Fall 2013 Application Sweat Thread

transfinite · Post by **transfinite** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:01 pm

is2718 wrote:Does anybody know when schools like Michigan or Cornell will make decisions with regards to pure math? I realize this is all speculative, of course.

According to the grad director at Cornell, they have already made their decisions.

rashomon · Post by **rashomon** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 12:11 pm

transfinite wrote:
is2718 wrote:Does anybody know when schools like Michigan or Cornell will make decisions with regards to pure math? I realize this is all speculative, of course.
According to the grad director at Cornell, they have already made their decisions.

How is this possible?I didn't see any gradcafe post about cornell pure math!!

is2718 · Post by **is2718** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:19 pm

rashomon wrote:
transfinite wrote:
is2718 wrote:Does anybody know when schools like Michigan or Cornell will make decisions with regards to pure math? I realize this is all speculative, of course.
According to the grad director at Cornell, they have already made their decisions.
How is this possible?I didn't see any gradcafe post about cornell pure math!!

Based on a short email exchange with somebody at Cornell, my impression was that the Graduate Admissions committee has already made decisions. However, they have yet to announce those decisions.

cjh · Post by **cjh** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:25 pm

For anyone looking at WUSTL, I emailed their secretary about my chances and was told they had "over 100 applicants for a very limited number of open spots".

transfinite · Post by **transfinite** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:32 pm

rashomon wrote:
transfinite wrote:
is2718 wrote:Does anybody know when schools like Michigan or Cornell will make decisions with regards to pure math? I realize this is all speculative, of course.
According to the grad director at Cornell, they have already made their decisions.
How is this possible?I didn't see any gradcafe post about cornell pure math!!

He said that they had made the decisions, he did not say anything about sending them out.

selcuk2459 · Post by **selcuk2459** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:34 pm

anyone having information about LSU or UIC or Stony Brook?

torelli · Post by **torelli** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:35 pm

transfinite wrote:He said that they had made the decisions, he did not say anything about sending them out.

Did you hear from him their decision on your application?

Eowyn · Post by **Eowyn** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:01 pm

I saw one post on the Gradcafe about University of Minnesota, Mathematics and one about University of Toronto, Mathematics. Any body has any idea? And most importantly, is there any notion about admissions to the University of British Columbia, Mathematics?

transfinite · Post by **transfinite** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:25 pm

torelli wrote:
transfinite wrote:He said that they had made the decisions, he did not say anything about sending them out.
Did you hear from him their decision on your application?

Yes. He wrote I was "very unlikely to receive an offer" from them.

meredith · Post by **meredith** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:36 pm

cjh wrote:For anyone looking at WUSTL, I emailed their secretary about my chances and was told they had "over 100 applicants for a very limited number of open spots".

So that's a rejection? I emailed her too and haven't heard back.

MathKS · Post by **MathKS** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:46 pm

So that's a rejection? I emailed her too and haven't heard back.[/quote]

I believe so. Therefore, I will not wait for any positive reply from them

Manyfolds · Post by **Manyfolds** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:13 pm

Do we believe that MIT has finished releasing acceptances? Can't seem to tell from previous years gradcafe results...

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:21 pm

Ooh, I'm nervous about Cornell now.

atomspatz · Post by **atomspatz** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:43 pm

Has anyone received any clarity about what Berkeley and UCLA are up to? I see a few fresh rejections from UCLA on the Grad Cafe, and acceptances from Berkeley.

delta · Post by **delta** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:47 pm

Eowyn wrote:I saw one post on the Gradcafe about University of Minnesota, Mathematics and one about University of Toronto, Mathematics. Any body has any idea? And most importantly, is there any notion about admissions to the University of British Columbia, Mathematics?

I've gotten an informal acceptance from prospective advisor(s) from UBC (pure math), although nothing formal yet.

cjh · Post by **cjh** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:19 pm

meredith wrote:
cjh wrote:For anyone looking at WUSTL, I emailed their secretary about my chances and was told they had "over 100 applicants for a very limited number of open spots".
So that's a rejection? I emailed her too and haven't heard back.

I messaged you the email exchange

tvboomer · Post by **tvboomer** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:29 pm

Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.

apollo · Post by **apollo** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 7:31 pm

Just got wait-listed at Stanford.

Nr · Post by Nr » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:00 pm

tvboomer wrote:Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.

Yeah ...
You and me both ...
just somewhere ...

I wish UIUC would finally start make decisions ...

tvboomer · Post by **tvboomer** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 8:55 pm

Nr wrote:
tvboomer wrote:Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.
Yeah ...
You and me both ...
just somewhere ...

I wish UIUC would finally start make decisions ...

