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AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 15 2009 04:20 GMT
#1
I bet a lot of you are in the same boat as me right now, tearing your hair out while you withstand the agonizing wait that universities put you through while they process applications.

I have applied to computer science PhD programs and fellowships, and am now waiting for the responses. Vent here, fellow grad school applicants, because I know you want to. And to those who have applied to undergrad programs, you can join the party too.

AHHHH my app is imba but it definitely has a weak point (GRE scores) which scares me.

****
Antipathy
Profile Joined June 2008
United States222 Posts
January 15 2009 04:45 GMT
#2
Just curious, what schools did you apply to?
"All give some, some give all"
strongwind
Profile Joined July 2007
United States862 Posts
January 15 2009 04:47 GMT
#3
On a semi-related note, job searching after grad school is also a pain. I'm tearing my hair out atm.
Taek Bang Fighting!
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 15 2009 04:50 GMT
#4
On January 15 2009 13:45 DaleKim25 wrote:
Just curious, what schools did you apply to?


Stanford, Berkeley, Cal Tech, and U Michigan. I should have applied to more, but a lot of the apps were due during last quarter and I didn't have time.
Carnivorous Sheep
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Baa?21244 Posts
January 15 2009 04:51 GMT
#5
Well, I'm an undergrad applicant. Also painful.

The Waiting Game is a very uncool guy >.<

-huddles in a corner-
TranslatorBaa!
nAi.PrOtOsS
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Canada784 Posts
Last Edited: 2009-01-15 04:54:14
January 15 2009 04:53 GMT
#6
OMg my marks are toss ups what if I don't get into anything?
cgrinker
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States3824 Posts
January 15 2009 05:00 GMT
#7
then you are going to junior college
Quesadilla
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States1814 Posts
January 15 2009 05:03 GMT
#8
I'm studying for my GMAT right now... It sucks dude... I only need a 620 and admissions said I had a really high chance of getting in, so that helps a ton even though I'm an undergrad.
Make a lot of friends. Wear good clothes. Drink good beer. Love a nice girl.
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 15 2009 05:10 GMT
#9
OMg my marks are toss ups what if I don't get into anything?


You'll get in somewhere =] hopefully you at least applied to a backup school or two!

I'm studying for my GMAT right now... It sucks dude... I only need a 620 and admissions said I had a really high chance of getting in, so that helps a ton even though I'm an undergrad.


Where are you applying to? I feel your pain, studying for those tests is the biggest annoyance/waste of time ever invented.

IzzyCraft
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4487 Posts
January 15 2009 05:13 GMT
#10
Standford Cal Tech lol best chances are with Berkley i just hope you have a lame duck school that is auto in like a state college.
I have ass for brains so,
even when I shit I'm droping knowledge.
Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
January 15 2009 05:17 GMT
#11
On January 15 2009 14:13 IzzyCraft wrote:
Standford Cal Tech lol best chances are with Berkley i just hope you have a lame duck school that is auto in like a state college.


I have that with Penn state LOL


Waiting to hear from Brandeis and Lehigh.
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 15 2009 05:26 GMT
#12
On January 15 2009 14:13 IzzyCraft wrote:
Standford Cal Tech lol best chances are with Berkley i just hope you have a lame duck school that is auto in like a state college.


FYI, for CS PhD programs, Berkeley and Stanford are tied for #1 (with MIT and CMU) according to the usnews ranking, which is primarily based on endowments. Cal tech and U Michigan are both top 10 but not quite S class.

And yeah, I do have a lower ranked school (Around #50 I think) as a backup, but my real backup is a full time offer from a good company.
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
January 15 2009 05:27 GMT
#13
i applied to 21 grad programs ;_;

wait, wait, wait
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 15 2009 05:31 GMT
#14
On January 15 2009 14:27 benjammin wrote:
i applied to 21 grad programs ;_;

wait, wait, wait


My god... med school I presume? I can't imagine applying to that many, takes too much time and distracts from coursework/research you know?
benjammin
Profile Blog Joined August 2008
United States2728 Posts
January 15 2009 05:33 GMT
#15
even worse, mfa programs in creative writing

i took the top 20 schools and applied to them all, plus 1 safety school

the admissions process can be so random in mfa programs that you have to hedge your bets

sadly, i ended up spending almost $1500 in application fees
wash uffitizi, drive me to firenze
OneOther
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States10774 Posts
January 15 2009 05:48 GMT
#16
UNDERGRAD

haha sup rob
shavingcream66
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States1219 Posts
January 15 2009 06:00 GMT
#17
undergrad for me...waiting for UC's and USC responses in late march/early april

can't wait for those rejection letters
PH
Profile Blog Joined June 2008
United States6173 Posts
January 15 2009 06:15 GMT
#18
I remember those undergrad apps...those were pain in the ass just to complete. I totally stopped giving a shit after I submitted them...

...then got worked up again as more and more denial letters came in...T_T.

I didn't even get accepted into UCI when my dad WORKED THERE AS A PROFESSOR. That was bullshit.
Hello
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10830 Posts
January 15 2009 06:38 GMT
#19
On January 15 2009 15:00 shavingcream66 wrote:
undergrad for me...waiting for UC's and USC responses in late march/early april

can't wait for those rejection letters

USC letters can come as early as late january/early feb, so you might not have to wait for TOO long if you're lucky
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LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10830 Posts
January 15 2009 06:39 GMT
#20
On January 15 2009 14:17 Athos wrote:
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On January 15 2009 14:13 IzzyCraft wrote:
Standford Cal Tech lol best chances are with Berkley i just hope you have a lame duck school that is auto in like a state college.


I have that with Penn state LOL


Waiting to hear from Brandeis and Lehigh.

you don't want to go to penn state. or any big10 school for undergrad, for that matter lol jk
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