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Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 8:21 pm
by mathgirl16
dangxing wrote:
mathgirl16 wrote:I have been admitted to a school with full funding. Not my first choice but I am more than happy with the offer. They would like me to accept by April 5th. But I am still waiting on four schools. Does anyone have any information on- Michigan State, Purdue, University of Iowa, or Michigan? (I am applying for my Masters)

Are you applying for pure or applied math? I am an undergraduate student in Michigan. I applied for AIM master for safety and haven't heard back.
I applied to the AIM program too. But I have received funding at another school... and I dont think the AIM program at Michigan provides funding.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:48 am
by ajrasmus
Anyone else still waiting on University of Washington and/or Stony Brook? I've gotten into some other decent schools but these were two of my top choices. And they're moving so ridiculously slowly.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:58 am
by math_applicant
ajrasmus wrote:Anyone else still waiting on University of Washington and/or Stony Brook? I've gotten into some other decent schools but these were two of my top choices. And they're moving so ridiculously slowly.
a Stony Brook (pure math) hopeful here, still haven't heard anything either. according to GC, last year, they released decisions around the last week of march, so we might hear from them by next week.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:10 am
by cooltrainer
So UMD AMSC told me via email upon my inquiry: "Your application is under review. You should receive a final decision by the second week of April." --> What does this mean?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:19 am
by math_applicant
cooltrainer wrote:So UMD AMSC told me via email upon my inquiry: "Your application is under review. You should receive a final decision by the second week of April." --> What does this mean?
I think the best response to such email is: No shit, Sherlock! Second week of April is the end of the world for the admissions season, its when all schools will have informed all applicants of all decisions and all admitted students will have responded to their schools. I don't see how a school can just bullshit their applicants in this way!!

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:21 am
by Shera250
Also waiting on Pure at Stony Brook. And they're on vacation this week... Hope admissions is still working...

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:43 am
by dangxing
cooltrainer wrote:So UMD AMSC told me via email upon my inquiry: "Your application is under review. You should receive a final decision by the second week of April." --> What does this mean?
As second week is the respond date of all schools. I think it might mean you are on the waiting list

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:35 am
by Gasquet
cooltrainer wrote:So UMD AMSC told me via email upon my inquiry: "Your application is under review. You should receive a final decision by the second week of April." --> What does this mean?
I think once I get the final reject from UMD AMSC, I am going to write an email to them criticizing their admission policies. If you have an effective second round in form of the three/four additional questions, you should have the decency to reject the others. What's worse is that for those who don't get those questions(like me), even if you inquire about their status they give vague responses which are meant to give you a glimmer of hope. Do they really expect us to think that we will get the further questions on April 16th? :roll:

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:37 pm
by cooltrainer
@Gasquet: I saw somewhere on gradcafe that in some previous year someone was accepted without being requested for further questions.

The only thing with me is that many schools told me my applications are still "under review" while they already sent out their first-round offers. One school said "under review" does not mean "waitlisted." -->?!!

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:39 pm
by scarletshade
This is ridiculous, I applied to 7 schools, and have only heard from 2 so far , and they are not even mathematics. I am amazed by how slow they are.
I should start applying to master programs as plan B.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:16 pm
by DJ512
Officially rejected from Stony Brook via E-mail:

"The Admissions Committee has now reviewed your application for the Math PhD Program at Stony Brook. Your application was very qualified and our inability to offer admission reflects the intense competition for the limited number of openings available. You are to be commended for your achievements so far. We encourage you to continue your studies and are confident you will find another graduate program to match your interests and excellent qualifications."

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:29 pm
by Amicable_PairTY
mathgirl16 wrote:I have been admitted to a school with full funding. Not my first choice but I am more than happy with the offer. They would like me to accept by April 5th. But I am still waiting on four schools. Does anyone have any information on- Michigan State, Purdue, University of Iowa, or Michigan? (I am applying for my Masters)
I heard from U of Iowa last week but that was for their PhD program.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:31 pm
by ajrasmus
DJ512 wrote:Officially rejected from Stony Brook via E-mail:

"The Admissions Committee has now reviewed your application for the Math PhD Program at Stony Brook. Your application was very qualified and our inability to offer admission reflects the intense competition for the limited number of openings available. You are to be commended for your achievements so far. We encourage you to continue your studies and are confident you will find another graduate program to match your interests and excellent qualifications."
Same here. Well, that answers that question.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 1:33 pm
by rashomon
Hi everyone! Anyone joining Stony Brook?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:20 pm
by broken_symlink
rejected from stony brook. still have rice, michigan state, duke, and upenn left. don't think i'm gonna get into any of those either, but who knows...

