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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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.   | ||
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Antipathy
United States222 Posts
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strongwind
United States862 Posts
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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
Baa?21244 Posts
The Waiting Game is a very uncool guy >.< -huddles in a corner- | ||
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nAi.PrOtOsS
Canada784 Posts
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cgrinker
United States3824 Posts
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Quesadilla
United States1814 Posts
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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. | ||
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IzzyCraft
United States4487 Posts
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Athos
United States2484 Posts
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. | ||
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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. | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
wait, wait, wait | ||
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AcrossFiveJulys
United States3612 Posts
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? | ||
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
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 | ||
OneOther
United States10774 Posts
haha sup rob | ||
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shavingcream66
United States1219 Posts
 can't wait for those rejection letters | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
...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. | ||
LosingID8
CA10828 Posts
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
CA10828 Posts
On January 15 2009 14:17 Athos wrote: 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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HeavOnEarth
United States7087 Posts
weeeeeeeeeeeeee | ||
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Polar_Nada
United States1548 Posts
too lazy to apply anywhere else >.> | ||
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Xeris
Iran17695 Posts
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zer0das
United States8519 Posts
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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benjammin
United States2728 Posts
for example, i applied to u of texas, and they got 750 applications for 10 total spots, not the best acceptance rate the GRE is also pretty tricky in its difficulty, the math is a total breeze but the verbal can be unfair at times, luckily i lucked my way into a near perfect score :D unfortunately for me, the importance of the GRE <<<<<<<<<< the importance of SAT | ||
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nataziel
Australia1455 Posts
Don't know if I'm going to accept yet. | ||
micronesia
United States24751 Posts
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rredtooth
5461 Posts
You get to sit back and watch other stress out while you sing hakuna matata. | ||
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zer0das
United States8519 Posts
On January 15 2009 19:00 ieatkids5 wrote: Graduate admissions sounds like a tough process. how does it compare to undergrad? I just finished all my undergrad apps (10 schools total) and am so relieved, but it's gonna be one hell of a wait for the decisions to arrive. I don't even remember undergraduate applications (aside from taking the ACT/SAT)... graduate applications are a bit more work, but it's nothing too bad. Although I'm thinking chances of getting in are a bit lower. | ||
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KOFgokuon
United States14899 Posts
the good thing about graduate programs is that you always hear pretty early, because people need to schedule visitation weekends unfortunately due to the down economy, a lot of programs are going to be taking smaller classes than normal, for a number of factors including having less money to recruit students, having less funding for various projects, etc. I know that's an issue with my program, but it doesn't sound like anyone is applying to MIT Chem E grad Good luck! | ||
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zer0das
United States8519 Posts
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