2012 Acceptances

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by hardenbr00k » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:31 pm

InquilineKea wrote:
You're from Florida, right? And we both dated the same girl, right?
haha I'm from Arizona and go to Caltech. I somehow doubt we dated the same girl :)

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:37 pm

hardenbr00k wrote:
InquilineKea wrote:
You're from Florida, right? And we both dated the same girl, right?
haha I'm from Arizona and go to Caltech. I somehow doubt we dated the same girl :)
Have you heard of Giordon? That's who I'm confusing you for, haha. Since he basically said the EXACT same things in a PM to me last night.
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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by hardenbr00k » Thu Jan 26, 2012 5:48 pm

InquilineKea wrote:
hardenbr00k wrote:
InquilineKea wrote:
You're from Florida, right? And we both dated the same girl, right?
haha I'm from Arizona and go to Caltech. I somehow doubt we dated the same girl :)
Have you heard of Giordon? That's who I'm confusing you for, haha. Since he basically said the EXACT same things in a PM to me last night.
thats hilarious. We work on sets together, we're both pretty anxious to hear back.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kangaroo » Thu Jan 26, 2012 9:45 pm

InquilineKea wrote: You're from Florida, right? And we both dated the same girl, right?
This had the potential to be SO GOOD. Damn the subsequent lack of drama. But wow at the lack of inhibition in airing dirty laundry out in public.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by iatheia » Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:50 pm

Have been asked for the skype interview and apparently one of the top applicants for UMich. I take it as a good sign that it was a collaborator of my adviser who emailed me.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by Avocado_number » Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:26 am

iatheia wrote:Have been asked for the skype interview and apparently one of the top applicants for UMich. I take it as a good sign that it was a collaborator of my adviser who emailed me.
Same here! who did you get the email from?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by iatheia » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:05 am

Avocado_number wrote:
iatheia wrote:Have been asked for the skype interview and apparently one of the top applicants for UMich. I take it as a good sign that it was a collaborator of my adviser who emailed me.
Same here! who did you get the email from?
Lee Hartmann. You?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ol » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:49 am

MIT acceptances are out.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kangaroo » Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:26 pm

ol wrote:MIT acceptances are out.
I'm surprised I didn't get an email.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ol » Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:18 pm

@kangaroo: MIT does admit people in waves, looking over gradcafe from previous years. Some people may be admitted next week or in a couple of weeks. Also, regarding Berkeley, what I said before did apply for last year, but that doesn't necessarily mean it applies this year. Even if you don't get admitted to either school, you've already been admittedt to UCSB? Don't sweat the small stuff.
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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:17 pm

kangaroo wrote:
ol wrote:MIT acceptances are out.
I'm surprised I didn't get an email.
I actually found that hilarious..

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kangaroo » Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:21 pm

InquilineKea wrote:
kangaroo wrote:
ol wrote:MIT acceptances are out.
I'm surprised I didn't get an email.
I actually found that hilarious..
The humor is strong with this one...

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ol » Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:28 pm

InquilineKea wrote:
kangaroo wrote:
ol wrote:MIT acceptances are out.
I'm surprised I didn't get an email.
I actually found that hilarious..
The MIT acceptances listed on gradcafe have all disappeared! Was this some sort of a practical joke? Damnit!

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by scasplte2 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 7:40 pm

ol wrote:
ol wrote:MIT acceptances are out.
The MIT acceptances listed on gradcafe have all disappeared! Was this some sort of a practical joke? Damnit!
Phew... I'm not just seeing things then. I thought my browser was freaking out for a second there. Very weird though.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Fri Jan 27, 2012 9:53 pm

Heh, I wondered if someone called the department secretary to ask for confirmation..

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by King Vitamin » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:19 pm

Official offer + fellowship to Cornell physics!

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by giga17 » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:29 pm

King Vitamin wrote:Official offer + fellowship to Cornell physics!
Congrats! What time did they send out the email?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by King Vitamin » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:00 pm

7pm central time (I guess 8 Ithaca time) today. I thought it was sort of an unusual time.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:16 pm

I'm actually starting to think that kangaroo might have seeded that website with the fake acceptances...

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ol » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:21 pm

InquilineKea wrote:I'm actually starting to think that kangaroo might have seeded that website with the fake acceptances...
Along with claiming s/he was admitted to UCSB and asked by Berkeley for a transcript.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kangaroo » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:39 am

InquilineKea wrote:I'm actually starting to think that kangaroo might have seeded that website with the fake acceptances...
Please, I have better things to do.

And I expect an apology from a few people:

edited: image removed after crow has been served and eaten
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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by r2d2 » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:42 am

Accepted into Cornell with a fellowship!

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ol » Sat Jan 28, 2012 12:56 am

@kangaroo: my humblest apologies.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by capandbells » Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:34 pm

I got an email telling me I was accepted to the University of Oregon today. It may not seem as impressive as some of the other postings, but I am very excited and glad to get the first one out of the way. :)

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:38 pm

Someone from my school just got accepted by Michigan State (Physics)

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by mtio » Mon Jan 30, 2012 7:07 pm

Accepted to Minnesota Astronomy via e-mail :)

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by diracdeltas » Mon Jan 30, 2012 9:07 pm

just got admitted to UCSB (Physics) via website!

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by Avocado_number » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:01 pm

diracdeltas wrote:just got admitted to UCSB (Physics) via website!
Where? Do you log into your existing application?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by Avocado_number » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:10 pm

iatheia wrote:
Avocado_number wrote:
iatheia wrote:Have been asked for the skype interview and apparently one of the top applicants for UMich. I take it as a good sign that it was a collaborator of my adviser who emailed me.
Same here! who did you get the email from?
Lee Hartmann. You?

