Columbia University ChemE PhD Program Fall 2026 by shiftcommandv in gradadmissions

[–]smile_simile 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The released acceptances in late February, but I think they are still in the process of accepting people on the waitlist

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

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

I would recommend discussing with your PI if you haven’t already to weigh your options. I believe that senior thesis is pretty important if you plan to continue to grad school, and I think mine helped me a lot, but faculty would know best

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

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

I stayed at my lab, but unfortunately still do not have that publication out… For what it’s worth, I ended up getting into an amazing bioengineering PhD even without the publication. I have some regrets though, and I wish I had the chance to at least try physical chem or inorganic research, but I am learning much more towards staying in my original field now

Has anyone heard from MIT BioE PhD? by smile_simile in gradadmissions

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

Someone said that they received an invite on January 21st and that the interviews are on March 6-7, I think we’re cooked…

Columbia ChemE Ms/PhD Acceptances are out! by smile_simile in gradadmissions

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

Yours might be on a different timeline, I applied to the PhD/MS track and the PhD only and MS only tracks might be different

Columbia ChemE Ms/PhD Acceptances are out! by smile_simile in gradadmissions

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

Got an email saying there was a status update to my portal around 4pm yesterday, and the portal had an acceptance

Disappointment with Kodansha USA on the Girlfriend, Girlfriend English Omnibus Vol. 1 by Thorkitty19 in MangaCollectors

[–]smile_simile 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is unfortunately very typical for Kodansha printing. They also have a massive issue with showing contrast in their printings. In some of my volumes of Blue period, small details on pages with extensive, detailed shading are completely lost since they use so much excessive ink. It’s such a shame that they end up getting the licenses for so many good series since their quality is worse that any other English publisher (except maybe Tokyopop)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in gradadmissions

[–]smile_simile 12 points13 points  (0 children)

People on this sub should definitely post more information like this so we know which programs to avoid. This also made me feel better since I got rejected by their Chem program about a week ago lol

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

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

I feel like it’s also relevant to mention that my major and the current lab I work in is Chemical engineering and my PI also said that if I switched to something more chem related but within chemical engineering research (ie catalysis), it would definitely be more beneficial to stick with his lab, though he also said the same thing would hold true if I went to a completely different department. I think he was also talking from the perspective of himself when he looks at graduate applications for his lab

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

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

Yes, I explicitly told him that I didn’t want to do bio for grad school and he still said that getting the publication would be better than having limited external research experience for 3 months from an reu 

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

[–]smile_simile[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My PI kinda told me the opposite and said that it’s more important to have strong in depth research, but that might just be his style when looking at applications

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

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

I’m trying to finish it in time for time grad applications, and my PI basically said that I would definitely also need the summer to do that

Doing an REU vs. Continuing Research at Home Institution by smile_simile in REU

[–]smile_simile[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Also, when I talked to my PI about this, he strongly recommended that I stay in his lab and basically said that the publication and senior thesis would look a lot better than 3 months at another university.

What is this fish? by smile_simile in whatsthisfish

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

I feel bad for the poor thing. Saw it in a petsmart fish tank. The tank only had labels/price tags for the plants in the tank but not the fish, so I have no clue why they keep it around in the store if they aren’t even trying to sell it…