anthrostudentcyn Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @Pink Fuzzy Bunny I didn't attach a writing sample, and so he wanted one. And then he asked me to elaborate on a few prior research experiences I mentioned. Yeah he works in my exact extremely niche field, so I guess there was some interest. But then he just said I should "ask him questions". Like dude, the only question I have is AM I ACCEPTED?
Pink Fuzzy Bunny Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 minute ago, anthrostudentcyn said: @Pink Fuzzy Bunny I didn't attach a writing sample, and so he wanted one. And then he asked me to elaborate on a few prior research experiences I mentioned. Yeah he works in my exact extremely niche field, so I guess there was some interest. But then he just said I should "ask him questions". Like dude, the only question I have is AM I ACCEPTED? Hahaha.... what a teaser!
123hardasABC Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 So I've been given the option to start my first lab rotation in July. Is it bad that I want to accept the early start date and take an extended vacation from now to July...? I'm currently unemployed (technically) and working remotely on my thesis and a couple of side projects.
anthrostudentcyn Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @Pink Fuzzy Bunny It is, but this was also my "shot in the dark" app to the one school that I knew I wouldn't get into but that is a great fit, so honestly if nothing else it's cool that someone in such a prestigious department read my discombobulated app seriously and liked it.
Pink Fuzzy Bunny Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 This morning my e-mail was phished (an e-mail I haven't used in years) which means that everyone who has ever sent me an email (or received one from me) received porn in their inbox this morning from "me". That's right... professors, friends, family (sorry Grandma!)... I deactivated the email previously but apparently there's nothing else I can do. Every time this happens (about once or twice a year) it just reduces me to a ball of tears (I'm very quiet/shy so this is just endlessly embarrassing).
FoxAndChicken Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 1 hour ago, Pink Fuzzy Bunny said: Every time this happens (about once or twice a year) it just reduces me to a ball of tears (I'm very quiet/shy so this is just endlessly embarrassing). I am so sorry this happened to you. I had a kind of awkward reading to do for my philosophy class today, and I can't get through it without blushing. Congrats on the acceptances, though! I'm an undergrad at UMich, but I don't know anything about our physics program. Is it one of your top choices?
nightfarmer Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 This has been a quiet week for admissions decisions... I blame the blizzard.
katpillow Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I'm going to lose hope on several of my apps pretty soon. I've seen too many interviews pop-up on the survey, and nary a peep. I know that some of them may simply not have been reviewed yet, but I also know many schools are guilty of not sending rejections out until well after everything's been settled. Meanwhile, I'm just trying to stay distracted with RNA extractions. I feel like: hippyscientist 1
hippyscientist Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @katpillow I love that cartoon! It so accurately depicts my feelings right now. I'm getting really concerned now about the skype thing. I don't have an ethernet port on my laptop (thanks Apple) and can't afford their stupid attachment. Now I am reduced to wifi or finding a computer with webcam. AGH! I suppose if worst comes to worst I will have to pre-empt it. None of my professors are willing to let me use their offices (yep I asked), none of my friends have good enough internet (they're all campus wifi or stupidly slow) and it looks like I gotta shell out £40 for a piece of shit adapter that I'll only use once which means no food for 2 weeks. AGHHHH. @rosali what fancy recipes are you thinking of cooking? When I get stressed I cook...super elaborate stuff too
rhombusbombus Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Got an email about "important information regarding you graduate application" and of COURSE my computer was slow as cold molasses. But I'm half-way accepted to Penn State! The department wants me so now it's up to the Graduate College to realize I'm the chosen one. hippyscientist 1
Lexie16 Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 6 minutes ago, piglet33 said: @katpillow I love that cartoon! It so accurately depicts my feelings right now. I'm getting really concerned now about the skype thing. I don't have an ethernet port on my laptop (thanks Apple) and can't afford their stupid attachment. Now I am reduced to wifi or finding a computer with webcam. AGH! I suppose if worst comes to worst I will have to pre-empt it. None of my professors are willing to let me use their offices (yep I asked), none of my friends have good enough internet (they're all campus wifi or stupidly slow) and it looks like I gotta shell out £40 for a piece of shit adapter that I'll only use once which means no food for 2 weeks. AGHHHH. @rosali what fancy recipes are you thinking of cooking? When I get stressed I cook...super elaborate stuff too Hey piglet, any chance you would feel comfortable going to a coffeeshop? There's a good chance that it could have good wifi. Also, any chance you have a public library that lets you sign up to use computers? They possibly have a computer with a webcam. Also, my old university lets students check out laptops. If you have that option, maybe see if those laptops have an ethernet port? Good luck. katpillow 1
hippyscientist Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 all those options are great, but due to time differences and the fact I live in the middle of nowhere anything public is long closed by the time I need to be on skype. Think I've found a patch around though panic may have been averted. @rhombusbombus CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! @rosali
hippyscientist Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @Lexie16 all those options are great, but due to time differences and the fact I live in the middle of nowhere anything public is long closed by the time I need to be on skype. Think I've found a patch around though panic may have been averted. @rhombusbombus CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!! @rosali I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT"S GOING ON?!?! Stop randomly tagging rosali?!!? and posting before I finished writing. AGH
Pink Fuzzy Bunny Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 41 minutes ago, FoxAndChicken said: I am so sorry this happened to you. I had a kind of awkward reading to do for my philosophy class today, and I can't get through it without blushing. Congrats on the acceptances, though! I'm an undergrad at UMich, but I don't know anything about our physics program. Is it one of your top choices? Nice! And yes Michigan is in the top 10 for physics... I was really excited to get in there.
