loginofpscl Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Does anyone know if Berkeley has sent out all the acceptances already? I received an e-mail reply from a department admin on Friday last week that the Dept is still reviewing applications. YaBoyAR 1
Academics Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) well here is a little heads up, to the best of my knowledge Holton does not take graduate students anymore only postdocs and if by Tyler you mean Dr. Tyler McQuade he does take graduate students however he moved to Germany a few years back and talks with his students via skype, he is a great chemist but this is something to take into consideration. Dudley is probably your best bet. I would switch out Holton for a different option, Alabugin and Zhu are both great organic chemists to look into. Hi ClickClick, Could you please help me find out how many new PhD students FSU Chemistry department typically admit into their program? Or better still how many offers do they typically send out for each Fall term? I only know about the number of applicants they are currently reviewing (140 applicants according to the Graduate Students Coordinator). I also gathered that Dr Tyler McQuade is back from Germany. How true is this info? Kindly reply soon. Many thanks! We shall all achieve our dreams. Edited January 23, 2014 by Academics
Lina1504 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 I received an e-mail reply from a department admin on Friday last week that the Dept is still reviewing applications. Still receiving? I thought deadline was December 22. Anyway, so it's okay that I haven't heard anything yet?
Academics Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Still receiving? I thought deadline was December 22. Anyway, so it's okay that I haven't heard anything yet? The message said 'still reviewing' not 'receiving'.
MassAppeal Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Has anyone heard back from Vanderbilt yet? I decided to apply there almost as an afterthought initially but actually it might be one of my top choices if I get in. I noticed on the results page from last year its almost all rejections. Surely they are accepting some people.... Nope, no word yet from there. I, too, applied as an afterthought! I think this is actually the longest I've waited between the application deadline and hearing back.. hmm..
OverzealousMuch Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 That's unfortunate. Penn is my top choice school, and I don't have any acceptances as of right now, so it looks like I might be nervous for a while Well, I just got into Penn (organic chemistry). They're sending out emails now, I guess. Not quite as notoriously late as I postulated Good luck! Hope you get good news.
clickclick Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Hi ClickClick, Could you please help me find out how many new PhD students FSU Chemistry department typically admit into their program? Or better still how many offers do they typically send out for each Fall term? I only know about the number of applicants they are currently reviewing (140 applicants according to the Graduate Students Coordinator). I also gathered that Dr Tyler McQuade is back from Germany. How true is this info? Kindly reply soon. Many thanks! We shall all achieve our dreams. hey Academics, I'm not sure if I can answer all of your questions because I'm not too sure myself. Its a medium sized program but I only ever interact with the organic graduate students (auditing some advanced organic classes). I would say there were probably 15-20 organic first years? I can't comment on the other disciplines because there are fewer or more 1st years for each. As far as McQuade goes, I haven't seen him around and I would have if he was back because professors are required to attend seminars. He has been thinking about coming back but I haven't seen him. Anyways his chemistry is great if he is back, I would go with him or Dudley if you are into synthesis. Academics 1
Lina1504 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 The message said 'still reviewing' not 'receiving'. Sorry, didn't read it right early in the morning
lellies Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Well, I just got into Penn (organic chemistry). They're sending out emails now, I guess. Not quite as notoriously late as I postulated Good luck! Hope you get good news. Congrats! I have not heard anything, but I'm applying for physical so we'll see.
YaBoyAR Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Minor update from Berkeley: I called today to check on fee waiver stuff and asked how everything was progressing. Since (according to the results page) they haven't made any decisions since Jan 15, I was getting worried. She said the Chem department was still making decisions and they'll let the admissions department know their recommendations and they'll in turn begin contacting applicants. So it seems as if they make decisions in waves. Let's hope we're all in the next one!
MetalChemEnthusiast Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Minor update from Berkeley: I called today to check on fee waiver stuff and asked how everything was progressing. Since (according to the results page) they haven't made any decisions since Jan 15, I was getting worried. She said the Chem department was still making decisions and they'll let the admissions department know their recommendations and they'll in turn begin contacting applicants. So it seems as if they make decisions in waves. Let's hope we're all in the next one! Thanks so much for this info! Fingers crossed for all of us!
