Listing Grad school responses (Admits & Rejects)...

  • This has become our largest and most active forum because the physics GRE is just one aspect of getting accepted into a graduate physics program.
  • There are applications, personal statements, letters of recommendation, visiting schools, anxiety of waiting for acceptances, deciding between schools, finding out where others are going, etc.

MoePhysics
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Post by MoePhysics » Wed Feb 07, 2007 11:26 pm

I just got an e-mail today, got a fellowship to the University of Michigan.

artist
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Post by artist » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:03 am

I got an email acceptance from Washington University in St. Louis today. They're offering me a University Fellowship for the first year.

I'm a domestic student.

heribertus
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Post by heribertus » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:23 am

I got an email from Florida State today... :)

I'm international student

Jaunty
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Post by Jaunty » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:54 am

Also heard back from UMich today - accepted w/ full fellowship :D

Daharoni
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Post by Daharoni » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:39 am

I want to wake up tomorrow with an email from a school... that is all i ask

Schopohlnator
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Post by Schopohlnator » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:58 am

Add Columbia physics to the list! What an e-mail to find sitting unsuspectingly in my inbox...

Good luck to everyone!

mathlete
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Post by mathlete » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:05 am

Got an e-mail today from Carnegie Mellon, in with a teaching assistantship.

Glad I got in somewhere respectable since I kind of bombed my GREs. :( Hopefully I have luck at Rutgers & Stony Brook too.

strange.attractor
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congrats..

Post by strange.attractor » Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:31 am

congrats to those who made it... i am still waiting!!!

@heribertus

good to know that florida state has started sending offers... i too applied there... when did you submit ur application? my application reached on Jan 15... which country r u from? me India...

ualritemate
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Post by ualritemate » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:23 pm

UPDATED LIST AS OF 02/08/2007

01. Yale Biophysics
02. Ohio State Biophysics , Astronomy
03. Stanford Biophysics
04. UCSF Biophysics
05. UC Berkeley Biophysics
06. Harvard Biophysics (22nd Jan)
07. College of William & Mary
08. UC Santa Barbara Materials department
09. Caltech Materials department
10. MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering
11. Johns Hopkins Physics 26th January
12. U. of Washington Physics
13. USC Physics
14. Ohio State Physics - 01/27
15. UCSB Physics - 01/29
16. Caltech Astronomy/Astrophysics 01/27
17. Princeton Astronomy - Feb 1
18. U Chicago Astronomy - Feb 3
19. Penn State, Astronomy - Feb 5
20. UIUC, Astronomy - Feb 5
21. Cornell, Physics - Feb 6
22. Texas A & M
23. Lehigh University - Feb 7
24. Rochester, Optics - Feb 7
25. UC Davis, Applied Sciences
26. University of Michigan - Feb 8
27. Florida State University- Feb 8
28. Washington University - Feb 8
29. Columbia University - Feb 8
30. Carnegie Mellon - Feb 8

Asianbob
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Interviews?

Post by Asianbob » Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:26 pm

Congratulations everybody!

Are there no interviews involved with these? I had in mind of two phases- letter then interview.

pearl jam
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@ strange.attractor

Post by pearl jam » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:02 pm

hey strange.attractor can u tell me the places u applied to ...and let me kno ur stats ...im frm india as well

i got to indiana university astronomy

reply ASAP

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:58 pm

Asianbob - there are interviews...not real job-like interviews though.

Asianbob
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Interview

Post by Asianbob » Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:52 pm

thanks tnoviell-

Is the interview still competitive? Or is an interview a sure thing of getting into the school?

CPT
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Post by CPT » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:04 pm

01. Yale Biophysics
02. Ohio State Biophysics , Astronomy
03. Stanford Biophysics
04. UCSF Biophysics
05. UC Berkeley Biophysics
06. Harvard Biophysics (22nd Jan)
07. College of William & Mary
08. UC Santa Barbara Materials department
09. Caltech Materials department
10. MIT Nuclear Science and Engineering
11. Johns Hopkins Physics 26th January
12. U. of Washington Physics
13. USC Physics
14. Ohio State Physics - 01/27
15. UCSB Physics - 01/29
16. Caltech Astronomy/Astrophysics 01/27
17. Princeton Astronomy - Feb 1
18. U Chicago Astronomy - Feb 3
19. Penn State, Astronomy - Feb 5
20. UIUC, Astronomy - Feb 5
21. Cornell Physics - Feb 6
22. Texas A & M
23. Lehigh University - Feb 7
24. Rochester, Optics - Feb 7
25. UC Davis Applied Sciences
26. University of Michigan - Feb 8
27. Florida State University- Feb 8
28. Washington University - Feb 8
29. Columbia University - Feb 8
30. Carnegie Mellon - Feb 8
31. Indiana University Astronomy 2/8
32. Dartmouth Physics
33. Boston U Physics

Thanks for the update ualritemate!
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quasar
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berkeley astronomy?