Trying to be patient is the worst! I have my fingers crossed with regard to UIUC, as well. I know they have sent out a few acceptances (and, according to one of the profiles here, even a rejection

). It would seem they are poised to make a move soon. I hope there is room for both of us!

Nr · Post by Nr » Wed Feb 13, 2013 9:05 pm

tvboomer wrote:
Nr wrote:
tvboomer wrote:Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.
Yeah ...
You and me both ...
just somewhere ...

I wish UIUC would finally start make decisions ...
Trying to be patient is the worst! I have my fingers crossed with regard to UIUC, as well. I know they have sent out a few acceptances (and, according to one of the profiles here, even a rejection ). It would seem they are poised to make a move soon. I hope there is room for both of us!

I really hope so ...
but the rejection was basically just a response to an inquiry so they haven't started ...
they sent out a few but the big chunk has yet to come ...
Hope they have good news for all of us and we can finally relax a little bit ...

agmnu · Post by **agmnu** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:17 pm

Did anyone get admit call from Florida State University? It is probably too early because their deadline was 1st Feb.
But still, logic takes a dump when we are waiting for the application results

generic_username · Post by **generic_username** » Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:25 pm

tvboomer wrote:
Nr wrote:
tvboomer wrote:Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.
Yeah ...
You and me both ...
just somewhere ...

I wish UIUC would finally start make decisions ...
Trying to be patient is the worst! I have my fingers crossed with regard to UIUC, as well. I know they have sent out a few acceptances (and, according to one of the profiles here, even a rejection ). It would seem they are poised to make a move soon. I hope there is room for both of us!

According to gradcafe, seems like feb 21st last yr, 19th two years ago, 23rd ish three years ago. Seems like next week to me.

Nr · Post by Nr » Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:45 pm

I wish UIUC would finally start make decisions ...[/quote]

Trying to be patient is the worst! I have my fingers crossed with regard to UIUC, as well. I know they have sent out a few acceptances (and, according to one of the profiles here, even a rejection

). It would seem they are poised to make a move soon. I hope there is room for both of us![/quote]

According to gradcafe, seems like feb 21st last yr, 19th two years ago, 23rd ish three years ago. Seems like next week to me.[/quote]

Exactly that's what I also think
but still waiting makes me (and I think many others) crazy ...
it just doesn't seem to end ...

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:11 am

tvboomer wrote:Another day, another rejection. I just want to get in to one program.

Welcome to the club.

jhpark0304 · Post by **jhpark0304** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:38 am

I just got my second rejection from Northwestern IEMS(the first one was Chicago math). I think I'm getting less patient. Goodbye my love

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:10 am

Why don't Maryland AMSC and Cornell CAM just send out their rejections? Maryland sent their request for further information a week back. Surely those who have not received the request for the "second round" are rejected. And Cornell CAM has sent out all the admits they planned to almost a week ago. More schools really need to learn to keep a few applicants on a wait-list and send out rejections for the rest. Why do they want to make us wait?

On another note, two big days coming up, especially for the applied folk. Princeton PACM and Brown DAM are expected to reply before the weekend.

Langlands · Post by **Langlands** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:08 am

When I enquired with UIUC and UBC, I was told that decisions would be made "later next week" for UIUC, and UBC would be making offers "the week of the 18th of Feb"

(I'm sure this means official offers since some people have already received unofficial offers from UIUC and UBC).

Both responses were from the coordinator/director of the graduate program.

mindreader · Post by **mindreader** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 10:33 am

Gasquet wrote:Why don't Maryland AMSC and Cornell CAM just send out their rejections? Maryland sent their request for further information a week back. Surely those who have not received the request for the "second round" are rejected. And Cornell CAM has sent out all the admits they planned to almost a week ago. More schools really need to learn to keep a few applicants on a wait-list and send out rejections for the rest. Why do they want to make us wait?

On another note, two big days coming up, especially for the applied folk. Princeton PACM and Brown DAM are expected to reply before the weekend.

howdya know bout brown? on what basis?

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:43 am

mindreader wrote:
Gasquet wrote:Why don't Maryland AMSC and Cornell CAM just send out their rejections? Maryland sent their request for further information a week back. Surely those who have not received the request for the "second round" are rejected. And Cornell CAM has sent out all the admits they planned to almost a week ago. More schools really need to learn to keep a few applicants on a wait-list and send out rejections for the rest. Why do they want to make us wait?

On another note, two big days coming up, especially for the applied folk. Princeton PACM and Brown DAM are expected to reply before the weekend.

howdya know bout brown? on what basis?

