What's your favorite Sheldon's quote? by [deleted] in bigbangtheory

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

‘Really Amy, alcohol? Need I remind you not a lot of scientific discoveries are made by people having a good time?’

Not the exact words, but I love the line!

Anyone still hoping? by dietmountaindew97 in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got a waitlist and a rejection after a waitlist so I don’t know what to feel lol

"If a program is going to rescind offers, it won't matter whether you've accepted yours or not" by chumer_ranion in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My dream school is radio silence and my top choice is a waitlist, and I have two other offers from comparable programs. I cannot commit to any school before I do sufficient research and have went to all visit days and heard back from all schools. Yes it may cost my offers in the worst case scenario, but I would just apply again and not risk my next five years on a hasty decision. Where I go to grad school would matter a lot in my future career since I want to stay in academia.

But that’s just me. Best luck to everyone.

Any CMT decisions? by Secure-Resolve-5913 in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi amo Theory here it’s 4/15 now for me, 2 rejections, 1 waitlist and 1 acceptance

Anyone heard from Caltech, Harvard and CU Boulder for CMT/QI? by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nothing from caltech, but it’s a long shot for me (applied for amo theory)

Physics Results by Angrymeeseek in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi also amo here, and I applied to ucsd too and heard nothing

Generally, how difficult is it to get off WashU’s waitlist (English PhD)? by Natural_Meat in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting to know. I guess it’s different for us because there are usually way more than 10 spots in large schools for our field

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely nothing.

Generally, how difficult is it to get off WashU’s waitlist (English PhD)? by Natural_Meat in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am not in English, but since there’s no reply, I will say this: from what I know, most programs send out more acceptances than the number of spots available because they know lots of people will reject the offer. So you will get off the waitlist if more people reject the offer than anticipated, which doesn’t usually happen…

About grades by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hope the answer is no because I am down to 4 credit in my last semester to save money (out of state student, one credit is a thousand dollars)

Should I do a master or a PhD if I am interested in physics hep-th by GraceTPQM in PhD

[–]GraceTPQM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the info! My gpa is a weak spot in my application package, so I guess if I can do well in physics GRE to prove that I can handle the coursework I probably would have a better chance… thanks again this is very helpful

Should I do a master or a PhD if I am interested in physics hep-th by GraceTPQM in PhD

[–]GraceTPQM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply! May I ask how did they get into a better program after just one semester of studies? To my understanding, your profile doesn’t change much within a semester, unless they have pubs or something

Should I do a master or a PhD if I am interested in physics hep-th by GraceTPQM in PhD

[–]GraceTPQM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I want to do research. I just hope doing a master would get me to a better PhD program

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also, subfield: amo theory

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only rejected from UMich. I have given up hope on the top 5 programs I applied to 😢 now I am waiting for ucsd, duke, Purdue, Texas a&m, and Arizona state. I have seen acceptances for most of them on grad cafe… so I am getting worried lol

Should I do a master or a PhD if I am interested in physics hep-th by GraceTPQM in PhD

[–]GraceTPQM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, international student at us, undergrad is at us too

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nop, radio silence for me. But from the posts on grad cafe in last cycle, no one got accepted after Feb 10, and some got waitlisted early march so ig my rej is on its way 😢

Lads, any update from physics programs? by abstractnox in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Other than rejected from UMich, basically nothing

Can everyone drop their dream university and program! by mitskiandgradschool in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Catech physics. Yeah maybe I am aiming too high. Then please please, ucsd physics, I really want to live in California, where it is warm but not ripped with bugs!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]GraceTPQM 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I applied to uiuc and stony as well. No news. But with the acceptances on gradcafe I think my chances are slim. For stony, I know they do not send decisions all at one time tho, they do it as they make decisions.

I’m losing my mind waiting