Post by quasar » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:30 pm

Is anybody applying to Berkeley astronomy? Have you heard anything yet?

Good luck to everyone waiting

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:57 pm

Asianbob -

It's pretty much telling you that you've been accepted. They want to woo you into going to the school and give you an opportunity to ask questions. The only way you'll get rejected is if you royally mess up (like sleep with a professor's daughter or something) :D

monomer
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Post by monomer » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:10 pm

Just got acceptance email from UCSD Physics. Add it to the list!

phun
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monomer

Post by phun » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:44 pm

hey, congratz!

Do you know by any chance if they have sent out emails to a group of people at the same time? Also, would you mind posting your stats?

monomer
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Post by monomer » Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:54 pm

@phun: No idea whether whether UCSD sent out a big batch of emails. My email was individualized, but from the graduate coordinator, so it seems they're at least beginning their first major round of emails.

My stats:

School: Ivy
GPA: 3.8

Test Scores:
Q: 800
V: 700
W: 4.5
P: 880

Research:
- two labs at my university (condensed matter)
- summer at national lab (optics)
- currently doing a year of research (I graduated 06)

Publications: 2 in preparation

I applied to schools saying I wanted to do biophysics

phun
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monomer

Post by phun » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:25 pm

wow that's an impressive application~
good luck with the rest of the schools. I am interested in doing bio-related research in a physics departments as well. Hopefully I'll get to hear back soon from some schools.

Daharoni
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Post by Daharoni » Thu Feb 08, 2007 7:28 pm

Is the Biophysics applications reviewed separately from the other physics research fields? Did you apply early or round the UCSD deadline?

monomer
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Post by monomer » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:48 pm

Not sure if Biophysics applications were reviewed separately (although I could imagine that considering UCSD does have separate PhD track within dept. for Biophysics). I applied around the deadline, Jan 10.

heribertus
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Post by heribertus » Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:55 pm

strange.attractor

I'm from indonesia. My application reached FSU on Jan 8...

Good luck for your application. ....

JackSkellington
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Post by JackSkellington » Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:25 pm

I wouldnt worry too much guys. When people heard from USC and I hadn't, I was pretty worried. But only a week later I heard from them.

So I'm thinking that even first round doesn't go out all at once necessarily. At least, Im hoping thats the case, especially since, like evidently many of you, I also applied to UCSD.
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somebody
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Post by somebody » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:13 am

anyone hear anything yet from hawaii astro, michigan state, or uc irvine yet?

appliedphysgirl
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Post by appliedphysgirl » Fri Feb 09, 2007 12:38 am

I heard from U of Washington and Northwestern today, but in Materials Science though. Hope it helps.

ZAMS
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Post by ZAMS » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:04 am

Got an acceptance from Yale astronomy tonight!

Haven't heard from Berkeley, Hawaii, and many more astro programs yet.

Good luck everyone and congrats!

rjharris
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Post by rjharris » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:24 am

sorry, i have no more info, but i just had to lol at ZAMS because of his/her nickname and because i'm a bit inebriated. and also because i do astro as well.

/Zero Age Main Sequence stars are teh awesome
// got nothin'

rjharris
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Post by rjharris » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:24 am

crap, i forgot to congratulate everyone, including ZAMS.


congrats, everyone!

strange.attractor
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FSU

Post by strange.attractor » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:29 am

@heribertus

thanks for the info... if you dont mind could u post ur stats? i mean gre scores, GPA etc... i am worried... not heard from any university so far... whats ur field of interest?

JackSkellington
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Post by JackSkellington » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:30 am

yeh congrats

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:10 am

Congrats everyone!

Have any international students heard back from Physics departments anywhere? I'm not counting the biophysics guys, as they seem to have earlier deadlines, but have any Physics departments replied, or more specifically any Condensed Matter program?

I'm gettin' anxious now!

strange.attractor
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CPT

Post by strange.attractor » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:27 am

@CPT

I too applied for Condensed Matter and no news as of now... What r ur stats? which are the places u applied to? seems like condensed matter guys are being tested whether they have enuff patience for research!!!

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:34 am

@strange.attractor: Well ... my stats are :

International student

GPA: 3.7

Test Scores:
Q: 800
V: 580
W: 4.0

Physics GRE: 990

Research:
- one year at my uni. (optics)
- summer in a prestifious internship program (condensed matter)
- currently doing some research work as part of my course requirements

Publications: 1 in preparation

I applied to Princeton, UIUC, Stanford, Michigan State, Indiana & Syracuse and stated that I'm interested in theory in condensed matter, though in some of the places I also ticked the theory undecided option in the subjects your interested in.

