Fall 2018 Sweat Thread

[whatstheprobability]

Fall 2018 Sweat Thread, good luck to everyone!

[djysyed]

I am extremely nervous. My professors think I barely have a chance of getting admitted into my own school, let alone any of the top 10.

[Tianma799]

I am extremely nervous. My professors think I barely have a chance of getting admitted into my own school, let alone any of the top 10.

Same here hahaha

[djysyed]

I think what makes it worse is I keep thinking, "How am I supposed to go from where I am now to writing papers in a few years?".

[Tianma799]

I think what makes it worse is I keep thinking, "How am I supposed to go from where I am now to writing papers in a few years?".

Couldn't be worse than me. One of my recommenders who I was closed to agreed to write me LORs, then changed their mind Now what should I do

[Singularity]

I'm super worried too. I wonder when do most grad schools annouce their results. I heard Chicago does it super early.

[korobeiniki]

I'm super worried too. I wonder when do most grad schools annouce their results. I heard Chicago does it super early.

You can check gradcafe for admission / rejection email dates. From what I've seen, most admissions from top schools happen during January to early February (with a few exceptions) and rejections come sometime later (say late January to late February / March).

For example last year Chicago started sending out acceptances during the second week of January. It looks like Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Berkeley and the like send out their offers usually mid to late January.

[Singularity]

I'm super worried too. I wonder when do most grad schools annouce their results. I heard Chicago does it super early.

You can check gradcafe for admission / rejection email dates. From what I've seen, most admissions from top schools happen during January to early February (with a few exceptions) and rejections come sometime later (say late January to late February / March).

For example last year Chicago started sending out acceptances during the second week of January. It looks like Stanford, Princeton, MIT, Berkeley and the like send out their offers usually mid to late January.

Thank you. Honestly I find gradcafe hard to navigate...

[korobeiniki]

Thank you. Honestly I find gradcafe hard to navigate...

Yeah it's not the prettiest looking site ever. But in about two months time most of us will be checking it very frequently anyway.

I decided to not be productive and look up acceptance / rejection mailing dates for a few top universities (based on whataver available data there is at gradcafe):

Stanford:
2017 - Acceptances on 20-21 Jan. / Rejections on 14 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances around 15-26 Jan. / Rejections on 22 Feb.
2015 - Rejections on 30+ Jan.
2013 - Acceptances up until 9 Feb. / Rejections on 12 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances between 9 - 13 Feb. / Sporadic rejections until 18 Feb.

Princeton:
2017 - Acceptances and rejections in the same day 20 Jan.
2016 - Acceptances on 21 Jan. / Rejections on 22 Jan.
2015 - Rejections on 22 Jan.
2013 - Acceptances and rejections on 25 Jan.
2012 - Acceptances and rejections on 17-19 Jan.
2011 - Rejections on 26+ Jan.

Harvard:
2017 - Acceptances around 27 Jan. / Rejections on 3 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances on 20-21 Jan. / Rejections on 28 Jan.
2013 - Rejections sporadically on 5-11 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances around 20 Jan. / Rejections on 6-9 Feb.
2011 - Acceptances around 16 Jan. / Rejections on 12-17 Feb.

MIT:
2017 - Acceptances around 20 - 26 Jan. / Rejections on 14 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances around 20 - 21 Jan. / Rejections on 25 Feb.
2013 - Acceptances around 17 Jan. / Rejections around 13-14 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances on 14-17 Jan. / Rejections on 22-23 Feb.
2011 - Rejections on 28-29 Jan.

University of Chicago:
2017 - Acceptances around 9-11 Jan. / Rejections on 27-28 Jan.
2016 - Acceptances on 9 - 11 Jan. / Rejections on 17 Feb.
2013 - Acceptances around 9-11 Jan. and 3 Feb. / Rejections around 8 - 11 Feb.
2012 - Accepted people sporadically 12-30 Jan. / Rejected people sporadically 3 - 28 Feb.
2011 - Rejections around 24-28 Feb.

