2017 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results

[chem95]

Im gonna ask this for the 100th time, anyone other than me still waiting on GA Tech ?

[flyingsuperman]

i got the invitation to interview of UT Southwestern medical center. I wonder what types of question I could expect?  

[PhilChem94]

22 hours ago, octahedral93 said:

In a list that included MIT (couldn't apply b/c I didn't take the chem GRE), the only school that my professor pointed out as "notoriously difficult"/"don't get your hopes up" was UW. ?

Really? Awww. What are they looking for then? Tsk. I really wanted to go to Seattle. Tss. I can't go on with my NTU application since they want me to do research that's not in my line of interest. I guess the search continues. How did Northwestern go?

[sk8er determinant]

On 2/7/2017 at 4:23 PM, MoonPie said:

Any updates on Duke? I know a few got accepted, but does anyone know whether all admission offers have been sent out?

i got an offer from duke last monday (jan 30th.) my guess is that duke hasn't finished sending out offers yet. best of luck!

[chemistkat]

Hi all. Was admitted to UCSD last week and I'm ecstatic since I have terrible stats. To give you an idea...

Undergrad Institution: Top liberal arts college 

Major(s): Chemistry
GPA in Major: ~3.1
Overall GPA: ~3.1
Position in Class: for chemistry majors, at the bottom
Type of Student: Female, low-income, US citizen but not a CA resident

GRE Scores (revised/old version):
Q: 153
V: 157
W: 4.0
Chemistry: 29th percentile

Research Experience: 3 labs: one for half a year (1 presentation); one for a summer REU (2 presentations); two years at currently lab for senior thesis. No publications.

I only applied to schools in California (I'm in the northeast and am tired of the cold winter months): UCLA, UCSB, USC, Berkeley, Stanford, and of course UCSD. I started this process telling myself that all I need is one acceptance so I'm satisfied and will most likely be attending UCSD  

[someth1ngAus]

6 hours ago, chemistkat said:

Hi all. Was admitted to UCSD last week and I'm ecstatic since I have terrible stats. To give you an idea...

That's fantastic news! UCSD is very respectable and a hard to get admitted to - so congrats! Obviously, you must've gotten some absurdly strong letters or written a great statement.

[RazaXo]

Hi, anybody still waiting for UCLA?  have they sent out all the good news?

[KR_ChemIntern]

Any notification from Wisconsin yet?? it might be bad sign..

[chem1995]

Haven't heard back from UPenn, I know they sent out visitation weekend invites; is this bad news if I haven't received an email? Also, does anyone if UNC is still accepting people? I haven't heard back from them as well.

[Jmannny]

2 hours ago, chem1995 said:

Haven't heard back from UPenn, I know they sent out visitation weekend invites; is this bad news if I haven't received an email? Also, does anyone if UNC is still accepting people? I haven't heard back from them as well.

I'm still waiting on UNC too! From last year, it looks like their last wave is sometime this week. I'm organics...so hopefully it works out! Their second visitation weekend is March 24-26th. 

[LetsgetCOSY]

I confirmed with the admissions office that essentially all of the admissions invites have been sent out for Scripps (La Jolla). 

Formal rejections should go out sometime next week.

Twas my first choice. Sigh. Haha

[Wumbology]

13 hours ago, Jmannny said:

I'm still waiting on UNC too! From last year, it looks like their last wave is sometime this week. I'm organics...so hopefully it works out! Their second visitation weekend is March 24-26th. 

Still holding out for UNC, UCLA, and Vandy here! 

My previous guesses were wrong for UCLA (or I didn't get accepted and will receive a rejection later).. lol

[Doge_Alchemist]

I have received rejections from UNC and Wisconsin, and I'm still waiting for UCLA. I'm in organic by the way.

[Dibenzofulvene]

I'm currently on the Uchicago visit!! It's cold. 

[Jmannny]

2 hours ago, Doge_Alchemist said:

I have received rejections from UNC and Wisconsin, and I'm still waiting for UCLA. I'm in organic by the way.

My online application still says "submitted"...I have no idea whats going on with UNC :/

[chem1995]

Has anyone contacted UNC about the status of their applications?

[Jmannny]

1 hour ago, chem1995 said:

Has anyone contacted UNC about the status of their applications?

I called them multiple times...and they said they'll be done next week. I'm tempted to contact a POI.

[NoMoreOrgo]

20 hours ago, Dibenzofulvene said:

I'm currently on the Uchicago visit!! It's cold. 

It's been abnormally warm in the midwest. If you can't handle this weather, wait till it gets to -30 F.

[Dibenzofulvene]

4 hours ago, NoMoreOrgo said:

It's been abnormally warm in the midwest. If you can't handle this weather, wait till it gets to -30 F.

I was cold yesterday but it's not too bad tonight. I bought a nice North Face parka just in case.  Here in FL we bundle up when it gets to 40!

Got accepted to UC Irvine tonight via website. No email from the dept yet. 

[chem95]

Any idea which schools in the US are still accepting applications?

[Man Cheetah]

I'm still waiting to hear back from UNC, NYU, Boston College and Emory. Has anyone contacted any of these schools to see if they're still admitting people?

[Jmannny]

3 hours ago, Man Cheetah said:

I'm still waiting to hear back from UNC, NYU, Boston College and Emory. Has anyone contacted any of these schools to see if they're still admitting people?

Cool. I guess I'm not alone for UNC. Are you organics?

[Doge_Alchemist]

On 2/17/2017 at 2:13 AM, Jmannny said:

My online application still says "submitted"...I have no idea whats going on with UNC :/

I don't know, I got this rejection in last month. It was quite frustrating actually...

Edited February 19, 2017 by Doge_Alchemist

[Man Cheetah]

1 hour ago, Jmannny said:

Cool. I guess I'm not alone for UNC. Are you organics?

Yes, I am organic. Hopefully we hear back soon!

[LetsgetCOSY]

Hey everyone. Since I see some of you have already started your visitations, I was wondering if you could provide some insight into attire. What are most people wearing?

I have my first visitation with a program I've been admitted to this upcoming week. I'm a male for perspective.