Chemisto Posted January 23, 2014 Author Posted January 23, 2014 Anyone who has applied to USC, can we online track the progress of application? The e-mail on submission of application said "As you may have gathered from our website, the site allows you to track the status of your application."
Alchemist921 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Well, I just got into Penn (organic chemistry). They're sending out emails now, I guess. Not quite as notoriously late as I postulated Good luck! Hope you get good news. Is this Upenn or Penn State that you are talking about?
loginofpscl Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Minor update from Berkeley: I called today to check on fee waiver stuff and asked how everything was progressing. Since (according to the results page) they haven't made any decisions since Jan 15, I was getting worried. She said the Chem department was still making decisions and they'll let the admissions department know their recommendations and they'll in turn begin contacting applicants. So it seems as if they make decisions in waves. Let's hope we're all in the next one! As MCE said, thank you for this information, it is quite a relief.
lellies Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Is this Upenn or Penn State that you are talking about? Upenn.
Lina1504 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Minor update from Berkeley: I called today to check on fee waiver stuff and asked how everything was progressing. Since (according to the results page) they haven't made any decisions since Jan 15, I was getting worried. She said the Chem department was still making decisions and they'll let the admissions department know their recommendations and they'll in turn begin contacting applicants. So it seems as if they make decisions in waves. Let's hope we're all in the next one! Thank you for the update! Good luck to all of us!
Boron Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Anyone who has applied to USC, can we online track the progress of application? The e-mail on submission of application said "As you may have gathered from our website, the site allows you to track the status of your application." I thought the same thing too! However, I haven't found said status of application. They haven't even replied to my emails with questions I've sent them... P.S. I assume you mean University of Southern California and not University of South Carolina right? My current PI thought I meant South Carolina when I said "USC" before. Edited January 23, 2014 by Boron
Chemisto Posted January 23, 2014 Author Posted January 23, 2014 I thought the same thing too! However, I haven't found said status of application. They haven't even replied to my emails with questions I've sent them... P.S. I assume you mean University of Southern California and not University of South Carolina right? My current PI thought I meant South Carolina when I said "USC" before. Yes Southern California! South Carolina uses "SC" Their email was even more confusing when I asked the same question "Please know that you should be able check your application by using the 4 digit application number that you were given" The application number is 5 digit and not 4...:/
Boron Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 (edited) Yes Southern California! South Carolina uses "SC" Their email was even more confusing when I asked the same question "Please know that you should be able check your application by using the 4 digit application number that you were given" The application number is 5 digit and not 4...:/ At least they sent you back an email. Anyways, I just went on to the Q&A page and this is how they answer the question (I guess there's some confusion in their office): Q. Who should I contact regarding my application status? Please contact the Graduate Student Coordinator, at chemgrad@usc.edu with any questions regarding your status. Please do not contact the faculty to check the status of your application. Edited January 23, 2014 by Boron
Hunuter123 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Painful wait. This is still early on the admittance season I heard. Decisions will continue until March.
Alchemist921 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Upenn. Nice! Good to know they are meeting.
lellies Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Nice! Good to know they are meeting. Haha, all it does is makes me more nervous.
Alchemist921 Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Haha, all it does is makes me more nervous. haha right? there should be a standard decision date for all programs LOL
OverzealousMuch Posted January 23, 2014 Posted January 23, 2014 Is this Upenn or Penn State that you are talking about? Sorry, UPenn, as lellies just said above. Rookie mistake just saying Penn
Cogsprocks Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Just joining in on the post. I found out from UC-Irvine on Dec. 7. I had only applied 6 days before, but it helps that when I visiting Southern California, that I took a tour and talked to some POIs. I also found out from Rice Jan 11. Got a call from a POI. Currently, I am anxiously waiting for CalTech to get back to me. I had an informal chat with someone from AdCom on Friday who started talking about visiting weekend and the professors there and what I would see. All this before I get official letter. I asked him if I had missed an email or something. He said my acceptance was "likely" and I would hear positive or negative this week. He then emailed me to get my last semester grades yesterday. I'm SO NERVOUS. I thought CalTech was a longshot with my application, but now that its so close, I really want it bad. When I visited, I loved everything about the school, the atmosphere and Pasadena.
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