rhombusbombus Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @piglet33 Thanks so much! I want to tell everybody but i think im gonna wait until it's really real. Which should be sometime in the "near future"
rosali Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @rhombusbombusCONGRATULATIONS! It's so nice to hear good news from people. @piglet33 No worries about the tagging haha. Tagging can be a little weird on here sometimes. I made chana masala and chapatis from scratch, which was surprisingly easy, but pretty time-consuming. It's really hard to find good spicy food at restaurants where I'm living, so I've been learning how to make Indian/Mexican/Ethiopian food at home. It's fun, a useful skill, and a great way to distract myself!
rosali Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Also, @Pink Fuzzy Bunny that sucks so much! If it helps, phishing is a pretty common occurrence, so I'm sure everyone understands. I'm also pretty shy, and agonize over every word of every email I send, so I can imagine how terrible it must feel to be phished!
Katastrophe Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I think I'm going crazy waiting! Worst part is, the application notification season is just starting and my friends and family are already so sick of hearing me stress. If they think I'm bad now, wait till they see me in April! rhombusbombus and CartesianCarolyn 2
Foreveronward Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @piglet33 have you tried asking your university tech dept or library if they have an adapter you can borrow? My university library does one week loans of stuff like tablets, microphones, adapters, etc. Wouldn't hurt to ask!
polarimetric Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 I swear, if I get one more email that says it's from "Office of Admissions," get really excited/nervous, and open it to discover it's a solicitation email inviting me to apply to some MA program in a totally unrelated field... Why did I ever sign up for the GRE search service...
Pink Fuzzy Bunny Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 2 hours ago, rhombusbombus said: Got an email about "important information regarding you graduate application" and of COURSE my computer was slow as cold molasses. But I'm half-way accepted to Penn State! The department wants me so now it's up to the Graduate College to realize I'm the chosen one. That doesn't sound like halfway, that sounds like fullway
haltheincandescent Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 20 minutes ago, polarimetric said: I swear, if I get one more email that says it's from "Office of Admissions," get really excited/nervous, and open it to discover it's a solicitation email inviting me to apply to some MA program in a totally unrelated field... Why did I ever sign up for the GRE search service... ugh. really. like, do you really think I want to attend your school's open house, given that I didn't even apply to your program?
rhombusbombus Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Ya'll I fuuuuucccckkkkkeeeeedddd up! In my excitement about Penn State, I think I accepted their offer. The application said I had to accept the department's offer to move to the next step of the graduate college accepting it. I figured they have the final say so I could still get rejected. Apparently it's binding and now I'm scrambling to find a way to reverse it without looking ungrateful. I'm still waiting on 1 more school, have to weigh funding packages, AND still need to go to the actual recruiting weekends! FUUUUUUUUUU I'll keep you guys updated
rhombusbombus Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 @haltheincandescent was your penn state acceptance like that? did you have to accept the department's admission first? did i mess up?
Pink Fuzzy Bunny Posted January 28, 2016 Posted January 28, 2016 Just now, rhombusbombus said: Ya'll I fuuuuucccckkkkkeeeeedddd up! In my excitement about Penn State, I think I accepted their offer. The application said I had to accept the department's offer to move to the next step of the graduate college accepting it. I figured they have the final say so I could still get rejected. Apparently it's binding and now I'm scrambling to find a way to reverse it without looking ungrateful. I'm still waiting on 1 more school, have to weigh funding packages, AND still need to go to the actual recruiting weekends! FUUUUUUUUUU I'll keep you guys updated say whaaaat?!?!?! That's silly that their offer would've been worded like that! EMAIL ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA AND TELL THEM haha!
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