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:56 pm
by JonMLTR
Just rejected, was in CMU waitlist. Soo I'm out

Congrats on those who got accepted.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 3:58 pm
by selcuk2459
ajrasmus wrote:
DJ512 wrote:Officially rejected from Stony Brook via E-mail:

"The Admissions Committee has now reviewed your application for the Math PhD Program at Stony Brook. Your application was very qualified and our inability to offer admission reflects the intense competition for the limited number of openings available. You are to be commended for your achievements so far. We encourage you to continue your studies and are confident you will find another graduate program to match your interests and excellent qualifications."
Same here. Well, that answers that question.
I received the very same email, which means all our applications were very qualified:) By the way is there anyone rejected from illinois chicago, that will be my last rejection.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:14 pm
by math_applicant
anyone on UIUC's waiting list heard back from them ?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 6:32 pm
by ParsleyX
> I can't believe that RPI still hasn't announced anything about funding for admitted students. Most of us got the acceptance letter in January/February. The professors at my college are now assuming that I just didn't get any funding and that RPI's trying to be polite about this by staying silent. Any RPI admits out there willing to share some info on this?

Anyone hear back from RPI yet?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 8:01 pm
by MathFreaked
JonMLTR wrote:Just rejected, was in CMU waitlist. Soo I'm out

Congrats on those who got accepted.
Are you serious? I emailed CMU last week since I hadn't heard from them yet, and just got a response this morning that my application still "doesn't have a final decision". So they're already sending rejections to people who made the waitlist, but I still can't get a solid answer when I'm not on the waitlist? Sorry to hear about your rejection btw :(.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 10:22 pm
by cooltrainer
JonMLTR wrote:Just rejected, was in CMU waitlist. Soo I'm out

Congrats on those who got accepted.
I am so sorry. To be on CMU waitlist was already really good. I am sure you will end up at a great place.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:16 am
by dangxing
MathFreaked wrote:
JonMLTR wrote:Just rejected, was in CMU waitlist. Soo I'm out

Congrats on those who got accepted.
Are you serious? I emailed CMU last week since I hadn't heard from them yet, and just got a response this morning that my application still "doesn't have a final decision". So they're already sending rejections to people who made the waitlist, but I still can't get a solid answer when I'm not on the waitlist? Sorry to hear about your rejection btw :(.
For CMU, did apply for pure and applied logic or others? Thank you

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 3:31 am
by JonMLTR
dangxing wrote:
MathFreaked wrote:
JonMLTR wrote:Just rejected, was in CMU waitlist. Soo I'm out

Congrats on those who got accepted.
Are you serious? I emailed CMU last week since I hadn't heard from them yet, and just got a response this morning that my application still "doesn't have a final decision". So they're already sending rejections to people who made the waitlist, but I still can't get a solid answer when I'm not on the waitlist? Sorry to hear about your rejection btw :(.
For CMU, did apply for pure and applied logic or others? Thank you
My application was in the intersection of mathematics and ACO so you people shouldn't worry much.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:40 pm
by MathFreaked
ParsleyX wrote:> I can't believe that RPI still hasn't announced anything about funding for admitted students. Most of us got the acceptance letter in January/February. The professors at my college are now assuming that I just didn't get any funding and that RPI's trying to be polite about this by staying silent. Any RPI admits out there willing to share some info on this?

Anyone hear back from RPI yet?
Well I just got accepted to RPI today, but no word on funding either. Have you contacted them about funding at all?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 4:04 pm
by math_applicant
anyone knows when toronto is releasing decisions (international applicant, pure math) ?
also I wonder if UIUC waitlists got any response.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:39 pm
by wickerfurniture
I am visiting a school that has not yet sent out replies (I'd rather avoid the name due to paranoia, neroticism, etc.) I contacted the department about visiting some classes and just checking in. The person encouraged me to contact any professors I might be interested in working with. I'd be happy to speak with some particular ones while I'm there, but I really don't know how to frame this email. It just seems kind of awkward when I haven't gotten in yet. Should I just tell them that my research interests match up with theirs and I'm interested in hearing more about their work? Anyone have advice on this?