I think my recommendations would be pretty strong, and one of my recommenders is a Prof. who did his PhD at UIUC, so I think that should help a bit, but now after seeing so many stats here, I'm worrying about my own. I don't have a single publication, and almost everyone over here seems to have atleast a couple of them.

Good luck to all of you (including me :D)
I'm just going mad, waiting for that email in my inbox now ...

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Fri Feb 09, 2007 9:53 am

There's not too many people who post here, CPT, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Most undergraduates don't have publications.

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:16 am

tnoviell wrote:There's not too many people who post here, CPT, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Most undergraduates don't have publications.
Thanks, that's consoling, but then anxiety and nervousness are pretty irrational :roll: All the logical arguments on why there's not much to worry about, can't compete with a little booze in allaying my fears.

But thanks for the kind words :) I just hope, that everyone who hasn't heard back yet, does get to know by the end of this month, before we're total nervous wrecks :wink:

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:23 am

Even when you get accepted, the stress doesn't end. Having to choose where you're going to spend the next 5-6 years of your life is an extremely hard and stressful decision. Not only that, but knowing you'll be virtually poor at the same time isn't very comforting.

Just remember life's stresses never end until you're dead. So go out with your buddies and drink a beer. That's what I've been doing roughly every night :)

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:29 am

"Life's stresses never end until you're dead" ... now that would made a great bumper sticker!

I'm definitely following your advice on the beers :D

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:37 am

Where are you from? I read you're international.

Daharoni
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Post by Daharoni » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:25 pm

I got into Boston U Physics today. I am 2 for 2 right now (BU and USC) but they are both back ups. I am looking forward to visiting Boston, I have never been there.

kdub
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Post by kdub » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:59 pm

I've heard from various places the past few days:

Arizona astronomy - waitlisted, e-mail
Berkeley astrophysics - waitlisted, e-mail
Washington astronomy - rejected, e-mail
Colorado astro/planetary sciences - accepted, e-mail
Hawaii astronomy - accepted, phone

MoePhysics
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Post by MoePhysics » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:09 pm

I just got a fellowship to Wisconsin-Madison in the mail today. Add it to the list.

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:14 pm

@tnoviell: Well ... I'm Scanian, at the Lund Institute of Technology right now. Though, I've spent most of my childhood in London & Bruxelles where my father was serving in the embassy.

strange.attractor
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Post by strange.attractor » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:52 pm

@CPT
hey thats a great stat... why do u worry when u have a 990 in Subject GRE? By the way, i also applied to Syracuse and Michigan State... how good is cond matt in Syracuse? did u hear anything about the time Syracuse and MSU would strat giving offers to internatinal students?

Please keep posting the country of ur residence... that wud help... me India

CPT
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Post by CPT » Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:11 pm

Syracuse doesn't seem to be tooo high up in pretty muchg anything as far as I know. Their condensed matter department isn't too great, but has some people working on interesting problems of high-Tc superconductivity. I'm not sure of their deadlines, both Syracuse and MSU said that they'll be informing by March 15th. I think that's what most of these places seem to say. Though with Syracuse, it would be a bit of a stretch as I sent in my materials little more than a week ago.

I'm guessing that Princeton will be the first place to intimate people if their early December deadline is anything to go by.

I guess the best advice to all of us on this forum(me included) would be: Stop bloody fretting so much!, and just enjoy yourselves now! :wink: :D

Asianbob
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Post by Asianbob » Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:55 pm

I got an interview at LSU (medical physics).

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Fri Feb 09, 2007 7:12 pm

Asianbob - did you apply to Duke for medical physics?

Asianbob
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Post by Asianbob » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:38 pm

Yes. Duke isn't accredited, yet... but I imagine they are working on it.

Are you from there or have any insight on the program?

tnoviell
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Post by tnoviell » Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:46 pm

I applied there for medical physics as well, I was wondering if you heard from them yet.

I went to visit them during an open house. The grad students seem to love it there, and the program seems like it's real nice (very flexible too). The professors all seem nice too...so I guess I can say yes it seems like a good program.

The area around the hospital is kind of ghetto though.

Jaunty
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Post by Jaunty » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:43 pm

I heard back from Boston U and UC Davis yesterday, and got into both. Unfortunately now a lot of the visiting weekends are starting to overlap so I can't visit everywhere affordably. Does anyone know if schools will still reimburse you for travel expenses if you visit at other times (not during their special "visitng weekends" for example)? I live on the east coast and a lot of the schools I applied to are out west, so I can't afford to fly to many of them on my own.



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