matsci333 Posted February 7, 2015 Posted February 7, 2015 For some reason, mat sci doesn't seem to have its own forum topic yet this year, so I figured I'd start it. Where are you all waiting to hear back from? Any news? Questions? Let's get this rolling!
matsci333 Posted February 7, 2015 Author Posted February 7, 2015 I guess I'll start... Has anyone heard back from UPenn materials? I saw one on the results page but just the one makes me think they might not have sent them all out yet?
document Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Waiting anxiously on UMN. I'm not really a strong candidate, so it's mostly unfounded hope at this point.
RP15 Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Going to Caltech this Wedn - Friday for MSE PhD visit!
futurechemist Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Have Stanford and UIUC Materials Science send out the majority of their acceptances? I am still waiting on them......
matsci333 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Posted February 8, 2015 Have Stanford and UIUC Materials Science send out the majority of their acceptances? I am still waiting on them...... I think they may have.. Although they haven't sent out everything so there's no way to know for sure.
EverythingIsMaterials Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Still waiting to hear from UCSB and Northwestern. Scheduled visits to Stanford (February 26-28) and Georgia Tech (April 9-10) so far.
YoungOldMan Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Hi guys, I applied to Materials Sc. PhD in Harvard, Caltech and Columbia. I haven't had any news from any of them so far. My GRE was quite average, I don't know if that will affect. I was hoping to compensate with the other fields which in my opinion were good. Everything it's been a mystery so far for me, I am an international student so apparently I don't get to be interviewed and thus the mystery increases... I am really nervous this application process took a lot of money from me. ATOMIC 1
document Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Wow I feel so humbled seeing all the places you all are applying to! Wishing everyone the best during this stressful time and congrats on any and all acceptances.
YoungOldMan Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Wow I feel so humbled seeing all the places you all are applying to! Wishing everyone the best during this stressful time and congrats on any and all acceptances. Being humble is a great virtue that not a lot of people seem to have today! Anyway for applying you only need to pay the application fee, it doesn't mean that we will get accepted or better in anyway (but I do hope we get accepted or at least I, just kidding). It's been really tough for everyone I guess, I had a very good research proposal but I did not want to submit it, I am a bit afraid of plagiarism I have put a lot of thought into that but then later I think, oh maybe that would have given me a real boost. At this point we can't do anything but to hope for the best, it is indeed a crucial decision for us, it may represent 5 years of our life.
EverythingIsMaterials Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Has anyone else who has been accepted to Stanford heard anything about funding? I was told that we would get an "official financial letter soon" but have yet to hear anything.
natbot Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I'm currently on my way to Penn State's visit weekend and have been accepted to ASU's mse phd program. I haven't heard from any others though.
document Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 Being humble is a great virtue that not a lot of people seem to have today! Anyway for applying you only need to pay the application fee, it doesn't mean that we will get accepted or better in anyway (but I do hope we get accepted or at least I, just kidding). It's been really tough for everyone I guess, I had a very good research proposal but I did not want to submit it, I am a bit afraid of plagiarism I have put a lot of thought into that but then later I think, oh maybe that would have given me a real boost. At this point we can't do anything but to hope for the best, it is indeed a crucial decision for us, it may represent 5 years of our life. It's indeed difficult for everyone. Unfortunately I'm not as humble as many, who are so down-to-earth and yet still enjoy great successes, but I can strive for something right? I'm curious what everyone studied in undergrad. I wondered if my chemistry major may work against me, since I have no engineering experience. I suppose that's why I'm trying to get some more "physics knowledge" by taking quantum right now.
document Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I'm currently on my way to Penn State's visit weekend and have been accepted to ASU's mse phd program. I haven't heard from any others though. Congrats!