Edit: Nvm, found some good stuff about this on the nets. For those interested, http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~evans/advic ... ctive.html

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:40 pm
by cooltrainer
How good is Stony Brook's Applied Math program? :) I would greatly appreciate your information :)

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:31 am
by Gasquet
cooltrainer wrote:How good is Stony Brook's Applied Math program? :) I would greatly appreciate your information :)
How 'good' really depends on which school(s) you are comparing it with. While nowhere near the best, I would think that it would comfortably be in the top 25 schools for applied math. I consider that to be pretty good, but of course the definition of 'good' varies from person to person.

One thing I have gathered form past results is that they have some funding issue. Many(most?) of their admits are unfunded. This has been the situation for at least the last five years(This is based on more than just GC).

Did you get in? Have they started sending out admissions?

Edit: What in applied math are you interested in?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:15 am
by cooltrainer
Gasquet wrote:
cooltrainer wrote:How good is Stony Brook's Applied Math program? :) I would greatly appreciate your information :)
How 'good' really depends on which school(s) you are comparing it with. While nowhere near the best, I would think that it would comfortably be in the top 25 schools for applied math. I consider that to be pretty good, but of course the definition of 'good' varies from person to person.

One thing I have gathered form past results is that they have some funding issue. Many(most?) of their admits are unfunded. This has been the situation for at least the last five years(This is based on more than just GC).

Did you get in? Have they started sending out admissions?

Edit: What in applied math are you interested in?
Thanks for replying. To me, "good" means "good research."

And I answered your questions via private message.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:09 pm
by qbranch
Does anyone know if Ohio State is sending rejection emails or if it is just posted on the website?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 2:52 pm
by waiting512
From what I can tell they are emailing them, but I also checked the website and couldn't find anything saying I was rejected.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:27 pm
by selcuk2459
Why are the univeristies are sending me acceptance without funding even though I always clicked the button that I can not attend without funding? One of them did not even offer a tution waiver.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:21 pm
by qbranch
selcuk2459 wrote:Why are the univeristies are sending me acceptance without funding even though I always clicked the button that I can not attend without funding? One of them did not even offer a tution waiver.
That's annoying. Have you gotten funding somewhere?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:24 pm
by tbil
Just heard from Rice CAAM. They said they were gonna check their budget and if financially possible, make me an offer. SO EXCITED, but trying not to get my hopes up just in case budget stuff doesn't work out! AAAHHHHH

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:29 pm
by dangxing
tbil wrote:Just heard from Rice CAAM. They said they were gonna check their budget and if financially possible, make me an offer. SO EXCITED, but trying not to get my hopes up just in case budget stuff doesn't work out! AAAHHHHH
BIG CONG! How did hear from them? thx

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:34 pm
by tbil
dangxing wrote:
tbil wrote:Just heard from Rice CAAM. They said they were gonna check their budget and if financially possible, make me an offer. SO EXCITED, but trying not to get my hopes up just in case budget stuff doesn't work out! AAAHHHHH
BIG CONG! How did hear from them? thx

They emailed me to set up a phone call.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:46 pm
by selcuk2459
qbranch wrote:
selcuk2459 wrote:Why are the univeristies are sending me acceptance without funding even though I always clicked the button that I can not attend without funding? One of them did not even offer a tution waiver.
That's annoying. Have you gotten funding somewhere?

yeah, fortunately at least one of them offered me a TA position, it seems like i will take it. another one put me on a waitlist for funding, but i said i won't wait, another one accepted me without any funding and i said no. uic has not offered me anything yet, it seems like they wont accept me anyway and I dont want to wait until april to hear from them, i will accept the one which wants me more not the best one.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:40 pm
by avisottda
MathFreaked wrote:
ParsleyX wrote:> I can't believe that RPI still hasn't announced anything about funding for admitted students. Most of us got the acceptance letter in January/February. The professors at my college are now assuming that I just didn't get any funding and that RPI's trying to be polite about this by staying silent. Any RPI admits out there willing to share some info on this?

