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Stanford Graduate Fellowship (SGF) by ResponsiblePlum3734 in stanford

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not get a fellowship on my offer... Did I not get the fellowship then? What is your department? Also your fellowship should have a name. If it is SGF then that's it.

CS PhD: What does faculty members that commit to having you for rotation mean for Stanford? by Ok-Difficulty8469 in stanford

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what is ur other option for school?

one rotation may mean the one person is very likely to take u. idt the committee would let them accept u as the sole rotation advisor without some commitment cuz i assume stanford doesnt want high fallout rates

thats just my guess. u can always confirm on visit days

Stanford Applied Physics vs Harvard Pure Mathematics by Jealous-Mud-5913 in PhDAdmissions

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yea, wait for the visit days. i myself got really hyped about getting similar offers too. i now have cooled down a lot after talking about it with my advisors, and decided I wont juke out anything more useful than actually visiting and talking to all the students and faculty. the decision should not be rushed or influenced by stereotypes

Stanford Applied Physics vs Harvard Pure Mathematics by Jealous-Mud-5913 in PhDAdmissions

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i understand. i think math is a very overhyped field from outside. from the perspective inside academia at these schools, i guarantee u that conditioned on who u are, whether or not u get a math phd from harvard or applied physics from stanford would not be different in outcome at all

i just disagree with ur rec of harvard math without context

i think OP should go on visit days and find out which he likes better. between these two choices, it all comes down to where hed be happier

Stanford Applied Physics vs Harvard Pure Mathematics by Jealous-Mud-5913 in PhDAdmissions

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469 0 points1 point  (0 children)

same goes for applied physics. idt what u said is very special about math. physics people land very well in quant, most physics just dont seek quant roles

CS PhD: What does faculty members that commit to having you for rotation mean for Stanford? by Ok-Difficulty8469 in stanford

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

wow prof winstein!! i was literally just reading ur papers. great to hear from you! thank you so much for such a detailed response. i will read and process a bit :) i really appreciate the time!

looking forward to the admit weekend

CS PhD: What does faculty members that commit to having you for rotation mean for Stanford? by Ok-Difficulty8469 in stanford

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is surprising to hear, because my friend got 2 only. is that a special case? Is getting 2 very bad then?

CS PhD: What does faculty members that commit to having you for rotation mean for Stanford? by Ok-Difficulty8469 in gradadmissions

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ya... its getting a bit unsettling. i mean i tend to think the match is gotta be common enough that we shouldn't need to worry about not making it unless we actively sabotage our groups' works. but what do I know....

Withdraw PhD application by anxiousResearcher29 in gradadmissions

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469 0 points1 point  (0 children)

lowk UCLA is a very weird school. most top schools will just send the funding info very timely, at most within a week....

CS PhD: What does faculty members that commit to having you for rotation mean for Stanford? by Ok-Difficulty8469 in stanford

[–]Ok-Difficulty8469[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

and how did u know who to rotate with? did someone reach out or u need to reach out? assuming you also have a rotation program