InquilineKea Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 So I guess the time of year is starting again... === Undergrad Institution: (School or type of school, such as big state, lib arts, ivy, technical, foreign (what country?)... Overall Reputation in Biology?)Major(s):Minor(s):GPA in Major:Overall GPA:Position in Class: (No numbers needed, but are you top? near top? average? struggling?)Type of Student: (Domestic/International, male/female, minority?)GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:V:W:TOEFL Total: (if applicable, otherwise delete this)Research Experience: (At your school or elsewhere? What field? How much time? Any publications (Mth author out of N?) or conference talks etc...)Awards/Honors/Recognitions: (Within your school or outside?)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: (Such as tutor, TA, SPS officer etc...)Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: (Such as connections, grad classes, famous recommenders, female or minority status etc...)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where: School - Department - Research Interest School - Department - Research Interest School - Department - Research Interest GeoDUDE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) Undergrad Institution: Earth Sciences School in México.Major(s): GeophysicsMinor(s):----GPA in Major: ----Overall GPA: 2.9 (83.2/100), 3.3 (88/100) in last two years.Position in Class: AverageType of Student: International maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 160V: 156W: Waiting..TOEFL Total: 110 ibtResearch Experience: Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Pertinent Activities or Jobs: 4 years in the gas/oil industry as a geophysicist (5 when enrolled)Special Bonus Points: Complete funding by my companyApplying to Where: University of Texas - JSG- Petroleum Geophysics with focus on unconventional reservoirs U of Houston - DEAS - Petroleum Geophysics with focus on unconventional reservoirs Colorado School of Mines - Petroleum Geophysics with focus on unconventional reservoirs Stanford- Petroleum Geophysics with focus on unconventional reservoirs (Still unsure, probably pointless since I won't meet the requirements) Edited October 7, 2014 by GeoMex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoDUDE! Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hey GeoMex, I would apply to stanford (you are doing MS right?) If I were you, having full funding is a huge leg up. Plus, if its a company that they don't already have connections to, you would serve as that connection making it better for their graduates to get jobs if they want to go internationally. Goodluck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Thank you Geodude, yes I am going for the MS. Unfortunately, my company does not hire international people. We do however have third party companies working for us, and now that the energetic reform has been approved, a lot of companies and international personnel will enter. Still, I don't know how hard the Stanford is compared to the others, or if it's just their prestige. The worst that could happen is that I lose 130 dollars from the application, I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted November 4, 2014 Share Posted November 4, 2014 Undergrad Institution: Big State School with one of the top geoscience programs in the country Major(s): Biology and Geology Minor(s): History minorGPA in Major: 3.75 ?Overall GPA: 3.83Position in Class: I guess near top ? My school doesn't rank Type of Student: Domestic male, homosexual (put that on my Stanford application) GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:145V:145W:Waiting Research Experience: Currently working on my senior thesis in geology and I'm also doing research in the biology department for credit.Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Multiple scholarships, four honor societies, Eagle Scout, Service award Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab tech and student researcher Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: All the advisors I contacted know my senior thesis advisor well. He's also writing me a letter of rec. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where: Standford - Geoscience- Micropaleontology and paleoceanography Rice U of Wisconsin U of Nebraska Virginia Tech U of Massachusetts UT Austin Texas A&M - Oceanography-Paleoceanography columbia09 and GeoDUDE! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssynny Posted November 9, 2014 Share Posted November 9, 2014 I suppose I'll post one since I finally decided what schools I'm applying to . Undergrad Institution: Smaller private school (They call themselves an emerging ivy, but can you really be "emerging" for the past 6 years??...>.>)Major(s): Environmental Science Minor(s): Chemistry and JapaneseGPA in Major: 3.4Overall GPA: 2.9 (3.4 upper division)Position in Class: No ideaType of Student: Domestic, female, minorityGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 157V: 157W: 4.5Research Experience: 3.5 years research experience, including two positions directly in my intended field of studyAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Just some speeches outside my departmentPertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab tech, lab manager, research assistantAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Survived 6 weeks on a glacier!Special Bonus Points: One rec writer is really well known in his field, one is from a famous institution, the last is such a fun personAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I'm a pretty good juggler Applying to Where: Florida State University - EOAS - Glacial biogeochemistry Dartmouth College - Earth Sciences - Glacial biogeochemistry GeoDUDE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoDUDE! Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) Thread is very dead this year, but maybe it will pick up in december--->feb like last year. Edited November 10, 2014 by GeoDUDE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EG3R Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Undergrad Institution: well-known liberal artsMajor(s): physicsMinor(s):GPA in Major: 3.3Overall GPA: 3.0Position in Class: below averageType of Student: domestic femaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 160V: 168W: 5.0Research Experience: One summer of research in a physics lab, another summer doing research at an engineering labAwards/Honors/Recognitions: nope.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab tech/lab manager sort of position for 1.5 years after graduating.