Berkeley:
2017 - Acceptances on 27 Jan. / Rejections on 3-4 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances around 29 Jan. - 9 Feb. / Rejections on 14-15 Mar.
2015 - Rejections on 3-4 Mar.
2013 - Acceptances on 3 Feb. / Rejections 14+ Feb. (up to 2 Mar.)
2012 - Acceptances around 25 Jan. - 2 Feb. / Rejections from 23 Feb. up until 27 Mar.

Columbia:
2017 - Acceptances and rejections on 31 Jan.
2016 - Acceptances on 19 & 29-30 Jan. / Rejections on 1-2 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances and rejections on 1-2 Feb.
2011 - Acceptances on 11 Feb. / Rejections on 9-10 Mar.

Yale:
2017 - Acceptances on 17 Jan. / Rejections on 10 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances around 11-21 Jan. / Rejections on 21-22 Jan.
2014 - Acceptances on 22 Jan. / Rejections on 1 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances on 20 Jan. / Rejections on 16-17 Feb.

Michigan:
2017 - Acceptances on 1-2 Feb. / Rejections on 8 Mar.
2016 - Acceptances on 29 Jan. & 12 Feb. / Rejections on 16-17 Mar.
2013 - Acceptances on 6 Feb. / Rejections from 6 Feb. up until 13 Mar.
2012 - Acceptances on 15-17 Feb. / Rejections on 9 Mar.
2011 - Acceptances on 14-16 Feb. / Rejections on 7-8 & 22 Mar.

Caltech:
2017 - Acceptances on 10 Feb. / Rejections on 17-17 Feb.
2016 - Acceptances on 2 Feb. / Rejections on 31 Mar. (only 1 though and it seems pretty late - it could perhaps be a rejection from the waitlist)
2013 - Acceptances around 12-14 Feb. / Rejections on 28 Feb.
2012 - Acceptances on 14-15 Feb. / Rejections on 24 Feb.

UCLA:
2017 - Sporadic acceptances from 13 Jan. to 8 Feb. / Sporadic rejections from 10 Feb. to 30 Mar.
2016 - Acceptances around 8-21 Jan. / Rejections on 4 Feb. & 18-23 Feb.
2015 - Rejections from 24 Feb. up until 18 Mar.
2013 - Rejections on 30 Jan. & 14 Feb. (what's up with all of these rejections on Valentine's day? lol)
2012 - Rejections on Mar. 14

I wouldn't say all of them are accurate predictors of the future but you can see certain trends. In particular a lot of the top ones tend to send out their acceptances in January and early February.

Anyway maybe this will be useful in two months time

[Singularity]

Some programs allow to submit fall semester grade. I wonder is it really necessary to do that considering fall grades are usually available in early Jan in many places, which is way past the deadlines.

[Singularity]

Profs are submitting letters! Nice!

[roboticbass]

Getting my profs to submit their letters is such a pain.... I don't want to constantly nag them but the deadlines are fast approaching. All of my applications are in so it's just the beginning of Anxiety Season

[djysyed]

Getting my profs to submit their letters is such a pain.... I don't want to constantly nag them but the deadlines are fast approaching. All of my applications are in so it's just the beginning of Anxiety Season

I am having a similar issue. At this point I will start sending out reminders every three days until December 7th, then every day afterwards.

[lambert]

Getting my profs to submit their letters is such a pain.... I don't want to constantly nag them but the deadlines are fast approaching. All of my applications are in so it's just the beginning of Anxiety Season

I am having a similar issue. At this point I will start sending out reminders every three days until December 7th, then every day afterwards.

That's a surefire way to piss them off. Professors are still human beings with other obligations and responsibilities (likely *many* more than the average student), they will eventually get to submit your letter. A single reminder a few days before the deadline is fine, then maybe remind them again if the deadline passed and they still haven't submitted it. Programs allow a bit more wiggle room for recommenders to send everything since they're aware not every letter makes it by the deadline.

[djysyed]

Some professors told me to send them reminders every few days when the deadlines are close. Luckily they submitted them today

[Grothaltric]

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[korobeiniki]

Yes, many do. Publications really aren't as important as some people (usually undergrads themselves) make them out to be.

