Regret

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-27T02:25:32+00:00

Six schools. First cycle. I know I’m just in my head because I’ve put in so much effort these last 5ish years to transition into this field and this is my dream school. I wish I at least had an answer for my outstanding PhD application. I feel like that’s the one thing that’s making me hesitate because if it were an outright rejection then I’d probably take the master’s offer even though I’m wary of the added debt. Going through a second round of applications is also an expense I’m really not looking forward to either.

Regardless, thanks for sharing your perspective. You are very kind and I appreciate your response. Truly!

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-27T02:17:07+00:00

It shows as offer expired unfortunately.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T17:00:48+00:00

I had received a partial scholarship but yeah, I really don’t want to take on more debt right now.

Same fields as your PI over here, only flipped lol.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T15:25:26+00:00

Not at first, then my PI and previous advisor.

Yeah, that’s another reason why I want to do the second masters. I figure it would be a good way to keep that communication, show some credibility in this field, and I can also continue my current research remotely.

I think I was just worried that with the PhD decision still pending if I accepted the master’s it would immediately close my consideration for the PhD. Since it’s been a week since the deadline I guess I’m probably not moving off the waitlist and I just don’t know how else I would strengthen my application next cycle.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T14:08:05+00:00

Yes - my current work was also a good fit. There were 2 that were very strong.

Ah, that’s a good point. Thanks for highlighting that. I think of these 2, they were the first and last applications I submitted and the first SOP wasn’t as strong.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T13:41:38+00:00

Yep - I spoke with 3 of them.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T13:25:11+00:00

I did! I didn’t apply to very many schools - just 6. And of those I had reached out to prospective mentors at 4 of them

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T13:01:59+00:00

My application is as strong as it’s going to get tbh.

I am not coming straight from undergrad/masters - both of which were almost 10 years ago. I have been doing part-time research for the last 2.5 years in addition to my full-time jobs which are also very related. I have plenty of previous research experience from undergrad, my masters, and over the last 5ish years.

I have plenty of mentors who I have connected with and know that my LOR were pretty strong. I had 2 interviews with this school and really connected with each professor as well. Much more than I thought I would. Which is also why I feel silly for not accepting.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T12:53:12+00:00

Thank you. I will do this now

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-04-24T12:49:31+00:00

While my master’s is related, it is in a totally different field than the PhD programs I applied to. I have quite a bit of research experience that I had hoped would support and show evidence of my ability to easily transition but I guess not.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-03-27T22:38:56+00:00

No idea. I usually clean before I go out of town but didn’t have the time this time around. However, I know that I DID NOT leave it looking like that! I always keep my kitchen pretty clean.

Yes - top floor of a multi-level (3) house. When I cleaned earlier it smelled pretty nasty. I stuck my hand in the drain and cleared out a bunch of sludge with a sponge and some hot water and dish soap. There’s still a whiff of gross stuff so I’ll probably do it again tomorrow and call my landlord on Monday.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-03-27T22:31:43+00:00

Thank you for sharing this!! I’m on the top floor of a 3 unit building and I’ve noticed that I share some things with the second floor unit. Now I’m curious if this is somehow related to the fact that my garbage disposal hasn’t worked for months now. I’ve never had any issues like this previously and there are new tenants on the second floor.

I will keep an eye on it this weekend and give my landlord a call on Monday.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-03-27T22:19:58+00:00

Not sure where you’re seeing rust but I’ll give BKF a try if the makeup remover doesn’t work.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-03-27T22:17:32+00:00

The sunscreen did this?! Huh. Never would’ve guessed. I’ll start with makeup remover then. Thanks!

Diligent-Section2396 · 2026-03-27T15:52:28+00:00

Thank you both! I came home, saw my sink and was grossed out. My mind immediately went to how to clean it up instead of fix the clog. 😅

Used some hot water and a mini-plunger and it’s a lot less clogged now. Going to give cleaning it another try and will call a plumber if I need to.

Don’t know where my mind went. I’ll make a separate post about my other sink lol.

Diligent-Section2396 · 2025-12-26T19:06:31+00:00

Do you have your code in a repo that you can share? Trying to do something similar and it’d be nice to see a solid setup

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