GeoMex Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Then? Shall I contact (bother) my POI? I mailed Phil last week asking by when are the decisions made and he sent the generic reply that I will be notified when a decision is made. You received an acceptance mail, didn't you ? Yes, it was a mail, my ut direct page is still in review. Phil told me (before acceptance) that they would be done by march. I don't really know what you could do since you already contacted Phil and contacting your POI is apparently not right. I wish all of you got your news faster, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes, it was a mail, my ut direct page is still in review. Phil told me (before acceptance) that they would be done by march. I don't really know what you could do since you already contacted Phil and contacting your POI is apparently not right. I wish all of you got your news faster, sorry. No worries, I'll wait. Nothing else I can at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes, it was a mail, my ut direct page is still in review. Phil told me (before acceptance) that they would be done by march. I don't really know what you could do since you already contacted Phil and contacting your POI is apparently not right. I wish all of you got your news faster, sorry. I feel bad every time I email Phil. Can you imagine the amount of inquiries he gets this time of year? Between organizing the prospective student weekend and anxious students asking for status updates, he probably just sends emails all day long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I feel bad every time I email Phil. Can you imagine the amount of inquiries he gets this time of year? Between organizing the prospective student weekend and anxious students asking for status updates, he probably just sends emails all day long. I think it would just be easier on him if they don't wait until April to send out rejections moochie, idiochromatic and jamesy1116 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I feel bad every time I email Phil. Can you imagine the amount of inquiries he gets this time of year? Between organizing the prospective student weekend and anxious students asking for status updates, he probably just sends emails all day long. Yup, stress stress stress, probably has the same response saved to just copy and paste, lol I think it would just be easier on him if they don't wait until April to send out rejections Maybe they don't want to reject any prospective students until they are sure all spots are filled. Maybe they do send rejections but just to students that reall don't meet their criteria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IamLorde Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I feel bad every time I email Phil. Can you imagine the amount of inquiries he gets this time of year? Between organizing the prospective student weekend and anxious students asking for status updates, he probably just sends emails all day long. Right? I finally broke down and had to email him again today. I still haven't heard anything from my grad student host. I'm flying in on Saturday and still have no idea who I am staying with. He said he sent a reminder email to them and I should hear something soon. Have you heard from your host? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Right? I finally broke down and had to email him again today. I still haven't heard anything from my grad student host. I'm flying in on Saturday and still have no idea who I am staying with. He said he sent a reminder email to them and I should hear something soon. Have you heard from your host? Yes, I heard from my host on Monday night. She lives in a house with 3 other grad students. They are hosting 2 additional students this weekend besides me. I have no idea how is that going to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I wish I could go to the weekend. I would like to meet some people before starting, talk with my POI, other students, and get a possible roomate, rents are so high in Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geo1993 Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 I wish I could go to the weekend. I would like to meet some people before starting, talk with my POI, other students, and get a possible roomate, rents are so high in Austin. Send me a message if you have any questions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I wish I could go to the weekend. I would like to meet some people before starting, talk with my POI, other students, and get a possible roomate, rents are so high in Austin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoh197 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am extremely tempted to ask about the status of my applications, but I don't feel as though that will solve anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 I am extremely tempted to ask about the status of my applications, but I don't feel as though that will solve anything. No they'll probably just say that once a decision is made you'll be notified. I spoke to my advisor and he emailed a couple of my POIs. The two he spoke to so far their committees didn't even meet yet. Well, at least with one of them I'm not sure about the other. He thinks I was waitlisted for VT but he was kind of surprised that I didn't get notified yet from anybody Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechRxn Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I applied to U of Colorado Boulder, UNLV, and Texas Tech. 3 years research experience, very strong CV (lots of abstracts/outreach), strong LORs. Thoughts on my chances at these institutions given my applicaiton info below? I have had contact with POIs for each school. Undergrad Institution: State school, nothing specialMajor(s): GeoscienceMinor(s): GeochemistryGPA in Major: ~3.34Overall GPA: 3.3 upon graduation and 3.25 at application timePosition in Class: near topType of Student: domesticGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 155V: 150W: 5.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechRxn Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Also meant to say that I have been an official TA for 1 year (Astronomy and Historical Geology) and have been a SI for 7 classes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geographyrocks Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I applied to U of Colorado Boulder, UNLV, and Texas Tech. 3 years research experience, very strong CV (lots of abstracts/outreach), strong LORs. Thoughts on my chances at these institutions given my applicaiton info below? I have had contact with POIs for each school. Undergrad Institution: State school, nothing specialMajor(s): GeoscienceMinor(s): GeochemistryGPA in Major: ~3.34Overall GPA: 3.3 upon graduation and 3.25 at application timePosition in Class: near topType of Student: domesticGRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 155V: 150W: 5.00 Not to dash your hopes, but your GRE scores are quite low for UC Boulder. It's a very popular program (over 600 applicants) which means there are a lot of spectacular profiles. However, if your POI has enough pull, your scores may not matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechRxn Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I applied to Boulder as my "pie in the sky" application. Would love to attend classes there. However, I am a bit realistic and understand my score to be low. Personally, I am thinking UNLV may be my best option at the moment with Texas Tech second. I met with advisors at national GSA from their booth and got in contact with several of their faculty members. I know that my GRE is low but I am hoping the rest of my application are enough. PS I should mention that I had a life altering event affect my GPA (terminal illness) that was expanded upon in my statement of purpose. I spent 4-5 months working on my SOP alone seeking edits from professors in other depts. here that I am close with all in the hopes of explaining my plight in simple yet in depth detail. I must say, the wait for these responses is awful. Hoping to hear back soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRocks Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I heard from Texas Tech that they are only accepting a handful of graduate students this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I guess there should be no harm in writing a mail to my POI at UTA. They are anyway almost done IMO. I will drop a polite mail on Monday and just hope he has a clear picture (a miracle please!) post the student visit weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechRxn Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 SedRocks, I met with them at GSA in Vancouver and they said they were actively looking to fill graduate positions. I came away with the impression that they were lacking in applicants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I guess there should be no harm in writing a mail to my POI at UTA. They are anyway almost done IMO. I will drop a polite mail on Monday and just hope he has a clear picture (a miracle please!) post the student visit weekend. I emailed my advisor today lets see what he says ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I emailed my advisor today lets see what he says ! Okay! Do let me know if you hear something. I will ask on Monday anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkd17 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I emailed my advisor today lets see what he says ! Columbia, I also applied to UMass for the geology MS. Haven't heard from them or anyone else for that matter. I can't live like this jamesy1116 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted February 21, 2015 Share Posted February 21, 2015 Columbia, I also applied to UMass for the geology MS. Haven't heard from them or anyone else for that matter. I can't live like this I got an email from UMass they haven't looked at applications yet but they should be making decisions within the next two weeks mkd17 and columbia09 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SedRocks Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 SedRocks, I met with them at GSA in Vancouver and they said they were actively looking to fill graduate positions. I came away with the impression that they were lacking in applicants. The professor I spoke to stated that they had over 100 applicants apply for the Fall Semester with only a handful of spot available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwzzxx Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 The professor I spoke to stated that they had over 100 applicants apply for the Fall Semester with only a handful of spot available. 100 is a relatively small number. As I know, there are 600 applicants for UT Austin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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