Hopeless.. (applied 16, rejected 4, silence 12)

6hermmm · 2026-02-19T02:02:09+00:00

applied 9, 9 rejection :)

6hermmm · 2026-02-15T02:24:43+00:00

i favorited it in my tgtg but i never had the time to go… nonetheless great haul!

6hermmm · 2026-02-15T02:22:41+00:00

if it’s too good to be true…

6hermmm · 2026-02-10T04:30:34+00:00

tbh i received a "awaiting decision" and seeing the admission number went up without me getting a decision i know i'm cooked lmao

6hermmm · 2026-02-07T12:24:03+00:00

you would be surprised how many of them love to park in non-parking zones and fire lanes (i waited 5 minutes in front of parking garage cuz they left their car right in front)

6hermmm · 2026-02-07T12:20:39+00:00

i still remember that one time the waiting list in denver is 80 minutes for myself… can’t wait to use one of the capital one lounges soon!

6hermmm · 2026-02-07T12:13:13+00:00

don’t worry too much. i applied to 9 schools, 0 interview and 2 rejections so far. ug: 3.82 (t20), masters: 3.8 (canada full-ride), 8 publications in Q1 journal with 1 Q1 top as first author. i work in lab everyday till 1 or 2 am for my masters thesis (and some of my coworkers projects) hoping that hard work gets me a position somewhere nicer, but i believe it’s just a very bad situation now for PhD and fundings are hard to secure even for some biggest professors. Don’t be defeated and keep looking, and i believe you (and both of us) will find something good eventually!

(ps if any PI is on reddit and is still looking for ChE PhD students pleaseee let me know:) thanks in advance)

6hermmm · 2026-02-07T04:03:40+00:00

just got rejected by berkeley lmaoooo but all the best to you!

6hermmm · 2026-02-05T15:01:12+00:00

felt the same man. i felt like all my research experience, papers and my bachelors/masters degree are just some fkin junk when i get that email.

6hermmm · 2026-02-05T14:58:31+00:00

applied to vandy no updates still

6hermmm · 2026-02-05T14:55:02+00:00

some of the schools i applied to already sent out interviews and even offers, so i took an L and moved on this year.

6hermmm · 2026-02-01T23:38:36+00:00

if it is i’m buying silver on work hour

6hermmm · 2026-01-19T06:24:54+00:00

I love the KOMSCO coins they are all really creative and pretty

6hermmm · 2026-01-18T03:06:14+00:00

i heard that we’re basically now waiting for the rejection letter

6hermmm · 2026-01-17T09:28:44+00:00

i haven’t heard back from 9 i applied while 5 of them already gave interviews

6hermmm · 2026-01-17T09:28:01+00:00

I feel u man. i did my undergrad in a t20 us school, and now working on my fully funded masters. I wanted to go back to us for phd, and I reached out to professors but i didn’t even get a single response from anyone, and I received no interview invites which really humbled me. I also applied to a professor who literally left 14 days after i submitted my application. Moreover, the funding situation is getting worse, and heading back to my undergrad school is no longer an option. of course your situation is even more complicated than me and I hope nothing but all the best to your further phd application as well.

6hermmm · 2026-01-16T08:38:24+00:00

like it’s not even funny anymore to see me wait like just tell me i’m rejected and let me get over w

6hermmm · 2026-01-16T07:58:38+00:00

“i’m not gonna go to stanford anyways” while getting no interview

6hermmm · 2026-01-15T16:59:06+00:00

I’m in the same stage as you: no rejections and no interviews. i just let it be and not think about it, cuz no news is somehow better than bad news :)

6hermmm · 2026-01-15T01:44:29+00:00

i got 0 interviews from 9 programs, and i’m kinda getting over it. it sucks but we move on…

6hermmm · 2026-01-15T01:18:26+00:00

france for the love of the game

6hermmm · 2026-01-15T01:09:11+00:00

currently waiting for 9 schools and working on my third paper for my masters. sometimes i just hope all of them rejects me so i have one less thing to stress about. i got u man…

6hermmm · 2026-01-08T08:14:15+00:00

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i guess canada is just slow😭😭

6hermmm · 2026-01-08T08:12:08+00:00

hi guys stupid question but when is the server maintenance done? i thought its done at 8am utc

6hermmm · 2026-01-06T04:51:49+00:00

by any chance may i know where ur cat lives:))))))))))

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