[djysyed]

Most applications are due in a week and a few are due on Tuesday. Good luck to everyone!

[jxwatmg]

Finally my recommender is submitting letters!

[roboticbass]

Finals are over, all of my applications are complete and submitted, and as of this morning my LORs are all officially sent. Now it's just the damn waiting game...

[Singularity]

Maybe going to JMM will help pass the time of waiting.

[djysyed]

Maybe going to JMM will help pass the time of waiting.

If you're applying to UIUC, they'll have an informal interview with you there.

[Bayesian1701]

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Yeah it's not the prettiest looking site ever. But in about two months time most of us will be checking it very frequently anyway.

I decided to not be productive and look up acceptance / rejection mailing dates for a few top universities (based on whataver available data there is at gradcafe):

I wouldn't say all of them are accurate predictors of the future but you can see certain trends. In particular a lot of the top ones tend to send out their acceptances in January and early February.

Anyway maybe this will be useful in two months time

Did similar thing as korbeiniki for Statistics PhD programs on my list. Looks like January and February as well, and around 3-6 weeks after deadline for first contact (interview, first round acceptances).

Duke Statistics PhD

2017 – Acceptance 1/31, Waitlist 1/31, Reject 2/3

2016 – Interview 1/11, Acceptance 2/20, Reject 2/23, No wait list reports

2015 – Reject 1/7, Acceptance 2/4, no waitlist reports.

2014 – Reject 1/28, Acceptance 3/10, no waitlist reports



Columbia Statistics PhD

2017 – Reject 3/8, no acceptance or waitlist reports

2016 – Masters acceptance 2/8, Acceptance 2/24, Waitlist 3/1, no reject reports

2015 – Acceptance 2/11, Waitlist 2/26, Reject 3/18

2014 – Accepted 2/18, Waitlist 2/19, no reject reports



UT Austin Statistics PhD

2017 – Accepted 2/1, Rejected 2/28, no waitlist reports

2016 – Accepted 1/30, Rejected 2/25, no waitlist reports

2015 – Accepted 12/22, Rejected 2/3, no waitlist reports

2014 – Accepted 1/31, Rejected 2/25, no waitlist reports



Baylor Statistics PhD (DGS said at visit results come in late January or February)

2017 – Reject 3/04, no waitlist or acceptance reports

2016 – Acceptance 2/23, no reject or waitlist reports

2015 – Reject 2/8, no acceptance or waitlist reports

2014 – Accepted 3/18, no reject or waitlist reports



Texas A&M Statistics PhD

2017 – Acceptance 1/25, Reject 2/28, no waitlist reports

2016 - Acceptance 1/30, Reject 2/24, no waitlist reports

2015- Acceptance 1/20, Reject 2/25, no waitlist reports

2014 – Acceptance 2/24, no reject or waitlist reports



Kansas State Statistics PhD

2017 – Waitlisted for funding 3/2, no reject reports

2016 – No PhD data

2015 – No PhD data

2014 – rejection 2/24, no waitlist or acceptance reports



University of Missouri Statistics PhD

2017 – Accepted 2/10, Rejection 3/28, no waitlist reports

2016 – Accepted 2/23, no waitlist or reject reports

2015 – Accepted 2/26, Rejection 3/11, no waitlist reports

2014 – Accepted 2/20, Waitlist 2/24, Reject 3/7



Virginia Tech Statistics PhD

2017 – Interview 2/17, Accepted 2/24, no reject or waitlist reports

2016 – Accepted 1/12, Rejected 2/16, no waitlist reports

2015 – Accepted 1/24, no reject or waitlist reports

2014 – Accepted 2/19, Rejected 2/19, no waitlist reports



Florida State Statistics PhD

2017 – Accepted 3/2, Rejected 3/27

2016 – Accepted 2/22, no reject or waitlist reports

2015 – Accepted 3/5, no reject or waitlist reports

2014 – Accepted 3/13, no reject or waitlist reports

[korobeiniki]

Yeah it's a good idea to do this for other programs too, I only did a list for pure math.

