Astro admission news 2009

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astrofan
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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by astrofan » Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:18 am

Maybe I missed it on an earlier page, but has anyone heard from UIUC for astronomy?

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by evilclaw2321 » Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:13 pm

congrats to the u of virginia astronomy admissions from over the weekend

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dustdevil
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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by dustdevil » Tue Feb 17, 2009 12:57 pm

Accepted to UMass Amherst by phone this morning! :D

... And rejected from Arizona by email just now. :cry:

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by astrophysicist2b » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:04 pm

acceptance packet by postal service from arizona. nothing by email/phone yet.

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by valkyrie » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:14 pm

Congrats everyone!! :D

astrophysicist2b wrote:acceptance packet by postal service from arizona. nothing by email/phone yet.
I got a phone call from them last week (yay!) and he said they'd also send an email with the details, which hasn't happened yet. I guess I should check my mailbox.

I know a few people have heard from Berkeley (I'm jealous :) ) but has anyone heard from CalTech? I really need to buy plane tickets for Santa Cruz at some point but am sort of waiting until I know if I'm visiting other places in California...

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by Alistar » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:21 pm

valkyrie wrote:Congrats everyone!! :D

astrophysicist2b wrote:acceptance packet by postal service from arizona. nothing by email/phone yet.
I got a phone call from them last week (yay!) and he said they'd also send an email with the details, which hasn't happened yet. I guess I should check my mailbox.

I know a few people have heard from Berkeley (I'm jealous :) ) but has anyone heard from CalTech? I really need to buy plane tickets for Santa Cruz at some point but am sort of waiting until I know if I'm visiting other places in California...
I talked to CalTech admission committee people last week and I believe they called all people they had in their short-list(9 persons). I have been informed later on Friday that I am in the waiting list.

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by Helio » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:22 pm

congrats to everyone

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by valkyrie » Tue Feb 17, 2009 5:26 pm

Alistar wrote:
I talked to CalTech admission committee people last week and I believe they called all people they had in their short-list(9 persons). I have been informed later on Friday that I am in the waiting list.
I see. I guess I'll give it another week or so, and if I haven't heard I'll ask about my status/just buy tickets to Santa Cruz and be happy :)

nathan12343
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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by nathan12343 » Tue Feb 17, 2009 9:44 pm

Just got a rejection e-mail from Berkeley :(

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by astrofan » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:26 am

Accepted at Boston University and Brown University with TA by e-mail.

Keeping my fingers crossed about Amherst.

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by IDL » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:45 pm

I could check the status on the web that I'm admitted to Wisconsin, Madison.

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by franziaboy » Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:34 pm

email acceptance to boston university

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by IDL » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:30 pm

Has anyone heard from UCLA yet?

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dustdevil
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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by dustdevil » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:06 pm

Rejected from Ohio State, after they called me and told me I had a strong application! Seriously people...? :? :?

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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by gogrean » Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:57 am

IDL wrote:Has anyone heard from UCLA yet?
No, the Astronomy department didn't send any offer/rejection yet. :(

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dustdevil
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Re: Astro admission news 2009

Post by dustdevil » Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:43 pm

Just heard back from UCSC! Rejected :( . Oh wells, their loss.



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