No concrete basis. Just by looking at thegradcafe results of the previous years, they have usually(with the exception of 2010) started sending out admits in the first two weeks of Feb.

mindreader · Post by **mindreader** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:44 am

Gasquet wrote:
mindreader wrote:
Gasquet wrote:Why don't Maryland AMSC and Cornell CAM just send out their rejections? Maryland sent their request for further information a week back. Surely those who have not received the request for the "second round" are rejected. And Cornell CAM has sent out all the admits they planned to almost a week ago. More schools really need to learn to keep a few applicants on a wait-list and send out rejections for the rest. Why do they want to make us wait?

On another note, two big days coming up, especially for the applied folk. Princeton PACM and Brown DAM are expected to reply before the weekend.

howdya know bout brown? on what basis?
No concrete basis. Just by looking at thegradcafe results of the previous years, they have usually(with the exception of 2010) started sending out admits in the first two weeks of Feb.

gasquet, patience is a virtue my dear friend

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:56 am

mindreader wrote:gasquet, patience is a virtue my dear friend

When it comes to my applications, (clearly) it is a virtue that I do not possess. I must say that you are a really great man(woman) if you do.

mindreader · Post by **mindreader** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:42 pm

Gasquet wrote:
mindreader wrote:gasquet, patience is a virtue my dear friend
When it comes to my applications, (clearly) it is a virtue that I do not possess. I must say that you are a really great man(woman) if you do.

well i presume you are a tennis fan...i keep myself distracted from admissions stuff thru thesis and tennis

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:59 pm

Got rejected from MIT (super expected as I applied before I got my gre score and wouldn't have otherwise).

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:15 pm

mindreader wrote:well i presume you are a tennis fan...i keep myself distracted from admissions stuff thru thesis and tennis

Same here. To whatever extent it works.
Watching/playing? Favourite player(s)? Mine should be painfully obvious.

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:18 pm

I love tennis too! I used to even follow the challenger circuit in hs although I don't have time for that anymore obviously. Now I only check out the slams.

longtm1989 · Post by **longtm1989** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:21 pm

No love news so far. Schools hate me...

marco · Post by **marco** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:33 pm

It has been pretty slow today but I think this will be compensated by tomorrow...

Nr · Post by Nr » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:17 pm

marco wrote:It has been pretty slow today but I think this will be compensated by tomorrow...

Why ?
What's up tomorrow ?

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:27 pm

Nr wrote:
marco wrote:It has been pretty slow today but I think this will be compensated by tomorrow...
Why ?
What's up tomorrow ?

It's Friday and it's a grad committee's last chance to send out notifications before the weekend.

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:02 pm

virgo wrote:I love tennis too! I used to even follow the challenger circuit in hs although I don't have time for that anymore obviously. Now I only check out the slams.

Now we can make our own tennis subforum on this site. Discussing tennis sure beats the "I-didn't-hear-back-did-you-hear-back?" discussion that covers most of this thread.

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:06 pm

Gasquet wrote:
virgo wrote:I love tennis too! I used to even follow the challenger circuit in hs although I don't have time for that anymore obviously. Now I only check out the slams.
Now we can make our own tennis subforum on this site. Discussing tennis sure beats the "I-didn't-hear-back-did-you-hear-back?" discussion that covers most of this thread.

Too bad there's nothing interesting going on until Miami/Indian Wells. What do you guys think of Nadal's comeback?

Nr · Post by Nr » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:33 pm

virgo wrote:
Nr wrote:
marco wrote:It has been pretty slow today but I think this will be compensated by tomorrow...
Why ?
What's up tomorrow ?
It's Friday and it's a grad committee's last chance to send out notifications before the weekend.

Aha ...
That's not very convincing ...
but ok
hope so

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:39 pm

Nr wrote: Aha ...
That's not very convincing ...
but ok
hope so

Yeah, I agree.

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:40 pm

Do you guys think the new UMichigan acceptances are real or fake?

Nr · Post by Nr » Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:49 pm

virgo wrote:Do you guys think the new UMichigan acceptances are real or fake?

Well according to last year, at least, it can be true ...
Last year UMich started 15th ...
Have to wait if more show up or just these two.

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:10 pm

Nr wrote:
virgo wrote:Do you guys think the new UMichigan acceptances are real or fake?
Well according to last year, at least, it can be true ...
Last year UMich started 15th ...
Have to wait if more show up or just these two.

Well there is one more, so we're up to three. I think they seem legit.

BYA · Post by **BYA** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:17 pm

Hello. Can anyone say something about the recent posts about Purdue University on the Gradcafe?

There are a couple of rejections today and many offers were made from Jan 29 to Feb 8.

Will these mean they are done making offers? If one of you has contacted them, please share the replies.

dexter · Post by **dexter** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:36 pm

I still don't buy any of the Michigan posts on thegradcafe, let's wait and see.

Edit: Scratch that. Originalmaffer on the profiles thread appears to have heard back from Michigan.

virgo · Post by **virgo** » Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:00 pm

Wow, what a slow day.