Dibenzofulvene Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 I also haven't received news from Yale! I
ABC123DEF Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 @agirlhasn0name I got into Pittsburgh on the 24th by email! I turned in my application on Dec.15.
CKabes Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 Really hoping to finally hear from UMich or Wisconsin today. This uncertainty is agonizing.
MoChick Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 5 hours ago, meticulous_scatterbrain said: Hi Got accepted into Yale a couple of days back! And congratulations to you for the other offer letters! Has anyone else here got an offer letter from Yale (Chemistry)? I did on Monday, followed by a call later this week.
chem95 Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 37 minutes ago, CKabes said: Really hoping to finally hear from UMich or Wisconsin today. This uncertainty is agonizing. Can feel you waiting for Ive been waiting for GT forever
NoMoreOrgo Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 37 minutes ago, CKabes said: Really hoping to finally hear from UMich or Wisconsin today. This uncertainty is agonizing. If you don't hear back really soon, you're likely on the waitlist bc there is 1 week left to sign up for the visit day.
Dibenzofulvene Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 (edited) @NoMoreOrgo Are you talking about UMich or Wisc, or both? I know the deadline for the UMich visit day is first week of Feb. Also, does anyone know what's up with UC Irvine? I haven't hear anything from them and I submitted my app Dec 1st. Edited January 27, 2017 by Dibenzofulvene
NoMoreOrgo Posted January 27, 2017 Posted January 27, 2017 21 minutes ago, Dibenzofulvene said: @NoMoreOrgo Are you talking about UMich or Wisc, or both? I know the deadline for the UMich visit day is first week of Feb. Also, does anyone know what's up with UC Irvine? I haven't hear anything from them and I submitted my app Dec 1st. I was talking about UMich. I know nothing about UWisc.
KR_ChemIntern Posted January 27, 2017 Author Posted January 27, 2017 Rejected to Northwestern.. and still no news from chicago and wisconsin It might be a bad sign TT
ExistentialPoet Posted January 28, 2017 Posted January 28, 2017 Does anyone know when the visit weekend for MIT chemistry program is?
Psyduck_1 Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 7 hours ago, ExistentialPoet said: Does anyone know when the visit weekend for MIT chemistry program is? March 24-26
iketike Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) On 12/24/2016 at 2:01 PM, iketike said: I've been lurking and I'm starting to get acceptance letters so I thought I'd share. I think my background is a bit different - my standardized test scores are pretty bad, to the fault of my own. However, chemistry is a passion of mine and I have shown this through other routes. Networking was probably the most important part of my competitiveness. Every school I'm applying to has 2-3 professors that I've met in person and email occasionally. For the higher tier schools, I do not think I'd get in without this. Best of luck to you all. Undergrad Institution: Very small college (I have an A.S. degree as a transfer student) Major(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: 3.90Overall GPA: 3.95Position in Class: TopType of Student: Male, learning disability, ethnic background, first gen GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 157V: 154W: 4.0Chemistry: 670 (sigh..)Research Experience: 1 summer with my college PI, a well known research in the field, made my own project. Collaboration with a national lab for 2 weeks. Summer at a large NSF CCI, published in high impact journal Awards/Honors/Recognitions: Analytical and inorganic chemist of the year, dean's list, McNair, LSAMP Pertinent Activities or Jobs: established ACS student chapter, tutor, outreach events in the inner cityAny Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Keynote speaker for regional conferenceSpecial Bonus Points: I networked very hard. I have a lot of connections in my field currently. I've attended 3 national conferences, 3 regional, and 6 grad preview weekends. My PI has his own network of connections that are available to me. Any Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Was a comm. college transfer that worked full time to pay tuition and rent. My background is extremely financially poor and I am just now getting up to speed on this whole research thing - it's fantastic.Applying to Where: UC Davis -- Chem UCSD - Chemistry (Accepted) Caltech - Env. engineering UC Berkey - Earth and Planetary Sciences Fort Collins CSU -- Chem These aren't all chemistry, but my field of research can all be completed within these disciplines - it is still in essence "chemistry". I was accepted into all of these schools - I found out from Caltech Mid-Jan and I found out from Davis and CSU late January. Although my scores were pretty bad, I'm very proud of my personal statements. Good luck to the rest of you Edited January 29, 2017 by iketike Psyduck_1, Dibenzofulvene and Frozen__waffles 3
amino1990 Posted January 29, 2017 Posted January 29, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, iketike said: I was accepted into all of these schools - I found out from Caltech Mid-Jan and I found out from Davis and CSU late January. Although my scores were pretty bad, I'm very proud of my personal statements. Good luck to the rest of you Do you know if UC Davis chemistry department still sends out their offer? I am an international student who applied for theoretical organic chem and I'm really worried that they've already finished their selection. Edited January 29, 2017 by amino1990
iketike Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, amino1990 said: Do you know if UC Davis chemistry department still sends out their offer? I am an international student who applied for theoretical organic chem and I'm really worried that they've already finished their selection. No, I believe that was the first set - two of my international friends have applied there and also have not gotten notice either. I applied very early as well. Edited January 30, 2017 by iketike
Psyduck_1 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 8 hours ago, iketike said: I was accepted into all of these schools - I found out from Caltech Mid-Jan and I found out from Davis and CSU late January. Although my scores were pretty bad, I'm very proud of my personal statements. Good luck to the rest of you Congratulations! Your success is quite motivating! Have you decided which school you'll go to?