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: femaleAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've taken some geology classes since graduating, and did well in those.Applying to Where: I don't know where I should apply. Any advice on where I could study seismology would be great. I'm trying to figure out where I would stand a chance of getting funding despite a not-so-great academic record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoDUDE! Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Undergrad Institution: well-known liberal artsMajor(s): physicsMinor(s):GPA in Major: 3.3Overall GPA: 3.0Position in Class: below averageType of Student: domestic femaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 160V: 168W: 5.0Research Experience: One summer of research in a physics lab, another summer doing research at an engineering labAwards/Honors/Recognitions: nope.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab tech/lab manager sort of position for 1.5 years after graduating.Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: femaleAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: I've taken some geology classes since graduating, and did well in those.Applying to Where: I don't know where I should apply. Any advice on where I could study seismology would be great. I'm trying to figure out where I would stand a chance of getting funding despite a not-so-great academic record. Your record sound looks very similar to mine when I was applying to graduate school the first time, I'll send you a PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I'm doing my graduate studies in geophysics-seismology and may be able to help you. Are you looking at active source seismology or studying teleseismic data? Are you interested in deep earth or shallow crust? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoh197 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Undergrad Institution: LSUMajor(s): GeologyMinor(s): NoneGPA in Major: 3.4Overall GPA: 2.9Type of Student: Domestic femaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 154V: 169W: 4.5Research Experience: 1 year of geochron analysis. 1 Summer job in the same research lab running prepping geochron Illites. I am currently at UCSB, dating zircons at the split stream laser ablation ICP-MS facility. Applying to Where: UT Austin, Rice, University of Houston, Oklahoma State, UT Arlington Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Are you applying to a PhD or MSc program? Unless you have a faculty member at the school itself who will support your application, I'd say your profile will not be competitive for admission into UT Austin, Rice, UHouston, and Oklaholma State. UHouston - According to a faculty there I know, they had 600 applicants to UH last year and less than 5% were offered admissions. It would be a shot in the dark, but hey why not try when there is no application fee for domestic applications. GeoDUDE! and prospecting 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 When do we start hearing from these schools ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoDUDE! Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 When do we start hearing from these schools ? It all depends. I heard from my current school in January (jan 15th deadline). I heard from a few schools in feb, and a few schools in march, and most of the rejections come in april and may. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 When do we start hearing from these schools ? Geology programs usually send out acceptance letters earlier than geophysics programs. Think most geophysics programs only started sending out letters in March last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletAmethyst Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Undergrad Institution: Foreign (South Asia) Major: Geology (126 credit hours) Minors: Physics (8 credits), Chemistry (8 credits), Calculus (4 credits) GPA in Major: 3.832 (in last 40 credits) Overall GPA:3.55 Position in Class: within top 20% Type of Student: International,femaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):308/1210Q:156V:152W:3.5TOEFL Total: 113 ibtResearch Experience: RA at Geotechnical and Engineering Geo Lab ( about 1 yr), 1 paper-5th author Pertinent Activities or Jobs: fresh graduate,no job experienceAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: organizer of national level earth olympiad competitionSpecial Bonus Points: Strong Recommendations, moderate SoP ( I guess)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: need fellowship/ assistantships Applying to Where: CSU,Long Beach -Geology-Tectonics-MS WVU-Geology-Tectonics-MS U of Arkansas,Fayetteville- Geoscience -MS U of Miami, Ohio -Geology-Geophysics-MS IUPUI -Earth Science-PhD *** please suggest me some moderate and ambi universities that provide funds for MS/PhD*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 Undergrad Institution: Foreign (South Asia) Major: Geology (126 credit hours) Minors: Physics (8 credits), Chemistry (8 credits), Calculus (4 credits) GPA in Major: 3.832 (in last 40 credits) Overall GPA:3.55 Position in Class: within top 20% Type of Student: International,femaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):308/1210Q:156V:152W:3.5TOEFL Total: 113 ibtResearch Experience: RA at Geotechnical and Engineering Geo Lab ( about 1 yr), 1 paper-5th author Pertinent Activities or Jobs: fresh graduate,no job experienceAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: organizer of national level earth olympiad competitionSpecial Bonus Points: Strong Recommendations, moderate SoP ( I guess)Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: need fellowship/ assistantships Applying to Where: CSU,Long Beach -Geology-Tectonics-MS WVU-Geology-Tectonics-MS U of Arkansas,Fayetteville- Geoscience -MS U of Miami, Ohio -Geology-Geophysics-MS IUPUI -Earth Science-PhD *** please suggest me some moderate and ambi universities that provide funds for MS/PhD*** You should have little difficulty getting into those program with your profile, but are you seeking to do a MS or PhD? Also, what is an ambi university? I am not familiar with that term.