ETH Zurich (ETHZ) 2022 - Admissions and ESOP/ETH-D decisions

[zuluzazu]

Just now, azzazz said:

I will make just short correction. *She. (such stereotype I guess is caused by male dominance in the field )

Oh sorry. I normally write he/she nowadays but I am in a hurry to finish office work. Once again sorry.

[zuluzazu]

8 minutes ago, curiousExplorer said:

Congratss! I dont know why, but in my case the submission deadline field is empty! Did this date just appear after you got admitted? Also, anyone else outta here also having the submission deadline field empty or is it just me ?

Ohh my bad! I just noticed its 30 apr 2022, so I guess it should be the acceptance deadline for admitted students. Right?

Have you applied to MSc CS?

[azzazz]

1 minute ago, zuluzazu said:

Oh sorry. I normally write he/she nowadays but I am in a hurry to finish office work. Once again sorry.

No need to apologize. That's fine. I make stereotypes too. I don't take it as something offensive.

[Laertes]

18 minutes ago, zuluzazu said:

Nope but last 2 years people's withdraw button would disappear 3-4 days before the results. So we are not close to results

To be fair, looking at other years' threads, everything about withdraw the button seems about as reliable as reading coffee grounds. It's fine to keep us entertained while we wait, but it doesn't really seem to have any meaning.

[curiousExplorer]

29 minutes ago, zuluzazu said:

Have you applied to MSc CS?

Nope. I have applied to MSc in Robotics, systems and control.

[Richard Lei]

37 minutes ago, curiousExplorer said:

Nope. I have applied to MSc in Robotics, systems and control.

Have u heard anyone has results from RSC? I only found 1 reject on the gradcafe but no one else got decisions. I suspect that the only one reject is false.

[curiousExplorer]

7 minutes ago, Richard Lei said:

Have u heard anyone has results from RSC? I only found 1 reject on the gradcafe but no one else got decisions. I suspect that the only one reject is false.

Same with me. Haven't heard anything yet.

[Richard Lei]

1 minute ago, curiousExplorer said:

Same with me. Haven't heard anything yet.

Keeping nervous since noticing that decision. T_T

[Shieo]

Hii everyone, I've applied for Energy Science and Technology program. Has anyone heard of any results for Energy Science?

[anneit]

4 hours ago, Laertes said:

To be fair, looking at other years' threads, everything about withdraw the button seems about as reliable as reading coffee grounds. It's fine to keep us entertained while we wait, but it doesn't really seem to have any meaning.

LMAO, so true. I check several times a day to see if the withdraw button disappears. And also my junk email. 

Question- are ESOP acceptances usually given out after program acceptances? Or do these go hand-in-hand?

[ibex]

Hi everybody,

I am usually just a lurker when it comes to such forums but since I think I can answer some of your questions I decided to create an account and give it a go ?.

I am an ETH BSc student who applied for ESOP and had an interview a few weeks ago. During the interview the decision process was explained to me and I also talked to people who have received ESOP in previous years so I might be able to provide some insight.

ESOP decisions will come out by the end of March. The exact date is uncertain but try to relax for now, you will definitely have to wait for another few weeks. This also means that it is very likely that you will receive your admission decision earlier than your ESOP decision.

The general process for ESOP decisions is as follows: All the applications are evaluated by the respective departments and promising candidates are invited for interviews (usually late January/February) by the departments. The interviews are conducted by one or more professors/lecturers/mentors of that department. After the interviews, the department decides to propose their top candidates to the ETH-wide decision committee. How many candidates are proposed depends on the size of the department, specifically the number of Master students that belong to that department. Larger departments get more „slots“ for ESOP than smaller ones and the number of slots each department gets is more or less fixed from the beginning. So people applying to different departments are not really competing against each other for a scholarship. This ETH-wide decision committee then meets in March and makes the final decisions. ESOP acceptance decisions are then sent out all at once. This year there will be around 60 ESOP scholarships for the whole of ETH.

Sometimes students are accepted for ESOP without an interview. However, from what I have heard, this usually only happens to internal students, so students who did their BSc degree at ETH. I am also an internal student but was interviewed too.

How detrimental the different components of your application (e.g. grades, proposal, interview, reference letters, research experience,…) are to the success of your application really depends on the priorities of the respective department. That’s at least the impression I got.

So all in all, try not to stress out too much, unfortunately we will have to wait for a few more weeks. Also, try not to compare yourself to other applicants, especially if you are applying to different departments. And lastly, if you are admitted but do not get ESOP, there are other possibilities to (partially) finance your studies at ETH, e.g. by becoming a teaching assistant.

I am sorry that my post got so long but I hope I managed to clarify some of your questions and have been able to relieve some of your stress/anxiety :).

Best of luck to everyone!

[anneit]

^ Thank you so much @ibex !!! this is exactly the reassurance I needed

[zuluzazu]

6 hours ago, ibex said:

Hi everybody,

I am usually just a lurker when it comes to such forums but since I think I can answer some of your questions I decided to create an account and give it a go ?.

I am an ETH BSc student who applied for ESOP and had an interview a few weeks ago. During the interview the decision process was explained to me and I also talked to people who have received ESOP in previous years so I might be able to provide some insight.

ESOP decisions will come out by the end of March. The exact date is uncertain but try to relax for now, you will definitely have to wait for another few weeks. This also means that it is very likely that you will receive your admission decision earlier than your ESOP decision.

