Stanford Materials anyone?

[r_jayakanth]

I had applied to Stanford Materials but haven't heard from them. I am an international applicant. Wondering if any international/domestic student has heard from them?

[Othello]

I'm a domestic student and got into Stanford's MSE program on February 13th.

[agm]

I'm also domestic. I was accepted (but waitlisted for financial aid) Feb 15th.

[r_jayakanth]

congrats guys! I don't know if this means reject for me. Atleast I got an admit from MIT....

[agm]

Ah, MIT is the only place I haven't heard from. I didn't apply for any outside funding that could be used there, though, which I have the impression they strongly prefer. I got into a lot more places than I expected -- definitely more than I can visit -- but at this point I'm deciding among Penn State, Northwestern, and Georgia Tech. Is Stanford your top choice?

[r_jayakanth]

yaa.. I preferred Stanford over MIT..though I have applied to a bunch of Applied physics programs...from where I haven't heard from...

[Othello]

I haven't heard from MIT yet, but I'd choose California over Massachusetts any day.

[r_jayakanth]

so r u goin to stanford? or r u waiting for any other school?

[agm]

I feel kind of silly letting geography/weather be a large factor in my decision, but I got into enough places that apparently I can. And I do get depressed when it's grey and cold all the time, so... goodbye Cornell and RPI?

I'm not too upset about MIT -- everyone I mention it to tells me it's a pressure cooker, that it has a high suicide rate, etc etc. Of course I don't know how true that is of the department, but I'm wary of the potential stress...

[Othello]

Right now, I'm 90% sure I'll be choosing either Berkeley, Stanford or Caltech. I just came back from a visit to Caltech and liked it a lot. Next month I'll be visiting Berkeley and Stanford. I am so sick of being cold and driving/walking through snow and ice. I'd like to see some palm trees...