Eric Bell. How did you interview go?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by diracdeltas » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:30 pm

Avocado_number wrote:
diracdeltas wrote:just got admitted to UCSB (Physics) via website!
Where? Do you log into your existing application?
Yep, although I was sent an automated email when the page was updated: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/login.aspx

I applied in experimental dark matter.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by transparent_silvery » Tue Jan 31, 2012 8:25 am

Please I'd like to ask.... was your status "submitted" or "under review" before you got accepted? My status is "submitted" and I'm not sure if it means my application is ready for review.

diracdeltas wrote:
Avocado_number wrote:
diracdeltas wrote:just got admitted to UCSB (Physics) via website!
Where? Do you log into your existing application?
Yep, although I was sent an automated email when the page was updated: https://www.graddiv.ucsb.edu/eapp/login.aspx

I applied in experimental dark matter.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by King Vitamin » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:08 am

transparent_silvery wrote:Please I'd like to ask.... was your status "submitted" or "under review" before you got accepted? My status is "submitted" and I'm not sure if it means my application is ready for review.
Mine still says "submitted" and as I said above, I've talked to a member of the admissions committee and they have all of my material, so I wouldn't worry about it.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by midwestphysics » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:28 am

King Vitamin wrote:
transparent_silvery wrote:Please I'd like to ask.... was your status "submitted" or "under review" before you got accepted? My status is "submitted" and I'm not sure if it means my application is ready for review.
Mine still says "submitted" and as I said above, I've talked to a member of the admissions committee and they have all of my material, so I wouldn't worry about it.
Also keep in mind for anybody who worries about it, it is common also to label it as incomplete if you're still finishing your degree and you have to send in a "degree posted transcript". Definitely check to see that they have all the material up to then, but don't worry about the system saying that you're missing your transcripts. Some places just do it that way, they still review your stuff anyhow.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by diracdeltas » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:29 pm

transparent_silvery wrote:Please I'd like to ask.... was your status "submitted" or "under review" before you got accepted? My status is "submitted" and I'm not sure if it means my application is ready for review.
Mine said "submitted," so you're good.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by transparent_silvery » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:33 pm

Thanks to the guys above for calming my worries! =D And wish you all become great scientists.

Btw, so far have any international students got big offers? I'm guessing int'l students will be reviewed after the domestic, for financially troubled schools~

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by WhoaNonstop » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:49 pm

Jumped on here to glance at the people applying to William & Mary for this year.

I noticed this from jorgithepirate in his profile:

"Special Bonus Points: Not a hipster"

I'm afraid to tell him that all of the selection committee at William & Mary ARE hipsters. Physicist hipsters.

-Riley

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by Smidgens » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:14 pm

WhoaNonstop wrote:Jumped on here to glance at the people applying to William & Mary for this year.

I noticed this from jorgithepirate in his profile:

"Special Bonus Points: Not a hipster"

I'm afraid to tell him that all of the selection committee at William & Mary ARE hipsters. Physicist hipsters.

-Riley
UG at W&M here. Now I'm just picturing Sher riding a fixie while wearing a fedora >_>

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by abhishodh » Tue Jan 31, 2012 2:22 pm

Offer from Stony Brook! Moved up from the Master's program here.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kcmccorm » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:16 pm

Just got an email from UT Austin...unofficially admitted and invited to Open House :)

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by jitit » Tue Jan 31, 2012 5:26 pm

kcmccorm wrote:Just got an email from UT Austin...unofficially admitted and invited to Open House :)
2

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by rb87 » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:32 pm

Accepted to Rice Physics via email!

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by kangaroo » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:04 am

Accepted into Cornell with fellowship. Still waiting for the big guns...

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by transparent_silvery » Wed Feb 01, 2012 2:33 am

Got waitlisted by Yale Astro.

As some guy stated in his profile, Yale's shortlisted 14 applicants and will make 10 offers. One applicant has already withdrawn (thanks).

Still I'm waitlisted. I'm guessing either I'm too stupid or the shortlist in fact has way more than 14 applicants... giving us false hope.... *heartbroken*

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:30 am

Wait, so they transferred you from the shortlist to the waitlist?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by transparent_silvery » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:33 am

So shortlist is the list made before giving out offers, and then they asked the applicants a few more questions. After that they decided who would be given offers and who would be put to waitlist.

And I'm put to the waitlist.

This is my understanding....
InquilineKea wrote:Wait, so they transferred you from the shortlist to the waitlist?

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Wed Feb 01, 2012 11:42 am

Hmm interesting - what types of questions did they ask?

Did they interview you before putting you on the shortlist?

Since the Yale Grad School seems to require interviews before offers (http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2012/ ... nterviews/).

[am wondering since I'm flying to Yale next week for an interview+open house, for a related department, though I may have the option to dual-PhD with Astro]
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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by ale87 » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:04 pm

Texas Austin Astronomy Department. By mail.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by TakeruK » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:49 pm

University of Arizona Planetary Science (LPL) notified me by email today (Feb 1). Glad that they don't even look at PGRE scores.
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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by tpatt » Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:51 pm

TakeruK wrote:Arizona Planetary Science (LPL) notified me by email today (Feb 1). Glad that they don't even look at PGRE scores.
Uni of Arizona, or Arizona State??

AH, nevermind, LPL is at UofA.

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Re: 2012 Acceptances

Post by InquilineKea » Wed Feb 01, 2012 1:04 pm

TakeruK wrote:Arizona Planetary Science (LPL) notified me by email today (Feb 1). Glad that they don't even look at PGRE scores.
Congrats - did any professor in particular contact you?



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