iketike Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 15 hours ago, Psyduck_1 said: Congratulations! Your success is quite motivating! Have you decided which school you'll go to? Thank you, most likely Caltech or UCSD. Psyduck_1 1
NoMoreOrgo Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 I got a few acceptances so far and all of them offered to fly me out to visit. If there is a low chance that I will accept a school'a offer, is it appropriate for me to fly out there?
chem95 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 On 12/11/2016 at 6:00 PM, wulfgangpauli said: Just got into Johns Hopkins last week, very pleased. Anyone here know anything at all about the program? I applied expressing an interest in organic/polymer. I heard the stipend is pretty good (more than livable for Baltimore) if anyone can help confirm that, as no specific funding amounts were included in my acceptance email. I found a post from 2012 estimating it at about 30k and I was wondering how much higher it would be nowadays. Waiting on Georgia Tech, Minnesota, Rice, Carnegie Mellon, Emory, and UWashington. Did u here from GA Tech yet? they're getting me on my nerves
Chem123 Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, NoMoreOrgo said: I got a few acceptances so far and all of them offered to fly me out to visit. If there is a low chance that I will accept a school'a offer, is it appropriate for me to fly out there? Yeah, I would fly out to all of the offers you have if you are at least considering them a little bit (and can spare the time). Never know what's gonna happen -- maybe the visit changes your mind and you really like it afterwards. I think it's important to talk to some current grad students all the POI's you are considering before making up your mind. If it's your last choice I obviously wouldn't bother. Edited January 30, 2017 by Chem123 Dibenzofulvene 1
Chemcat Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 Do you think it's too late to hear from Yale? I don't know what to think at this point...
NoMoreOrgo Posted January 30, 2017 Posted January 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Chemcat said: Do you think it's too late to hear from Yale? I don't know what to think at this point... IMO, it's never too late until you actually hear a decline. You can call them up and ask about a timeline of the admissions process. Chemcat 1
jeromass Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 UMich gave me a message.. "A decision has been made. Your program of application will inform you of the decision." .... Is this it?...... RazaXo 1
octahedral93 Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 On 12/19/2016 at 10:43 PM, octahedral93 said: Undergrad Institution: PNW Liberal Arts School Major(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: ~3.65 Overall GPA: 3.77Position in Class: Don't know...Type of Student: Domestic, male, small town roots GRE Scores (revised/old version):Q: 161V: 159W: 4.0Chemistry: Didn't takeResearch Experience: 1 summer working for a professor creating SC XRD curriculum for lab courses, 1 year on senior thesis (organophosphate pesticide degradation) Awards/Honors/Recognitions: ACS Undergraduate Award in Analytical Chemistry, Dean's List Pertinent Activities or Jobs: Teaching assistant for 3 semesters (one of which, TA'd for the inorganic course that I had not taken, but created SC XRD lab work for)Any Miscellaneous Accomplishments that Might Help: Presented research (talk) at the Murdock College Science Research Research Conference and (poster) at the ACS meeting this spring. Special Bonus Points: Excellent connections in my proposed field, 2 alma mater recommenders, research in curriculum creation/interest in educationAny Other Info That Shows Up On Your App and Might Matter: Attended the American Crystallographic Association summer school and was one of two undergraduates present. Basically a week of post-doc level courses and hands on learning with the best of the best. Applying to Where: UC Davis -- Inorganic Chemistry (Crystallography) Northwestern -- Materials Science and Engineering (Conservation Science) Georgetown -- Inorganic Chemistry (Crystallography) U Washington -- Inorganic/Materials Chemistry I have been accepted to UC Davis!! (Dec. 15) However, UW and NW both show that they have not received my GRE scores and I'm not sure what to do. Also, video for NW??? That field cancelled out after I selected my program... Is it because I applied for the school of engineering instead? Just wanted to say that I *still* have not heard from Northwestern or UW, but I've been accepted to Georgetown (hooray!!!) and also Colorado State (not originally listed) since my last post.
RazaXo Posted January 31, 2017 Posted January 31, 2017 (edited) Anxiety over UCLA - Chemistry PhD program Has anyone heard back? good or bad? anybody else still waiting? Undergrad Institution: CSU Fullerton Major(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: ~3.70Overall GPA: 3.80Position in Class: Top-ishType of Student: Domestic, female, blasian Edited January 31, 2017 by RazaXo
Chemcat Posted February 1, 2017 Posted February 1, 2017 4 hours ago, RazaXo said: Anxiety over UCLA - Chemistry PhD program Has anyone heard back? good or bad? anybody else still waiting? Undergrad Institution: CSU Fullerton Major(s): ChemistryGPA in Major: ~3.70Overall GPA: 3.80Position in Class: Top-ishType of Student: Domestic, female, blasian I know of a few people who have heard back-- mostly for synthetic.
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