Any Atmospheric/Earth Science kids here?

[sconnors]

There are approximately FIVE results for Atmospheric Science when I search the acceptance/rejections area on the site!

So I want to know....is there anyone else out there? :mrgreen: and where are you applying?

[Abiogenic Gas]

Well, I'm in the Earth Sciences (Geophysics to be exact). You can see where I'm applying in my signature below.

I've been a lurker for quite some time, and I'd generally say that there are very few posters in our study area.

[sunnys]

Atmospheric Science here as well. The schools im applying to are in my signature. There is definitely a lack of posts in this subject area.

Hey klew12, you and I are applying to some of the same schools. Have you heard back from any of them yet?

[Abiogenic Gas]

Haven't heard back from any schools yet though I did have an interview/level of interest phone call last week from a prof at BU.

What I wonder is that there are certainly less people that apply for graduate school in the Earth Sciences compared to the other sciences, but is that a good thing for probability of admission?

[sunnys]

One would think that our probability would be higher compared to other sciences. But i guess it matters on factors that we might not know about. For example, maybe since Earth Sciences is generally a smaller dept they might have a smaller budget to work with. This i believe would make our probability lower. And if schools get enough applicants to be selective, that makes it even more competitive.

This is only one hypothetical scenario though. I think the whole probability thing can be approached in numerous ways which could help us or hurt us.