Archidamus Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Rejection from Wisconsin I hardly thought it would reject me with pretty high GRE scores.. Lowest ranked school I applied to. What should I do.... tippetta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Archidamus said: Rejection from Wisconsin I hardly thought it would reject me with pretty high GRE scores.. Lowest ranked school I applied to. What should I do.... I interviewed with the admissions committee last almost two weeks ago. I was surprised to be rejected today, too. UW is a perfect fit for my research interests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, Archidamus said: Rejection from Wisconsin I hardly thought it would reject me with pretty high GRE scores.. Lowest ranked school I applied to. What should I do.... Admissions are so idiosyncratic. You get into a high ranked program but get rejected from a lower ranked one. Chin up ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 16 minutes ago, Archidamus said: Rejection from Wisconsin I hardly thought it would reject me with pretty high GRE scores.. Lowest ranked school I applied to. What should I do.... Believe it or not, my score is 167/170 but wisconsin rejected me and northwestern seems to also given that I am a theory and didn't get any contact yet. You never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archidamus Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 24 minutes ago, izmir said: Admissions are so idiosyncratic. You get into a high ranked program but get rejected from a lower ranked one. Chin up ? Thanks.. 2 rejections already out of 11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archidamus Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 13 minutes ago, sfirus93 said: Believe it or not, my score is 167/170 but wisconsin rejected me and northwestern seems to also given that I am a theory and didn't get any contact yet. You never know. That's a relief. Mine is V165/5.0. I guess GRE doesnt matter that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guest56436 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) GRE is important, but it only gets you into the door, it does not get you accepted anywhere. There's a huge contingent of applicants for every program that have excellent scores and another contingent that has decent or good ones with otherwise stellar applications. Edited January 27, 2018 by Comparativist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) Another Northwestern post this time American ??? Until claimed not real Edited January 27, 2018 by izmir keceli and ShropshireLad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, izmir said: Another Northwestern post this time American ??? Until claimed not real Could this mean that letters are still being sent out at this hour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: Could this mean that letters are still being sent out at this hour? Could be, but it could be the PSR troll is reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Hamb said: Could be, but it could be the PSR troll is reading this thread. I just looked at the post, and his/her undergraduate GPA is "9.99." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toad1 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 17 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: I just looked at the post, and his/her undergraduate GPA is "9.99." And an AWA score of 60, that's pretty impressive! ShropshireLad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Another AP Northwestern acceptance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Until someone claims it, I won't put much stock in them. Very well could be real though, but it could also easily be a troll considering how easy it is to post results. izmir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 29 minutes ago, toad1 said: And an AWA score of 60, that's pretty impressive! Wow ? I barely got 4.0 lol keceli and possibleirphd 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, izmir said: Wow ? I barely got 4.0 lol Me too, actually, as an international whose mother tongue is nothing to do with english, it was hard for me to get that score haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izmir Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, sfirus93 said: Me too, actually, as an international whose mother tongue is nothing to do with english, it was hard for me to get that score haha. Same ? keceli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 15 minutes ago, sfirus93 said: Me too, actually, as an international whose mother tongue is nothing to do with english, it was hard for me to get that score haha. I have friends looking to apply next year as international students and I know that the Verbal and AWA is something definitely lurking in their minds. Thankfully non-english speakers aren't held to the same standard as us native speakers. Still, the GRE seems inherently flawed for this reason (although so is GPA due to grade inflation in some countries vs others). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Hamb said: I have friends looking to apply next year as international students and I know that the Verbal and AWA is something definitely lurking in their minds. Thankfully non-english speakers aren't held to the same standard as us native speakers. Still, the GRE seems inherently flawed for this reason (although so is GPA due to grade inflation in some countries vs others). Actually, I am ok with the verbal (167). And it is a relief to know that the 'afirmative action' for internationals (is this applying to a theory too?). Thank you. Btw what does it mean that GRE is 'flawed' this season? Edited January 27, 2018 by sfirus93 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamb Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, sfirus93 said: Actually, I am ok with the verbal (167). And it is a relief to know that the 'afirmative action' for internationals (is this applying to a theory too?). Thank you. And what does it mean that GRE is 'flawed' this season? 167 as a non-native is great! Be confident of that for your other applications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CandyCanes Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 26 minutes ago, sfirus93 said: Actually, I am ok with the verbal (167). And it is a relief to know that the 'afirmative action' for internationals (is this applying to a theory too?). Thank you. Btw what does it mean that GRE is 'flawed' this season? Which would you guys say is more important between GPA and GRE? Can a high GRE compensate for mediocre GPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 @CandyCanes , I am no expert on this but as long as I know, two are mutually compensable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutsch1997bw Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 So a high GPA can compensate for a low GRE? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdummy Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 A question for all the theory people who seem to be sitting on this thread tonight: How specific did you guys get about your proposed research in the SoP? Congratulations to all those accepted to Northwestern today! I'm still sweating out the fear of getting totally rejected this cycle, so even if it's not your #1 it's a real accomplishment you should be proud of (it's definitely an awesome place for those seeking a more 'continental' pov). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert01 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, deutsch1997bw said: So a high GPA can compensate for a low GRE? I mean in terms of exchange rate, GRE is much stronger but basically, yes. As long as you excelled in the math and statistic courses, your low quant score would not be a huge defect. Likewise, if you published a batch of articles (even though on the student journals), I believe that your low verbal score or AWA would be somewhat compensated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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