafe results there has been hardly 2-3, which may be due to PI approaching them. Isn't this the time ucsb gives its accepts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teal25 Posted January 18, 2021 Share Posted January 18, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 9:10 AM, Polymer Chemical Engineer said: has anyone be heard back from the schools below?Undergrad Institution (approx. rank/reputation in STEM): University of Minnesota (4th) Major(s): Chemical Engineering and ChemistryMinor(s): GPA in Major: 3.36/4.00Overall GPA: 3.36/4.00Demographics/Background: Caucasian male, 25yrs, 4 years of industry experience in adhesives and thermal interface materials GRE Scores:Q: 159V: 157W: 4.0LOR: Marc Hillmyer and 2 industry PhDs Research Experience: 1 year in Hillmyer Group, 2 years in industrial R&D, 2 years of industrial engineering Publications/Abstracts/Presentations: “Controlled synthesis of ABCA’ tetrablock terpolymers” Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Henry Fischman Scholarship Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Manufacturing Engineer - 1 year R&D rotational program - 2 years Product development engineer - 1 year Research Interests: Biomaterials - hydrogels, biomimetics, and filters Polymer Chemistry and Rheology - 1 & 2 part Thermoplastics & thermosets, suspension rheology, formulation science Institutions/Programs: 1. UCSB 2. UC Boulder 3. U of Delaware 4. UT Austin 5. NC State 6. UMass Amherst 7. UC Davis 8. University of Florida I got an email from a PI at UT Austin a few days before Christmas and then a phone call the next day from the department head with an acceptance, but I did not receive the official acceptance letter/portal update until a few days ago (1/14 to be exact). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omelettes Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 anybody hear from Columbia? Is it safe to assume that I did not get in if I get emails about their masters program LOLOLOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catastrophe Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 hours ago, omelettes said: anybody hear from Columbia? Is it safe to assume that I did not get in if I get emails about their masters program LOLOLOL So I got in early last week but I actually received an email about their Master’s Program too the day before I received my acceptance so I wouldn’t worry/ I think it’s just automated or something! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teal25 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Has anyone heard from NYU's PhD program yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catastrophe Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 12 hours ago, teal25 said: Has anyone heard from NYU's PhD program yet? I had a POI email me for an interview on Tuesday for NYU so I don't think they've made admissions decisions quite yet but sounds like they're interviewing candidates now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacobellextensioncampus Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 Has anyone heard yet from Caltech? They normally seem to have decisions out by now but it doesn't seem like anyone's heard back yet on the results page. sunshinewater 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummybears Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 Admitted to the University of Rhode Island! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrochemist Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Hey all, does anyone know if MIT ChemE department is still sending offers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selvakur Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Anyone hear from CMU or GT (for ChemE)? Or know when to expect those results? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaitingItOut2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Has anyone heard from UCI for chemical and biomolecular engineering PhD? Especially international students? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Chemical Engineer Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 (edited) I still have not heard back from UCSB, UC Davis, UT Austin, Delaware, and CU Boulder Got offered Masters degrees from UF and UMass Amherst ? i still got a chance right? Right! Right... Edited February 20, 2021 by Polymer Chemical Engineer tacobellextensioncampus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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