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletAmethyst Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 You should have little difficulty getting into those program with your profile, but are you seeking to do a MS or PhD? Also, what is an ambi university? I am not familiar with that term.... ambi= ambitious I am seeking to do MS mainly.I heard universities do not offer assistantships to MS students nowadays. So I was thinking of applying to a few PhD programs as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 ambi= ambitious I am seeking to do MS mainly.I heard universities do not offer assistantships to MS students nowadays. So I was thinking of applying to a few PhD programs as well. Yes, Professors typically prefer PhD students as they are able to get more out of them. I see you are interested in applying to a variety of research focus. Do you have one you're really interested in? Advise on schools can be better sought if your interest is known. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesy1116 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Undergrad Institution: Large State SchoolMajor(s): GeologyGPA in Major: 3.4Overall GPA: 3.0Position in Class: No clueType of Student: Domestic maleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 165V: 158W: 4.0Research Experience: I'll graduate with 1.5 years in a lab, GSA poster presentation, maybe get my name on a publication. I'll have used well known labs at UNC and ArizonaAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Several departmental scholarships and undergraduate research funding.Pertinent Activities or Jobs: I work at the Geological SurveyAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help:Special Bonus Points: Several grad classes, my LOR writers are fairly well known, and my research advisor knows most of the people I've talked to. I've had good conversations with most everyone I've talked to about school. UBC advisor seems to really like me and said no one else has been in touch with him about what I want to do, but I'm still not sure how admission there works.Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where: UBC- MS Geology U Maryland- MS Geology Boise State- MS Geology U Montana- MS Geology Virginia Tech- MS Geology Maybe/Probably applying: New Mexico State- MS U Vermont- MS Utah State- MS Iowa- MS Hope it goes well. I've got very relevant experience in what I want to do, and had good conversations with my POIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nave1990 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Undergrad Institution: University of Pune, India (2012)Major(s): Electronics and TelecommunicationMinor(s):GPA in Major: 3.0Overall GPA: 2.88Position in Class: AverageType of Student: International, MaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q:160V: 157W: 4.00TOEFL Total: 117Research Experience: Two yrs as Junior Research Fellow and presently six months as Research Scientist. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging, radar signal processing, SAR Interferometry. remote sensing. Publication : One IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters publication as First author and Two international conference publications. Awards/Honors/Recognitions : Best researcher award at institute for 2013/14Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Weekly lecture in the Institute on signal processing. Interested in a PhD in Geophysics. Using GPS/InSAR/Lidar techniques for remote sensing with applications to plate tectonics/volcanoes/glacier dynamics. Please Suggest!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystalline_Sunlight Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 Undergrad Institution: Small state school Major(s): Physics with Astronomy emphasisMinor(s):GPA in Major: 3.55Overall GPA: 3.67Position in Class: No clue. Probably near the top.Type of Student: Caucasian FemaleGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 156V: 160W: Research Experience: About a year's worth of research at my home institution, 2 REU programs and one SURF fellowship at JPLAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Honorable Mention in mathematical modeling competition? Does that count? Also participated in physics competition (results haven't been posted)Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Was a tutor and a grader for physicsAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Currently working on article to be submitted for publication from my last internship. Presented research at two conferences previously (poster sessions) and will be presenting at AGU this December.Special Bonus Points: FemaleAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter:Applying to Where:This isn't final just yet... still trying to decide, narrow things down... CalTech - Planetary and Geophysics - UCLA - Earth Planetary and Space Sciences - Mineral Physics UC Berkeley - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Planetary interiors and fluid dynamics (applied to Europa) Harvard - Earth and Planetary Sciences - Geodynamics and Planetary Interiors? Cornell - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences - University of Washington - Earth and Space Sciences University of Arkansas, Fayetteville - Space and Planetary Sciences - UC Santa Cruz - University of Western Ontario - University of British Columbia - University of Toronto - UT Austin - WashU St. Louis - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) jamesy1116 - what are your research focus/interests? nave1990 - If you intend to continue incorporating GPR into your graduate research projects, you might like to look into applying to Professor Guoquan Wang's (University of Houston) research group. He is definitely looking for motivated students, but realize that UH's program is one of the most competitive in the nation and your GPA is a tad on the low end. Never hurts to try though. You may also like to look into the University of Alaska - Fairbanks; they have a strong group with your research interests. Here is the link to the faculty using remote sensing for their studies: http://www.gi.alaska.edu/research/remotesensing/People/Faculty crystalline_sunlight - What is your intended research focus and have you contacted any professors? You definitely possess the credentials for the schools you are exploring. Good luck all! Edited November 24, 2014 by prospecting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesy1116 Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 (edited) jamesy1116 - what are your research focus/interests? At the risk of giving away who I'm applying to, Metamorphic Petrology/Geochron. Edited November 24, 2014 by jamesy1116 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prospecting Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 At the risk of giving away who I'm applying to, Metamorphic Petrology/Geochron. i'm not familiar with that research focus at the schools you are looking to apply to. someone else might have a better clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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