contretemps Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 There was a guy who heard from UIUC on 5th Jan,2012 Would he mind posting his stats ? His/her GPA and GRE scores are already in his post. Just hover on the red dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twb Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 About MIT: does anyone know if any internatioanls have been accepted so far? I wonder how many internationals does MIT Chemistry usually take each year? I believe that MIT can only take a few internationals every year (someone I worked with at my lab who applied there said like 2-3) due to funding restrictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veele Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I believe that MIT can only take a few internationals every year (someone I worked with at my lab who applied there said like 2-3) due to funding restrictions I guess it's not just MIT but every other schools . I don't feel very hopeful now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcstev13 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) Chemistry is one of those subjects where schools highly favor domestic students. I was actually speaking with one of my chem professors/advisors this year about this very issue. He said that the predominating opinion (and I would agree) is that it's hard for any university to justify financing a person (with upwards of $30,000/yr) who's going to take their "quality" American degree and just run back to their home country afterward. It's not to say that every international student would do this, or that any domestic applicant wouldn't, but it's much more likely that a domestic PhD student will enter the US workforce after graduating. Even so, I wish all of the international applicants the best of luck! Edited January 9, 2012 by mcstev13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contretemps Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Isn't there a law/policy about that? Or does that depend on the school? I got this from a grad handbook from JHU: "The university admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital or veteran status to all of the rights, privileges, programs, benefits and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the university. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital or veteran status in any program or activity, including the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other university administered programs or in employment..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcknck Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Isn't there a law/policy about that? Or does that depend on the school? I got this from a grad handbook from JHU: "The university admits students of any race, color, gender, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital or veteran status to all of the rights, privileges, programs, benefits and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the university. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital or veteran status in any program or activity, including the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other university administered programs or in employment..." This is only saying that the school does not discriminate based on "national or ethnic origin." That is a different issue from citizenship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amirhossein B Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Chemistry is one of those subjects where schools highly favor domestic students. I was actually speaking with one of my chem professors/advisors this year about this very issue. He said that the predominating opinion (and I would agree) is that it's hard for any university to justify financing a person (with upwards of $30,000/yr) who's going to take their "quality" American degree and just run back to their home country afterward. It's not to say that every international student would do this, or that any domestic applicant wouldn't, but it's much more likely that a domestic PhD student will enter the US workforce after graduating. Even so, I wish all of the international applicants the best of luck! It is logical that the investment should be put on students who will enter to the US workforce after graduation. Still, the universities should be aware that there are differences between students coming from different countries. For example, every year several students go abroad for grad studies from our school, but I do not know any of them (in the group of my friends and acquaintances) who does not want to apply for a work permit and then, a green card upon completion of his/her degree!! I guess this is the case at least for the majority of applicants from the middle east. ah233 and Amirhossein B 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twb Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 (edited) who heard from princeton today? also about the international debate, there are some schools (such as the one that I'm currently attending) that aren't ranked as highly for chemistry but that can take alot more international students because they have different funding sources. In my lab 1/2 the grad students are international. Edited January 9, 2012 by twb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chande Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Heard back from Chapel Hill just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gringard Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 ^^^ Congrats Chande that's awesome! I feel that know that Winter Break is over for most universities many of the results are gonna be coming in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpenzK Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 Heard back from Chapel Hill just now. Congrats! If this year is anything like the last, we should all be hearing some good news this week . I'm crossing my fingers for Caltech and Berkeley... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quimico Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just heard from U Chicago and UNC. So excited!!! Still crossing my fingers and toes on MIT.....I want this more than anything else!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contretemps Posted January 9, 2012 Share Posted January 9, 2012 I just heard from U Chicago and UNC. So excited!!! Still crossing my fingers and toes on MIT.....I want this more than anything else!! Awesome news! about U Chicago, I e-mailed Melinda Moore and she said that decisions will be announced no later than mid-February. I hope I'll also get in. argh. the wait is killing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcstev13 Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 I received an acceptance email for U. Wisconsin-Madison this afternoon. It's not very high on my list but for those who are curious, visitation weekends are 2/24-26 and 3/9-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehco Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 For anyone who applied to Princeton, can you access the status of your application? I'm trying to log in to see if my midyear grades were added and I get this popup window saying "authentication required" and it requests a username and password. I can't seem to get past this popup. It was never there when I accessed my app in December. Anyone else have the same trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitroglycerin Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 mecho, When you created your account, you chose a username and password. That's what the box is asking for. I suspect that the website just remembers yours username and password for a limited amount of time, so in December you never had to enter it. Now that it's been a little longer, you need to re-enter it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehco Posted January 10, 2012 Share Posted January 10, 2012 mecho, When you created your account, you chose a username and password. That's what the box is asking for. I suspect that the website just remembers yours username and password for a limited amount of time, so in December you never had to enter it. Now that it's been a little longer, you need to re-enter it. Thanks! Apparently I had the wrong username. It was the only one that was different from all the other schools I applied to. Ha, grad school application anxiety is getting to my head. Hoping everyone hears good news this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twb Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 it's been slower this week for chemistry ppl than I would have thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronos Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Just received an e-mail invitation to interview for Scripps Florida (organic chemistry). Is there a difference in the caliber of Scripps La Jolla (California) vs. Scripps Jupiter (Florida)? I know that the one in Florida is a new campus that opened up in 2009, but I don't know too much about it. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoothsilkmusic Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 I just got an e-mail invitation to interview for Harvard Chemical Biology (which is different from Chemistry and Chemical Biology, CCB). Interview dates are Feb 10 and Feb 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nechalo Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 (edited) it's been slower this week for chemistry ppl than I would have thought... At least slower than I would wish there are approximately the same or more results in the database than this time last year though. We'll see it accelerate now that the holidays are over and they've had time to review after coming back from break. One I am interested in hearing back from soon is UT Austin, I heard they usually have a visitation date in February so you'd think they'd be sending out their first round of acceptances soon... Some others on my list have a history of not making many or any acceptances until later January/February anyway. Edited January 11, 2012 by nechalo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synorg Posted January 11, 2012 Share Posted January 11, 2012 Just received an e-mail invitation to interview for Scripps Florida (organic chemistry). Is there a difference in the caliber of Scripps La Jolla (California) vs. Scripps Jupiter (Florida)? I know that the one in Florida is a new campus that opened up in 2009, but I don't know too much about it. Any thoughts? Not sure what the national perception is, but I'd imagine the Scripps name will still carry a lot of weight. I didn't end up applying, but I really liked the work of Dr. William Roush and Dr. Glenn Micalizio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
contretemps Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Ok, someone (international student?) was admitted to UChicago chem. *panic ensues* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconutman39 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Whoever was admitted to USC chemistry, mind sharing your stats and when you completed your application? Man, I am coming to hate admissions season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veele Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 A few have been admitted to Caltech... And since not many got in every year (from past years' results), I think my chance is very very slim now (esp I'm an international student)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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