taybaxter Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Your adviser is being thoughtful here... let her take her sweet time. I know. She's been great! No complaints about her...I'm lamenting the fact that Yale is so hard to get into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lureynol Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 I know. She's been great! No complaints about her...I'm lamenting the fact that Yale is so hard to get into It'll be a little bit easier (and I mean a tiny amount) with recs customized to each school.My professors asked me to do that, and I found it immensely helpful - it allowed me to cut out one school that didn't have a specialist in my field, and I felt the short list of profs was very helpful when writing my statements of purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeLight Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 lureynol, why on earth would you consider applying to a school that doesn't have a specialist in your field? and taybaxter, yale isn't impossible to get into. you just have to speak their language. it sounds like your LOR writer is more with it than some and that'll help make you a more appealing candidate. it helps to build each application (from the SOP to the writing sample) to sound like X program is perfect for you and you're perfect for them. it may seem disingenuous for schools at the bottom of your list, but if you end up there, it's helpful to have already thought through why it can still be an excellent place to go to do your particular project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMP Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 taybxaxter, how is Yale any different than other programs in terms of acceptance rates? To take examples: Peer institution- Michigan gets about 350+ applications for 30-35 offers to yield a class of 18-20 Ranked in the 20s, OSU had about 325 applications last year for a class of 24 people. Ranked in the low 40s, GWU had about 120 applications several years ago and made 7 funded offers (no unfunded offers) Ranked in the 90s, American University still gets lots of applications and made 30 offers and only 5 of them are fully funded. All the same across the board- 5-10% chance of getting in anywhere. Maybe the quality of applications is a little higher but it's extremely competitive across the board. So don't treat your bottom choice schools any different than Yale- they're darn hard to get into too! It's still a privilege to be accepted, period. The only question then is, will you take it or try again? simone von c and Sigaba 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigaba Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 All the same across the board- 5-10% chance of getting in anywhere. I think this analysis is mixing apples and oranges. Acceptance rates are not the same as probability of acceptance because not all candidates are equal. That is, a top flight candidate who has a decent probability of acceptance at a top program will be a bigger fish at programs that are not as well regarded. Also, an acceptance rate is not the same as enrollment rate. A school accepts X applicants knowing that some will not attend. Safferz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lureynol Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 lureynol, why on earth would you consider applying to a school that doesn't have a specialist in your field? Listed interests on a first run scan looked to match mine. A close reading, however, proved otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loimographia Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Listed interests on a first run scan looked to match mine. A close reading, however, proved otherwise. I had a similar problem. I've essentially learned that when many profs say they're interested in the Mediterranean, apparently they only mean spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyvanb Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 6/10 done! Just one more to go in this round... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 Yay Sandy. I'm working on numbers 5 and 6 right now, which will take me to 6/10... whew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 I am still struggling to cut down my personal statement for Rutgers. 500 words is so, so short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Finicky Bean Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 I am still struggling to cut down my personal statement for Rutgers. 500 words is so, so short. Oh goldielocks, I feel your pain. Hang in there! *insert motivational poster of a kitten hanging from a tree branch* goldielocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 9, 2011 Author Share Posted December 9, 2011 On 12/9/2011 at 1:49 PM, A Finicky Bean said: Oh goldielocks, I feel your pain. Hang in there! *insert motivational poster of a kitten hanging from a tree branch* Hahahahahahaha. I laughed out loud at this. This is exactly what I need right now. I should print one and hang it above my desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyvanb Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Goldie I feel your pain! Georgetown only allows 500 words as well and I was very creative in my cuts/rewrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hopin'-n-Prayin' Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Ok, all apps are done, submitted and paid for. I feel...absolutely sick! The application process was fun, exciting, invigorating. Now I just sit back for the next three months and think about how under-qualified I am for all these top programs I just applied to... Any company for this misery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Finicky Bean Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Ok, all apps are done, submitted and paid for. I feel...absolutely sick! The application process was fun, exciting, invigorating. Now I just sit back for the next three months and think about how under-qualified I am for all these top programs I just applied to... Any company for this misery? I'm right there with you. Shall I pull up some chairs to the table and we can toast to the next few months of misery and waiting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigaba Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Any company for this misery? Shall I pull up some chairs to the table and we can toast to the next few months of misery and waiting? IME, the splendid agony of the application process is nothing compared to the exquisite suffering of preparing for qualifying exams. Please do consider the potential advantages of believing that you're both going to get in somewhere and of getting a running start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyvanb Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 I still have one more app to submit this week, but I'm waiting for one more round of feedback on my writing sample. Then I need to work on my final three apps that are due January 15th, I want them done before Christmas. I finished writing my final exam tonight, so grades should be calculated and submitted by Friday! Whatever will I do with all of my free time in the New Year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Any other Rutgers applicants? In the painful process of trimming my personal statement, I've noticed that the application form has two sort of conflicting sets of instructions. The personal statement page says that it should be no more than 500 words. However, the text box reads "fewer than 35112" characters. I am down to 670 words and REALLY stuck. Anyone in a similar boat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybaxter Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 (edited) Any other Rutgers applicants? In the painful process of trimming my personal statement, I've noticed that the application form has two sort of conflicting sets of instructions. The personal statement page says that it should be no more than 500 words. However, the text box reads "fewer than 35112" characters. I am down to 670 words and REALLY stuck. Anyone in a similar boat? I got mine down to 525 words and figured that was close enough. When I turned it in it showed me a preview and it looked fine. I had to cut out references to several of my major research projects though...hoping that they'll read my CV closely! Edited December 11, 2011 by taybaxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageFree Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 3/7 done. My big one is due on Thursday... ack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Rutgers is submitted — thank goodness! 5 down, 5 to go! Halfway there, just gotta keep chugging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 12, 2011 Author Share Posted December 12, 2011 Just remember, everyone: goldielocks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolutionBlues Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Well, after months of program research, communicating with professors, wrangling up recommenders, and writing-revising-writing-revising, my applications are finally finished. Best of luck to everyone! Edited December 12, 2011 by RevolutionBlues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taybaxter Posted December 13, 2011 Share Posted December 13, 2011 All in except for my one late deadline. *whew* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldielocks Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 Has anyone else noticed that the Rutgers status check page is missing documents that were definitely sent in? For example, it says my transcripts have not been received, but they were sent like two months ago. I uploaded my unofficial ones but this makes me nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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