columbia09 Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Rice, no. I actually never heard from any POIs from Rice. I am counting only on my application material there. Aside, I heard back from UT Austin. The phase 1 decisions are made and I did not made the cut. Second phase will run by April and technically there are chances. But don't we all know the probability? What about your responses from Rice? Anything? Ever? I actually spoke to my POI from Rice on the phone. He's very interested in doing work with me but that might change because of the you know what. Really UT contacted you ? Did the department contact you or did your POI ? And yes I believe 30 - 50% of people decline acceptances to UT Austin Edited February 26, 2015 by columbia09
GeoDUDE! Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I actually spoke to my POI from Rice on the phone. He's very interested in doing work with me but that might change because of the you know what. Really UT contacted you ? Did the department contact you or did your POI ? And yes I believe 30 - 50% of people decline acceptances to UT Austin Typically there is an initial round of offers, and as they get declined (generally in late march/april) the 2nd or 3rd tier candidates get there offers. Not all schools do this. For example, my department sends offers to both its 1st and 2nd tier potential students (so if they want 10 students, they will make ~ 15 offers). If all the students accept, less students come the next year ect.
turbidite Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Penn State is a big oil recruiter school and so is U Mass (actually I'm unsure about U Mass.....). Obviously though they are quite far from Texas so they are exceptions probably. Yeah I was about to say that the main "exceptions" that come to my mind are Penn State, CU Boulder, and CSM. Makes sense though, because Penn State is near the Marcellus shale play, and CU/CSM are near Denver (prob the 2nd biggest oil city in the US).
Deepwater Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I actually spoke to my POI from Rice on the phone. He's very interested in doing work with me but that might change because of the you know what. Really UT contacted you ? Did the department contact you or did your POI ? And yes I believe 30 - 50% of people decline acceptances to UT Austin I mailed my POI and he replied back. He is a genuinely nice person but then there is only so much people can help you with. I would be happiest man if 30-50% is true and I could make a cut but I don't come as an optimistic man. Regarding Rice and 'you know what', I will only suggest not to worry too much. Your POI atleast spoke to you and showed interest, you might well get in. Don't give yourself a hard time, I come with a GRE of 330 and am yet to make it to anywhere. All you can do is try and I can see that you do. Good luck for the coming weeks.
AKGeo Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Just heard I've been accepted to UT. Pretty excited, and I'm going to UCSB tomorrow so I have some tough choices to make. I hope everyone here worrying about acceptances hears back soon with good news, because I know I've been doing a lot of stressing too and it's not fun. Good luck everyone!
Deepwater Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Just heard I've been accepted to UT. Pretty excited, and I'm going to UCSB tomorrow so I have some tough choices to make. I hope everyone here worrying about acceptances hears back soon with good news, because I know I've been doing a lot of stressing too and it's not fun. Good luck everyone! This is pretty awesome! You mean UT Austin?
Darkgod Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Oregon sent out rejection letters today if anyone is waiting on them. Which department are you referring to darkstar? Any news from the Oceanography department?
IamLorde Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 1st rejection today. I will not be attending CU Boulder this Fall. This wasn't too surprising, as my POI didn't think he'd have the funding to take on a new student. Best of luck to anyone else who applied there!
geographyrocks Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Any other non-rock/geology people out there? Earth science is so broad and diverse It's lonely with all of these rock people, isn't it?
talkcherty2me Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) I'm in 2 of the "standard" intro geology classes and they're kind of the bane of my existence right now. I'm more into environmental geochemistry/biogeochemical cycling. Edited February 26, 2015 by talkcherty2me
yoyohs Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Someone got a rejection from Stanford Petroleum today. Oh my....
talkcherty2me Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Someone got a rejection from Stanford Petroleum today. Oh my.... I saw on the results page that a lot of people got "geology" rejections between 1:00 this morning and now. Do you think that's only GES or also includes EESS?
yoyohs Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 I saw on the results page that a lot of people got "geology" rejections between 1:00 this morning and now. Do you think that's only GES or also includes EESS?
Usmivka Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Any other non-rock/geology people out there? Earth science is so broad and diverse The earth science subforum got particularly oily this year. I've also noticed that the biology forum has a number of microbial ecologists/biogeochemists/earth science applicants this year that feel out of place there. Perhaps we ought to make a dedicated thread for non-geology centric earth science within the subforum next year, but it varies so much between application cycles I'm not sure that will actually be useful. Edited February 26, 2015 by Usmivka geographyrocks 1
GeoMex Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Just heard I've been accepted to UT. Pretty excited, and I'm going to UCSB tomorrow so I have some tough choices to make. I hope everyone here worrying about acceptances hears back soon with good news, because I know I've been doing a lot of stressing too and it's not fun. Good luck everyone! Congratulations!
ssynny Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 It's lonely with all of these rock people, isn't it? Haha so lonely!!! I'm in 2 of the "standard" intro geology classes and they're kind of the bane of my existence right now. I'm more into environmental geochemistry/biogeochemical cycling. Wooo! Same here! I'm looking to go into glacial biogeochemistry
ssynny Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 The earth science subforum got particularly oily this year. I've also noticed that the biology forum has a number of microbial ecologists/biogeochemists/earth science applicants this year that feel out of place there. Perhaps we ought to make a dedicated thread for non-geology centric earth science within the subforum next year, but it varies so much between application cycles I'm not sure that will actually be useful. That's a good suggestion! Even if the distribution of applicants varies each cycle, I think it would still be helpful for those looking into advice from previous years. I guess I'll take a peek at what's going on in the chemistry forum.
teddybrosevelt Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Anyone else going in to Econ geology/mineral resources?
GeoDUDE! Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 That's a good suggestion! Even if the distribution of applicants varies each cycle, I think it would still be helpful for those looking into advice from previous years. I guess I'll take a peek at what's going on in the chemistry forum. I think that is good, and while I don't think there should be a separate discussion for my field (because there is geophysics and then there is "geophysics") a lot of people applying in geodynamics actually go on the physicsgre forums!
talkcherty2me Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 (edited) Wooo! Same here! I'm looking to go into glacial biogeochemistryGlacial biogeochemistry? I didn't know that was a field. That's awesome. Edited February 26, 2015 by talkcherty2me
darkstar Posted February 26, 2015 Posted February 26, 2015 Which department are you referring to darkstar? Any news from the Oceanography department? I don't know about oceanography. I got my information from the Graduate Coordinator, Sandy Thoms.
ssynny Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Glacial biogeochemistry? I didn't know that was a field. That's awesome. It's relatively new and tiny, but I love it. When I was looking through threads from previous years, I was very impressed with how diverse the research topics were. I hadn't heard of half that stuff before. GeoDUDE, I have no idea what you mean by geophysics and "geophysics" (sounds the same to me lol!)
GeoDUDE! Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 GeoDUDE, I have no idea what you mean by geophysics and "geophysics" (sounds the same to me lol!) There are the geophysics that geologists study, which is "geophysics" and then there are the geophysics that physicists study, which is geophysics..... I guess i'm a bit biased hahahaha. ssynny and jamesy1116 1 1
jamesy1116 Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 I'm a big fan of the rivalry between geophysicists and geologists.
gneiss Posted February 27, 2015 Posted February 27, 2015 Anyone else going in to Econ geology/mineral resources? I am. I've been lurking, but finally made an account.
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