GeoDUDE! Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 For anyone following my posts, my POI said one of the two people that were offered spots informally accepted. So if the second person declines, I would get the spot. I don't think I've ever hoped for someone else to get an acceptance at another school so bad before haha. I wish I knew what schools they applied to murder is also an option, fwiw. GeoMex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssynny Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I am in the exact same position at one of the schools I applied to so I totally get it! Did you get any other acceptances? murder is also an option, fwiw. Lol! Hmmmm tempting.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybrosevelt Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Hi ssynny, fortunately I have one acceptance and one wait list. The other four of the six schools I have applied to have maintained their silence. Hopefully I will hear something soon. How about you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssynny Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I only applied to two schools, so just waiting to hear from the last one. Have you heard from your top choice?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddybrosevelt Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I only applied to two schools, so just waiting to hear from the last one. Have you heard from your top choice?? I think I can safely say they are all my top choices! Which is lucky for me. I have yet to hear from UNC, which probably offers the most exciting project. So, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed! I hope things work out for you in the coming weeks! ssynny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 If you go to the site your GRE scores just barely make the cutoff (upper 50%)...your Verbal 45% Quant 60%...average 52.5%. The vast majority of applicants are going to have much higher scores in both GRE and GPA. Many of them probably have similar CVs (these are the best applicants in the nation). Why would you think you have a realistic shot at CU? It is unlikely but possible you could recover from either low GPA or GRE but both are much lower than the average of applicants at the CU. I don't mean to pick on you but I think a lot of people on here have over inflated views of their grad profiles (a few have underinflated views). When a school has hundreds of applications they use GRE and GPA to widdle down the number they take a serious look at. There are plenty of schools I am sure you would have a good shot at but CU is a top school and your GRE scores barely make the cutoff at far inferior schools and your GPA is just ok. If CU is your pie in the sky reach school then fine but hopefully you didnt think this was a place you were likely to get into. Again I apologize if it seems like I am picking on you but it is kind of annoying when people apply to schools they have no shot at getting into and then whine about it. I hope for your sake you applied to a safety school. Fwiw I got into a school with GRE scores lower then his but I also had a really high GPA and other things going for me. Don't give up hope ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkgod Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Is there any website similar to thegradcafe but only for UK universities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Is there any website similar to thegradcafe but only for UK universities? Yes, I have been in it but I don't remember the name right now, I ran into it when looking into Aberdeen and Imperial College programs. There's also the IHOP part here, I think they talk about international universities, check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 I think this is it, there's a section for posgraduate studies. I hope it helps http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkgod Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 People posting on the Oceanography results page, please post your profiles too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Do any of my schools have spring break this week ? I'm still upset that I didn't hear anything from 4 of them. 5 if you include funding at UNL columbia09 and fromchaos 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fromchaos Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Do any of my schools have spring break this week ? I'm still upset that I didn't hear anything from 4 of them. 5 if you include funding at UNL Google academic calendar and the school in question. turbidite, gneiss and sjoh197 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Google academic calendar and the school in question. I did they're all over the place. Can you still hear news though during spring break ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoMex Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 If anyone from oil&gas is interested http://online.stanford.edu/course/reservoir-geomechanics I registered a couple of days ago and I just saw that you posted it. It looks good. Are you registering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Usmivka Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 People posting on the Oceanography results page, please post your profiles too. You don't need an account to post results, you do to post a profile. For a number of reasons, only a fraction of people who might post in the results would also choose to make an account. This thread is not very oceanography centric at any rate, so there is no reason to assume that someone so inclined has dug through the forum enough to know that this is where they might post a profile anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I registered a couple of days ago and I just saw that you posted it. It looks good. Are you registering? Yes, I have. Anyway, what else I have to do. I am not going to a school this year. By the way, for those interested - Just got a rejection from Oklahoma University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjoh197 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Yes, I have. Anyway, what else I have to do. I am not going to a school this year. By the way, for those interested - Just got a rejection from Oklahoma University. Damn... sorry to hear that. I'm still waiting to hear back from Ok. State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) Damn... sorry to hear that. I'm still waiting to hear back from Ok. State. It's alright! I guess it's not my year. And yes, best of luck to you. Hope you hear good things, soon. Edited March 9, 2015 by Deepwater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Has UMass or UT been sending out any news lately ? Or rice and VT for that matter ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkgod Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You don't need an account to post results, you do to post a profile. For a number of reasons, only a fraction of people who might post in the results would also choose to make an account. This thread is not very oceanography centric at any rate, so there is no reason to assume that someone so inclined has dug through the forum enough to know that this is where they might post a profile anyway! They could at least post their GPA, GRE stats along with the results. And yeah, this thread is definitely not oceanography centric. In fact, I think you are the only user I've seen in this thread who is attending an Oceanography program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Just called up my advisor at UT he recommended me ! That's good news at least ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Just called up my advisor at UT he recommended me ! That's good news at least ! That is certainly good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 He has no funding though so it would have to be a TA position :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepwater Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 He has no funding though so it would have to be a TA position :/ I don't see any harm if you could secure a TA position. I'll take it any day. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
columbia09 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I don't see any harm if you could secure a TA position. I'll take it any day. Good luck. Oh yea I have no problem with that I just hope they reward me something. He said my scores/LOR don't pose any danger but my chances are about 50/50. I will pray to the geoscience God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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