YoungOldMan Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 It's indeed difficult for everyone. Unfortunately I'm not as humble as many, who are so down-to-earth and yet still enjoy great successes, but I can strive for something right? I'm curious what everyone studied in undergrad. I wondered if my chemistry major may work against me, since I have no engineering experience. I suppose that's why I'm trying to get some more "physics knowledge" by taking quantum right now. Oh well we are all striving for something. Well I did Mechatronics engineering. I was worried the other way around, that the fact that I am not a chemist or a material engineer will affect me. I did have a very broad formation and I had around 5 related to materials science during my undergrad. I also have a master in material science in the UK. I got a reply from a program at Imperial College London and I was told that I was not a competitive student based on my qualifications, so rude. I just hope that people in other unis are not so closed on what they want. document 1
metalgirl22 Posted February 16, 2015 Posted February 16, 2015 Oh yay, a thread was finally created! I'm going to do a standard-type post for these threads Undergrad Institution: UK Top 20 UniversityMajor(s): Aerospace Engineering BEng (Hons) Minor(s):GPA in Major: N/A - Predicated an Upper Second Class Honours (2:1)Overall GPA: Length of Degree: 3 - graduating this year, July 2015Position in Class: No rankingType of Student: International (British) white femaleGRE Scores:Q: 157 (68%)V: 157 (74%)W: 4.0 (56%)Research Experience: None except my final year projectAwards/Honors/Recognitions: Student Union Award for Leadership and Management, Student Union Course Representative Award - Bronze, National Academy for Gifted and Talented YouthPertinent Activities or Jobs: President of Engineering Society (2014/15), Social Secretary of Engineering Society (2013/14), Treasurer of Handball Club (2013/14), Membership Secretary of Swimming and Waterpolo Club (2013/14), Course Representative (2012/13), Academic Officer on Student Union Parliament (2012/13) Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: England National Development Squad for Competitive Swimming (2009-2011) - 50+ County Champion, Top Girl in County 4 years in a row, and other generally awesome sports achievements.Applying for PhD at: University of Virginia (MatS&E) - Accepted 30/1 - Guaranteed full funding including fee waiver, nominated for Rolls Royce Fellowship Virginia Tech (MatS&E) Pennsylvania State (MatS&E) Ohio State (Aero) Oregon State (MatS&E) Colorado School of Mines (MatS&E) Applying for Masters at: University of Toronto (MatS&E)
document Posted February 17, 2015 Posted February 17, 2015 Okay I'll play. Undergrad Institution: Small liberal arts schoolMajor(s): B.S. in ChemistryMinor(s):GPA in Major: Overall GPA: ~3.6Length of Degree: 4 yearsPosition in Class: No rankingType of Student: White womanGRE Scores:Q: 162V: 158W: 4.0 Research Experience: Just courseworkAwards/Honors/Recognitions: N/APertinent Activities or Jobs: Lab AssistantAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: N/AApplying for PhD at: University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Illinois Institute of Technology
YoungOldMan Posted February 19, 2015 Posted February 19, 2015 Well no news for me so far, how do you do people? Metalgirl from which uni are you?
document Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 No news here either, YoungOldMan. Did find out that a much more qualified peer of mine applied to my dream program. /sigh
YoungOldMan Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 No news here either, YoungOldMan. Did find out that a much more qualified peer of mine applied to my dream program. /sigh Well I think its hard to say if someone is more qualified so don't get down. Did this person has any news? You know document, sometimes people have better grades or past work that maybe could make them look more attractive to their programs. However I think that in a PhD the results will be based on personal qualities, like enthusiasm and creativity. I also think that being lucky is very important in science too. It seems that decisions in the admissions committees can be quite subjective too. Lets be optimistic for now. In the worst scenario we can always improve and become better. The results page can give us an idea of how other people is doing. I think we will be ok and also your GRE its a good score. Mine is lower.
matsci333 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 have people already heard from harvard's applied physics-materials science program??
YoungOldMan Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 have people already heard from harvard's applied physics-materials science program?? No man I haven't. I actually attempted to contact 5 POI from there although I could only mention 3. I actually had like 10 people who interested me there. None of the ones I tried to contact gave me a reply. It seems based on the results page that feedback usually comes in feb/march. There is only a few entries though. I also think that people could report their results as applied physics or engineering sciences, so its hard to know. I was very interested in this program because you could take courses in different fields, very broad. I am a bit scared to e-mail or phone them to ask. Did you had an interview or anything?
matsci333 Posted February 20, 2015 Author Posted February 20, 2015 Yeah, the program really seems amazing, with some awesome research going on! I have been waiting anxiously with no response. No, I haven't gotten an interview or anything. I know some people have gotten acceptances to the Engineering Sciences Materials track, but I haven't heard anything from those in applied physics. Hopefully they haven't sent them out yet? *Crossing my fingers* I wouldn't call them just yet. maybe in a few weeks if we still haven't heard anything?
YoungOldMan Posted February 20, 2015 Posted February 20, 2015 Interesting. I actually applied to the Engineering Sciences Materials track, now I am terrified. The applied physics program has two acceptances in the results webpage, but it doesn't say if they're in the materials track. How the people you know found out about the decision?
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