Kinetic Isotope Defect Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Just got mine too. Did you also get a generic email from the Dean of the Graduate School? I'm wondering if these emails are candidate-specific- mine said something about not being a good match for the program... Yep, that sounds like what I got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarshTheAwesome Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 wtf why are there so many elite ppl this year? i'm just seeing harvard, MIT, stanford, berkeley and UIUC pop up everywhere. where's the normal ppl at lol? Normal person checking in. Freaking out completely because I just got in at UMich. =D Is UIUC elite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemblah Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Normal person checking in. Freaking out completely because I just got in at UMich. =D Is UIUC elite? UIUC is ranked between #3-6 among US schools depending on where you look, so yeah it's pretty high up there! Congrats on your admits!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltagrey Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Normal person checking in. Freaking out completely because I just got in at UMich. =D Is UIUC elite? Congrats! UIUC is elite, especially for inorganic chem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChemPlasmonics Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Congrats! UIUC is elite, especially for inorganic chem. How about their materials program? I am trying to gauge the schools I am waiting on compared to the ones I have already been accepted to. I applied for UTexas-analytical and UNC- polymers/materials. I think those are my top two considerations at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermad Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 wtf why are there so many elite ppl this year? i'm just seeing harvard, MIT, stanford, berkeley and UIUC pop up everywhere. where's the normal ppl at lol? Another normal person Just got into the chem physics program at Ohio State. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alchemist921 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Thought I'd check in on this site that kept me very busy during the 2014 PhD application season. Just wanted to say congrats to those admitted to Princeton University, see you guys during the visitation weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemblah Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) How about their materials program? I am trying to gauge the schools I am waiting on compared to the ones I have already been accepted to. I applied for UTexas-analytical and UNC- polymers/materials. I think those are my top two considerations at this point. I also applied to the materials program. Usually if a school is good in i-chem they are also in materials since the disciplines are closely related. I also applied to UT and UNC for materials as well. I think UT and UIUC are my top as well. Edited January 16, 2015 by chemcece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelium Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Yep, that sounds like what I got. Sounds like mine as well. They tried real hard to not sound like jerks. I appreciated it. Hah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancyfeast Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Received a phone call from professor at MIT with an offer of admission. Still in shock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemblah Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Received a phone call from professor at MIT with an offer of admission. Still in shock. Damn, congrats! Did you have a phone interview beforehand (Meanwhile I've been checking my phone and e mail constantly...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancyfeast Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Damn, congrats! Did you have a phone interview beforehand (Meanwhile I've been checking my phone and e mail constantly...) Honestly, no. He just introduced himself, told me my application was competitive, and then said I was admitted. He asked if I had any questions after he told me the visiting weekend dates, and I said that I was kind of in shock but really looking forward to meeting him, and then asked about if/ when I would receive an email with more info on traveling/places to stay. I think there's still plenty of time to hear from them. I have been checking my email/phone all week as well haha. There's always next week if you don't hear from them today! Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnubisGate Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Yes, I was rejected by Princeton. Yes, I expected it. Yes, it still hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltagrey Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 How about their materials program? I am trying to gauge the schools I am waiting on compared to the ones I have already been accepted to. I applied for UTexas-analytical and UNC- polymers/materials. I think those are my top two considerations at this point. Materials is closely related to inorganic, so my guess is that they are elite in that category as well. I'm not too familiar with the materials program at UNC, their inorganic is mostly geared toward energy (water splitting, electrocatalysis, etc.). That being said, UNC is one of the best in inorganic, so I'd imagine that whatever researchers they have for materials will be pretty strong. chemblah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdfasdasdf Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 (edited) international, no pubs, graduated from u.s. university... applied to 17 schools heard back from princeton (which is rejection) and that's it.. lol i'm so worried. i thought gpa and research experience were gonna solve everything but guess not i see so many pubs and high gpa candidates... feeling all rejection for this year and when does international students acceptance wave start? Result shows that almost 80% of the accepted ppl are american citizens so far Edited January 17, 2015 by asdfasdasdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b3lypdft Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 international, no pubs, graduated from u.s. university... applied to 17 schools heard back from princeton (which is rejection) and that's it.. lol i'm so worried. i thought gpa and research experience were gonna solve everything but guess not i see so many pubs and high gpa candidates... feeling all rejection for this year and when does international students acceptance wave start? Result shows that almost 80% of the accepted ppl are american citizens so far I don't think they send acceptances separately since I heard back from couple of places and yes I'm also an international student in the US. There's still like more than a month before March so I wouldn't worry too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthetic Happiness Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM SARAH RESIMAN SAYING I'VE BEEN ADMITTED TO CALTECH!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fancyfeast Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 JUST RECEIVED A CALL FROM SARAH RESIMAN SAYING I'VE BEEN ADMITTED TO CALTECH!! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curiouschemist Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I Just got the call from CalTech also !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organometallics Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Has anyone who applied to the inorganic program at Caltech heard back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltagrey Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Has anyone who applied to the inorganic program at Caltech heard back? Not yet. We still have another week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deltagrey Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Has anyone who applied to the inorganic program at Caltech heard back? Not yet. We still have another week or so. And if it's any consolation, you and I have gotten into some amazing schools already. No matter what, we're going somewhere great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itscontrary Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Congrats on the recent Princeton, MIT and Caltech acceptances! The countdown on the number of days for acceptance into Caltech has begun. Best of luck, Caltech applicants! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Organometallics Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 And if it's any consolation, you and I have gotten into some amazing schools already. No matter what, we're going somewhere great. True, thank you for the kind words. I just checked my phone to find a delayed voicemail from an unknown number (I'm out of town with the family and cell service is terrible). Ended up being an acceptance message from Caltech. Could not believe it! Best of luck to everyone else! Deltagrey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbqh Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 if it's any consolation to those who have been rejected by Princeton, Princeton has a considerably smaller graduate enrollment than just about any other schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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