organic path Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 hours ago, chemnerd101 said: I didn't apply to UCSD or UCLA but I heard back from a faculty member at Berkeley about a week and a half ago. I was reading some old admissions forums and some people received their official acceptances without being contacted by a professor. They haven't sent official acceptances yet so there is still hope if you haven't heard from them yet! Also to those wondering about Caltech organic, my interviewer mentioned more interviews are going on early next week, and these interviews were not listed on the initial schedule, which makes me think they are not done sending out interviews to prospectives. Thanks for sharing about caltech, now I'm being hopeful again haha. Has anybody else heard the same thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABis Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 2 hours ago, jtn_11 said: I got a letter of admission from Penn State! I also got an interview at Dartmouth on the 29th in person. Hey are you an international student or from the States? I had an interview at penn state two days ago but haven't heard from them since. Would you plz share the timeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtn_11 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, ABis said: Hey are you an international student or from the States? I had an interview at penn state two days ago but haven't heard from them since. Would you plz share the timeline? I am from the States and it took like a month for the notification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABis Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, jtn_11 said: I am from the States and it took like a month for the notification. Congratulations for the acceptance! And thanks a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtn_11 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, ABis said: Congratulations for the acceptance! And thanks a lot. For sure I do not know much about Penn State is it a good program to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABis Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 6 minutes ago, jtn_11 said: For sure I do not know much about Penn State is it a good program to you? Yes it definitely is one of my top choices coz I have many groups of interest there. I'll definitely go there if I get an offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saisei Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Someone please confirm with me that Stanford is done sending out interviews so I can mark myself rejected and forget about them lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyFan Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/11/2022 at 7:31 PM, maplelatte said: I had mine today (organic)! Really simple questions (this is what I remember): 1. Talk about a time in your research where you had an exciting result/something you were proud of. 2. Talk about a challenging time and what you did. 3/4. Why do you want a PhD and what drives you to get one? Good luck tomorrow! They were quite nice. They did ask a couple follow up questions regarding my research, but I wasn't being grilled by any means. Had my caltech interview today (chem bio) and they also asked me these exact questions with a few follow up regrading my research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemnerd101 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Did they rush through any of the Caltech interviews (organic)? They rushed through mine and I'm scared thats a bad sign lol, they barely asked any follow up questions so I'm concerned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saisei Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, chemnerd101 said: Did they rush through any of the Caltech interviews (organic)? They rushed through mine and I'm scared thats a bad sign lol, they barely asked any follow up questions so I'm concerned Lmao I had no follow up questions either. God I talked too much about my projects and probably too fast. Same questions as above tho (inorg). edit: I'm still mentally melting, I need to tell someone that Edited January 13, 2022 by Saisei Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemnerd101 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 minute ago, Saisei said: Lmao I had no follow up questions either. God I talked too much about my projects and probably too fast. Same questions as above tho (inorg). HAHA I I think I had the same problem. Talked so fast I forgot to mention some of the best parts of my undergrad experience and research? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem3097 Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, chemnerd101 said: Did they rush through any of the Caltech interviews (organic)? They rushed through mine and I'm scared thats a bad sign lol, they barely asked any follow up questions so I'm concerned ChemBio, but they maybe asked one follow up question. Pretty clear that they had 4 questions they were determined to ask within the time period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnstableRadical Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 I’m losing my mind with Scripps La Jolla… two people said they were invited for interviews today. I hope it’s still being sent out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplelatte Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Did anyone have their MIT interview today? I feel like I'm still sweating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theorganicchemistrytutor Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 1 hour ago, maplelatte said: Did anyone have their MIT interview today? I feel like I'm still sweating... I have mine tomorrow and am pretty nervous, was it that bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplelatte Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 17 minutes ago, theorganicchemistrytutor said: I have mine tomorrow and am pretty nervous, was it that bad? Some hard follow-up questions regarding research! I might be overthinking it, but it was a bit more stressful than my last interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theorganicchemistrytutor Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 5 minutes ago, maplelatte said: Some hard follow-up questions regarding research! I might be overthinking it, but it was a bit more stressful than my last interview. Oh no I'm sorry to hear that, but I'm sure it went better than you thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgogogo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 32 minutes ago, maplelatte said: Some hard follow-up questions regarding research! I might be overthinking it, but it was a bit more stressful than my last interview. Oh jeez… i really hope you get in! And i haven’t even heard back yet, did you interview for organic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgogogo Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 57 minutes ago, theorganicchemistrytutor said: I have mine tomorrow and am pretty nervous, was it that bad? Hi! Just curious to know if you’re interviewing for organic? I’m assuming you are given your display name haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theorganicchemistrytutor Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Orgogogo said: Hi! Just curious to know if you’re interviewing for organic? I’m assuming you are given your display name haha I am organic haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saisei Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, maplelatte said: Some hard follow-up questions regarding research! I might be overthinking it, but it was a bit more stressful than my last interview. Elaborate on hard lol please I beg you. Mine is in the next few days, I hope they don't ask me to rattle off boiling points or draw an MO diagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maplelatte Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, Saisei said: Elaborate on hard lol please I beg you. Mine is in the next few days, I hope they don't ask me to rattle off boiling points or draw an MO diagram. Pretty sure they'd never make you do that haha. PM'ing you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chem3097 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 31 minutes ago, Saisei said: Elaborate on hard lol please I beg you. Mine is in the next few days, I hope they don't ask me to rattle off boiling points or draw an MO diagram. Compared to the other interviews, they just went more in depth and asked what I guess I would call "more technical" questions about the science behind it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeniah Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 1 hour ago, maplelatte said: Pretty sure they'd never make you do that haha. PM'ing you! Please PM me too! I also have mine in a few days haha and I don't know what to expect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nina37 Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 8:58 PM, rubysaerosol said: I was accepted to CU Boulder and UC Irvine for analytical/atmospheric chemistry! Does anyone have any insight into how these two programs compare? I was also accepted into these two programs/divisions! They are two of my top choices I am nervous about making a decision but I am looking forward to the open houses rubysaerosol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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