In other news my fourth professor finally got to send all the rec letters on the day of the deadline. I was getting worried there, phew.

[djysyed]

My professors were on the admissions committee at Princeton for a couple years. They said to send in as many recs as you can. I've submitted 5 for each school that allows 5.

[Singularity]

My professors were on the admissions committee at Princeton for a couple years. They said to send in as many recs as you can. I've submitted 5 for each school that allows 5.

I agree. I sent 4~5. I think we just to make sure no one of them is significantly weaker than the others. Or it won't help if not harm. I think very few undergrads can have worked very closely with 5 profs unless they do many reus.

[math94]

I feel super nervous. I'm an international student with good credentials, and I applied to only top places. Gambling big...

[djysyed]

The easiest way to overcome the anxiety of applications is by picking up a basic text and start working though all the problems.

[FreddieBiddleBooty]

The easiest way to overcome the anxiety of applications is by picking up a basic text and start working though all the problems.

Ha. I like this idea.

[Singularity]

Happy Holidays everyone. So tired of waiting!!!

[djysyed]

In all honesty, I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that I'll be expected to produce original research four years from now and will find out which school I'll be doing that at in four months.

[lothiriell]

In all honesty, I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that I really want to produce original research four years from now and might find out that there won't be a school I'll be doing that at in four months.

[Peregrine]

This website can be great at feeding the paranoia too.

[lothiriell]

It's all in good fun! It's holiday time, relax and be positive ^_^

[djysyed]

This website can be great at feeding the paranoia too.

If I had a dollar for every person who suffered an anxiety attack because of this forum, I could probably buy my way into Harvard.

[Peregrine]

This website can be great at feeding the paranoia too.

If I had a dollar for every person who suffered an anxiety attack because of this forum, I could probably buy my way into Harvard.

Anxiety: the website.

[eulerphi]

Hi guys,
Just wanted to wish everyone good luck. I was in your position last year, and this was a very anxious time for me.

I guess all you can realistically do now is wait it out. I don't really have much advice on coping, but you will get through it. Hopefully you will start getting some results back soon!

[djysyed]

Some people have started updating their profiles. I see Iowa State and Arizona State have started sending out acceptances and interviews.

[Peregrine]

Just a quick question:

If a school states on their website that they will start reviewing applications on a certain date, approximately how long after that date should students be expecting acceptances/rejections?

Thanks.

[kieroda]

Just a quick question:

If a school states on their website that they will start reviewing applications on a certain date, approximately how long after that date should students be expecting acceptances/rejections?

Thanks.

It seems to vary based on the school. You can look at TheGradCafe (https://thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php) and check when people were sent acceptances last year though.

[lothiriell]

Seems like OSU started making decisions early this year (according to gradcafe).

[nothing]

Last year, my friend got their offer on mid February. Btw, it's a bit strange that they sent out offers on Sunday's night

[lothiriell]

It is a bit weird yeah, but maybe their potential advisors contacted them or something?

[mathematics]

I got in to OSU. No word on funding.

[djysyed]

UChicago results are coming out soon according to grad cafe.

[EpsilonDelta]

Uchicago result was out!

[Singularity]

Uchicago result was out!

It says via website... That's a bit weird, I thought they do it by email only?

[curvature-form]

Uchicago result was out!

It says via website... That's a bit weird, I thought they do it by email only?

From the UChicago website:
"Once an update has been made to your application status, you will receive an email directing you to log into our application system to view your decision. Most programs will not provide decisions via email or phone."
https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/faq

[Singularity]

Uchicago result was out!

It says via website... That's a bit weird, I thought they do it by email only?

From the UChicago website:
"Once an update has been made to your application status, you will receive an email directing you to log into our application system to view your decision. Most programs will not provide decisions via email or phone."
https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/faq

Thanks. Well, good for those who got offers. And that's it for Chicago huh...

[djysyed]

From the UChicago website:
"Once an update has been made to your application status, you will receive an email directing you to log into our application system to view your decision. Most programs will not provide decisions via email or phone."
https://grad.uchicago.edu/admissions/apply/faq

I haven't received an update yet so hopefully I still have a chance