The general process for ESOP decisions is as follows: All the applications are evaluated by the respective departments and promising candidates are invited for interviews (usually late January/February) by the departments. The interviews are conducted by one or more professors/lecturers/mentors of that department. After the interviews, the department decides to propose their top candidates to the ETH-wide decision committee. How many candidates are proposed depends on the size of the department, specifically the number of Master students that belong to that department. Larger departments get more „slots“ for ESOP than smaller ones and the number of slots each department gets is more or less fixed from the beginning. So people applying to different departments are not really competing against each other for a scholarship. This ETH-wide decision committee then meets in March and makes the final decisions. ESOP acceptance decisions are then sent out all at once. This year there will be around 60 ESOP scholarships for the whole of ETH.

Sometimes students are accepted for ESOP without an interview. However, from what I have heard, this usually only happens to internal students, so students who did their BSc degree at ETH. I am also an internal student but was interviewed too.

How detrimental the different components of your application (e.g. grades, proposal, interview, reference letters, research experience,…) are to the success of your application really depends on the priorities of the respective department. That’s at least the impression I got.

So all in all, try not to stress out too much, unfortunately we will have to wait for a few more weeks. Also, try not to compare yourself to other applicants, especially if you are applying to different departments. And lastly, if you are admitted but do not get ESOP, there are other possibilities to (partially) finance your studies at ETH, e.g. by becoming a teaching assistant.

I am sorry that my post got so long but I hope I managed to clarify some of your questions and have been able to relieve some of your stress/anxiety :).

Best of luck to everyone!

May I ask to which program did you apply? Is it MSc in CS?

[Domi_Ger]

8 hours ago, ibex said:

Hi everybody,

I am usually just a lurker when it comes to such forums but since I think I can answer some of your questions I decided to create an account and give it a go ?.

I am an ETH BSc student who applied for ESOP and had an interview a few weeks ago. During the interview the decision process was explained to me and I also talked to people who have received ESOP in previous years so I might be able to provide some insight.

ESOP decisions will come out by the end of March. The exact date is uncertain but try to relax for now, you will definitely have to wait for another few weeks. This also means that it is very likely that you will receive your admission decision earlier than your ESOP decision.

The general process for ESOP decisions is as follows: All the applications are evaluated by the respective departments and promising candidates are invited for interviews (usually late January/February) by the departments. The interviews are conducted by one or more professors/lecturers/mentors of that department. After the interviews, the department decides to propose their top candidates to the ETH-wide decision committee. How many candidates are proposed depends on the size of the department, specifically the number of Master students that belong to that department. Larger departments get more „slots“ for ESOP than smaller ones and the number of slots each department gets is more or less fixed from the beginning. So people applying to different departments are not really competing against each other for a scholarship. This ETH-wide decision committee then meets in March and makes the final decisions. ESOP acceptance decisions are then sent out all at once. This year there will be around 60 ESOP scholarships for the whole of ETH.

Sometimes students are accepted for ESOP without an interview. However, from what I have heard, this usually only happens to internal students, so students who did their BSc degree at ETH. I am also an internal student but was interviewed too.

How detrimental the different components of your application (e.g. grades, proposal, interview, reference letters, research experience,…) are to the success of your application really depends on the priorities of the respective department. That’s at least the impression I got.

So all in all, try not to stress out too much, unfortunately we will have to wait for a few more weeks. Also, try not to compare yourself to other applicants, especially if you are applying to different departments. And lastly, if you are admitted but do not get ESOP, there are other possibilities to (partially) finance your studies at ETH, e.g. by becoming a teaching assistant.

I am sorry that my post got so long but I hope I managed to clarify some of your questions and have been able to relieve some of your stress/anxiety :).

Best of luck to everyone!

Hey,

thanks for the detailed explanation.

So what do you think is the final date when people are called to have an interview??

And for which department or study course have you applied for?

 

 

[StatBeast69]

I have noticed that a significant portion of ESOP scholars are internal, does not really seem fair.

[anneit]

6 hours ago, StatBeast69 said:

I have noticed that a significant portion of ESOP scholars are internal, does not really seem fair.

I am external! Although I haven't received ESOP, only the interview for now. Applying from Canada

[Domi_Ger]

22 minutes ago, anneit said:

I am external! Although I haven't received ESOP, only the interview for now. Applying from Canada

For what course have you applied to?

[zuluzazu]

1 hour ago, anneit said:

I am external! Although I haven't received ESOP, only the interview for now. Applying from Canada

Which course. Is it CS? I am currently high on hopium thinking no one has heard from CS dept for ESOP.

[anneit]

2 hours ago, zuluzazu said:

Which course. Is it CS? I am currently high on hopium thinking no one has heard from CS dept for ESOP.

 

2 hours ago, Domi_Ger said:

For what course have you applied to?

Haha, sorry to get your hopes up for CS. I applied to Environmental Science ESOP (same person from earlier in this forum discussion). Fingers crossed for you both!!

[Verdon]

Hey everyone!

I have applied for the Integrated Building Systems MSc (MIBS) and I have been recently invited to the ESOP interview. Best of luck to us all!

 

[curiousExplorer]

Guys does anybody know if it is possible that the decision gets posted on the portal but no email notification comes?Asking this since I keep checking my account day and night multiple times out of anxiety. I can't keep doing this forever lol

[alen_adiyev]

10 hours ago, curiousExplorer said:

Guys does anybody know if it is possible that the decision gets posted on the portal but no email notification comes?Asking this since I keep checking my account day and night multiple times out of anxiety. I can't keep doing this forever lol

It shouldn't be possible because the email notification that you receive is generated automatically. 

[Richard Lei]

can't wait for my reject notification

[C Zita Zhang]

1 hour ago, Richard Lei said:

can't wait for my reject notification

【eth rsc】 
It seems that the rejections have been sent out on 15-16 Feb. There are 3 results on GC (1 by searching for robotics, 2 by searching for rsc, in filter, with the default complementation of ETH).
So if we have not received anthing, we are admitted, I think.

[alen_adiyev]

Just received accept notification for Data Science