Cazorla Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Congrats!
IRTheoryNerd Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Impressive resolve. Congratulations!!
NYCBluenose Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Huge congrats. Way to stick it out in Rocky-esque style, you deserve it!
veritaserum Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I think it is California, for Berkeley. Should be Cal-tech though. That program is boss. I still can't figure out which University the C in CHYMPS stands for. Cornell? I don't really know lol. Btw, are you ready for tonight??!!??! I'd always been under the impression that the C was for Columbia... HYP is Harvard Yale Princeton, obviously, and then Columbia was added since it's also in the upper half of the Ivies, rankings-wise, and then M for MIT and S for Stanford, because strong programs and whatnot. Outside of California and internationally, most people refer to UC-Berkeley as simply Berkeley, and not Cal, actually. That aside, congrats to all the Columbia admits! Way to go guys! (sobbing a little on the inside over here about not receiving notification, but mostly feeling okay about it)
Zahar Berkut Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Congrats to all the Columbia admits. And a giant UGH for everyone who applied and didn't hear anything yet. Robes 1
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Outside of California and internationally, most people refer to UC-Berkeley as simply Berkeley, and not Cal, actually. New Yorker here, and I've always called it Berkeley. So, yeah, I can confirm this anecdotally. veritaserum 1
Dark-Helmed Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Congratulations! (Phenominal staying power as well)
IRToni Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I'd always been under the impression that the C was for Columbia... HYP is Harvard Yale Princeton, obviously, and then Columbia was added since it's also in the upper half of the Ivies, rankings-wise, and then M for MIT and S for Stanford, because strong programs and whatnot. Outside of California and internationally, most people refer to UC-Berkeley as simply Berkeley, and not Cal, actually. I thought M was for Michigan! When I didn't freak about not hearing from Columbia yet, I realized I probably didn't wanna go there as badly as expected. If, by some miracle, I do get accepted (did any IR people hear back yet?), it'll be a discussion, cause I'd love living in NYC, but...
cooperstreet Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Yeah, I'm IR and I heard from Columbia.
tinkerbell Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Wow, I truly admire you right now.
lonestarflag Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. That is dedication right there. Bravo sir/madam.
cooperstreet Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 To be fair, 15 of those were History Phd programs, that I applied to before I switch to PS, although studying similar fields. I also only applied to the most selective programs, and for the past two years I was regionally restricted to between Philadelphia and NYC.
cooperstreet Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Also, I got in to two programs over the years, but they weren't funded.
veritaserum Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Dammit. Chicago, have the decency to reject your applicants. What about UCLA? There's been a huge lull period since their acceptances went out, and even though someone reported on the forums that they'd said notifications were still a work in progress...
Orlien Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I'd always been under the impression that the C was for Columbia... HYP is Harvard Yale Princeton, obviously, and then Columbia was added since it's also in the upper half of the Ivies, rankings-wise, and then M for MIT and S for Stanford, because strong programs and whatnot. Outside of California and internationally, most people refer to UC-Berkeley as simply Berkeley, and not Cal, actually. That aside, congrats to all the Columbia admits! Way to go guys! (sobbing a little on the inside over here about not receiving notification, but mostly feeling okay about it) M is defs for Michigan, not MIT. And I was under the impression that the C was Cal-Berkeley
chaetzli Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Congrats cooperstreet! Great news! You absolutely deserve this!!!
veritaserum Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I thought M was for Michigan! When I didn't freak about not hearing from Columbia yet, I realized I probably didn't wanna go there as badly as expected. If, by some miracle, I do get accepted (did any IR people hear back yet?), it'll be a discussion, cause I'd love living in NYC, but... Oh really? Maybe it is Michigan then, hmm... Same, not panicking about Columbia as much as I'd expected. But then again, research interest-wise, it wasn't a great fit, so maybe I've just better prepared myself internally to deal with the disappointment there. Yeah, I'm IR and I heard from Columbia. That must be so vindicating to finally get it! Congratulations!!
jeudepaume Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Neither. Wait, well how do you define what's a "top program" then?
jeudepaume Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Congratulations! I couldn't imagine keeping the courage for so long; I'd probably despair much earlier.
jeudepaume Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 What about UCLA? There's been a huge lull period since their acceptances went out, and even though someone reported on the forums that they'd said notifications were still a work in progress... Oh right, I remember last year I emailed them in March to find out what was going on.
mv0027 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Wait, well how do you define what's a "top program" then? Oh. I meant that rankings don't matter. overall or sub-field.
cooperstreet Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Congratulations! I couldn't imagine keeping the courage for so long; I'd probably despair much earlier. I did! woodpecker2014 and jeudepaume 2
jeudepaume Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 Oh. I meant that rankings don't matter. overall or sub-field. I'm afraid I'm still not clear on what you're saying ) To me "top-5", "top-10", and all that, are essentially (and defined by some sort of) rankings, aren't they?
IRTheoryNerd Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) I did! Hopefully this wonderful victory has made up for the tough times. :-) Edited February 19, 2014 by IRTheoryNerd
mv0027 Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 That was me. I've applied for 4 rounds. Finally. Notice you have a low UGPA, but killer GREs. Did you take those multiple times? Do you think that made a difference. I didn't do as well as hoped on the quant section (157) and feel I could get that up for future years (probably to 160+), but didn't think it mattered that much...
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