Anyone hear back from RPI yet?
Well I just got accepted to RPI today, but no word on funding either. Have you contacted them about funding at all?
I was told to wait and that I was still being considered for funding. So I emailed again that I need more clarification whether there would at least be tuition waivor if not TA. It costs over 50000 to go to that school. I don't see how anyone can expect students to have that kind of money.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:55 pm
by MathFreaked
avisottda wrote:
MathFreaked wrote:
ParsleyX wrote:> I can't believe that RPI still hasn't announced anything about funding for admitted students. Most of us got the acceptance letter in January/February. The professors at my college are now assuming that I just didn't get any funding and that RPI's trying to be polite about this by staying silent. Any RPI admits out there willing to share some info on this?

Anyone hear back from RPI yet?
Well I just got accepted to RPI today, but no word on funding either. Have you contacted them about funding at all?
I was told to wait and that I was still being considered for funding. So I emailed again that I need more clarification whether there would at least be tuition waivor if not TA. It costs over 50000 to go to that school. I don't see how anyone can expect students to have that kind of money.
</sarcasm> Oh, so you're one of those lowly peasant types that doesn't own their own multi-billion dollar company like me? <sarcasm>

In other news, I just got invited to their visiting day today. I don't really know if I want to go before I know what kind of financial offer I would get though :/.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:30 pm
by avisottda
</sarcasm> Oh, so you're one of those lowly peasant types that doesn't own their own multi-billion dollar company like me? <sarcasm>

In other news, I just got invited to their visiting day today. I don't really know if I want to go before I know what kind of financial offer I would get though :/.



Same here! I was pretty confused by that. Why would I go visit a school when I don't know if I can even afford to go there?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:30 am
by Gasquet
So, it seems Stony Brook AMS has send out their first wave(but unofficially). By their history, I doubt anyone who has not heard back will get a funded admit. So much for that. Sigh. Life goes on.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:04 am
by cooltrainer
Gasquet wrote:So, it seems Stony Brook AMS has send out their first wave(but unofficially). By their history, I doubt anyone who has not heard back will get a funded admit. So much for that. Sigh. Life goes on.
There is still some hope. Keep believing since you are great ;)

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:26 am
by marco
cooltrainer wrote:
Gasquet wrote:So, it seems Stony Brook AMS has send out their first wave(but unofficially). By their history, I doubt anyone who has not heard back will get a funded admit. So much for that. Sigh. Life goes on.
There is still some hope. Keep believing since you are great ;)
There is indeed still hope Gasquet :P .

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:39 pm
by Rikimaru
UCLA finally sent me a rejection. Oh well.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:52 pm
by quark
Rejected from UMass. A little surprised since one of my recommenders had some connections and told me that I should have no trouble getting in. It wasn't one of my top choices, but it would have been nice to have an option. Oh well.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:26 pm
by DizzyCow
University of Toronto is telling people they aren't on the short list, judging by the grad cafe. If they told me I'm still under consideration, does that mean I'm at least on the short list?

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:45 pm
by math_applicant
DizzyCow wrote:University of Toronto is telling people they aren't on the short list, judging by the grad cafe. If they told me I'm still under consideration, does that mean I'm at least on the short list?
the shortlist has been around since (I believe) around last week. so if you have been told you are under consideration since then, chances are you are on such list. good luck!

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:32 pm
by DizzyCow
DizzyCow wrote:
University of Toronto is telling people they aren't on the short list, judging by the grad cafe. If they told me I'm still under consideration, does that mean I'm at least on the short list?

the shortlist has been around since (I believe) around last week. so if you have been told you are under consideration since then, chances are you are on such list. good luck!

Do you have any idea when results will be made available? I thought it would be some time this week.

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:55 pm
by math_applicant
DizzyCow wrote: Do you have any idea when results will be made available? I thought it would be some time this week.
I am not sure really!

Re: Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:57 pm
by math_applicant
Anyone knows when Duke (pure math) is going to spell out their second round decisions/rejections ? did they have their open house already ?