Fall 2014 Application Sweat Thread

poorasian · Post by **poorasian** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:11 am

UofA!

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 3:59 am

poorasian wrote:UofA!

Arizona, Alberta, Albuquerque?

the_sheath · Post by **the_sheath** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:02 pm

UCSD! With apparently some sort of 4 year fellowship. This shit is surreal.

seanlikesmath · Post by **seanlikesmath** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 4:44 pm

If anyone here has been accepted to UNC and plans not to attend, I would very much appreciate you letting them know!

kailun · Post by **kailun** » Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:01 pm

seanlikesmath wrote:If anyone here has been accepted to UNC and plans not to attend, I would very much appreciate you letting them know!

I know someone else who turned them down earlier today, so hopefully there will be an open space for you. It seems like today and tomorrow is going to be a bit hectic.

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 1:29 am

kailun wrote:
seanlikesmath wrote:If anyone here has been accepted to UNC and plans not to attend, I would very much appreciate you letting them know!
I know someone else who turned them down earlier today, so hopefully there will be an open space for you. It seems like today and tomorrow is going to be a bit hectic.

I'm also deciding between UNC and another place, but currently it's 51 - 49 UNC. Ugh.

seanlikesmath · Post by **seanlikesmath** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 7:58 am

Sadly, it was not to be. I got their rejection last night. However, this means I took UCI's 30k offer with awesome research and flexibility, so all's well that ends well.

safetybelts · Post by **safetybelts** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:54 am

seanlikesmath wrote:Sadly, it was not to be. I got their rejection last night. However, this means I took UCI's 30k offer with awesome research and flexibility, so all's well that ends well.

30k? I hate you.

Ph3N0M · Post by **Ph3N0M** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 9:55 am

Anyone declined an offer from Louisiana State University yet? It's my only chance now. Please decline it today if you plan to go elsewhere.

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Tue Apr 15, 2014 8:29 pm

seanlikesmath wrote:Sadly, it was not to be. I got their rejection last night. However, this means I took UCI's 30k offer with awesome research and flexibility, so all's well that ends well.

Nice. I actually took UNC's offer and turned the other, coincidentally also 30k, offer down. I'm having mixed feelings.

rmhism · Post by **rmhism** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:49 am

I don't know where to go. I've narrowed my choices down to Utah or Chicago. I'm 60-70% sure I want to do something in algebraic geometry and 100% sure I want to do geometry. Anyone have any insight?

ihatepencils · Post by **ihatepencils** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 12:21 pm

rmhism wrote:I don't know where to go. I've narrowed my choices down to Utah or Chicago. I'm 60-70% sure I want to do something in algebraic geometry and 100% sure I want to do geometry. Anyone have any insight?

What did you decide on?! I'm honestly a little surprised that you're contemplating Utah over Chicago (I'm supposing University of Chicago)! You can't go wrong with either though and Utah does have some amazing algebraic geometry as I'm sure you know!

rmhism · Post by **rmhism** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:07 pm

ihatepencils wrote:
rmhism wrote:I don't know where to go. I've narrowed my choices down to Utah or Chicago. I'm 60-70% sure I want to do something in algebraic geometry and 100% sure I want to do geometry. Anyone have any insight?
What did you decide on?! I'm honestly a little surprised that you're contemplating Utah over Chicago (I'm supposing University of Chicago)! You can't go wrong with either though and Utah does have some amazing algebraic geometry as I'm sure you know!

I think I'm leaning more towards Chicago, just because I'm afraid to commit so heavily to algebraic geometry or geometric group theory. Where did you decide to go? Did you attend Utah's visitor's day?

Ph3N0M · Post by **Ph3N0M** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 3:27 pm

Just got a reply from LSU saying that they have granted a one week extension to two students to decide if they will come to LSU. If they do decide to come then they will have no further assistantships for fall 2014.

If you are one of those two, please decline their offer soon in case you have offers from other universities. LSU is my last chance so I will be very grateful for your help.

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:38 pm

Ph3N0M wrote:If you are one of those two, please decline their offer soon in case you have offers from other universities. LSU is my last chance so I will be very grateful for your help.

Are you seriously asking people to decline their offers just because they have offers from other universities? How about they should choose wherever they want to go, and take their time, so that they're sure they're making the right choice? GTFO.

avemarya · Post by **avemarya** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 9:48 pm

^^ I'm thinking he is saying in case other people have already accepted offers elsewhere, but have not officially rejected ones from LSU (he said that a few posts ago explicitly.

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 10:01 pm

avemarya wrote:^^ I'm thinking he is saying in case other people have already accepted offers elsewhere, but have not officially rejected ones from LSU (he said that a few posts ago explicitly.

Well, OK, I figured, but I get annoyed by posts like these, and thegradcafe has also been littered with this crap. It's not like people are just sitting on their asses. I mean, he said that those two people explicitly asked for extensions. Did they ask just to screw with him? No.

akbar lipstick · Post by **akbar lipstick** » Wed Apr 16, 2014 11:17 pm

Ryker wrote: It's not like people are just sitting on their asses.

Lots of people do that.

poop · Post by **poop** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 12:50 am

BAN PHENOM!

Ph3N0M · Post by **Ph3N0M** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:45 am

@Ryker, I am really sorry that it annoyed you. I am very distressed and frustated and probably didn't write my post the way it should have been written. I never meant anyone asked for an extension to screw with me. I was just requesting those two to decline the LSU offer soon in case they want to go elsewhere. Again apologies.

yl2868 · Post by **yl2868** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:59 am

Ryker wrote:
Ph3N0M wrote:If you are one of those two, please decline their offer soon in case you have offers from other universities. LSU is my last chance so I will be very grateful for your help.
Are you seriously asking people to decline their offers just because they have offers from other universities? How about they should choose wherever they want to go, and take their time, so that they're sure they're making the right choice? GTFO.

Why u guys are so mean? I don't see any problems to ask someone declining offers if he/she is sure that he/she won't attend, especially LSU is his only choice now. Plus that it's already April 16 now, not declining LSU if someone has a better offer doesn't make sense

johngeller · Post by **johngeller** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 9:28 am

boo78 wrote:I'd like to say that my job (giving final exams this week) and my kids (16mo and 3.5yr) are keeping me too busy to brood over this, but alas, I still seem to find the time. At least the program I applied to is very consistent in their first wave offers, so I practically know the day to expect something. But 3 weeks seems like so long right now . . .

That ryker is very mean. Check its previous posts.

poop · Post by **poop** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:06 pm

BAN RYKER!

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:07 pm

Poop, why are you talking shit?

poop · Post by **poop** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:30 pm

BAN DASGUT!

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 3:51 pm

poop wrote:BAN DASGUT!

I will flush you muhfuggah!

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Thu Apr 17, 2014 6:04 pm

johngeller wrote:
boo78 wrote:I'd like to say that my job (giving final exams this week) and my kids (16mo and 3.5yr) are keeping me too busy to brood over this, but alas, I still seem to find the time. At least the program I applied to is very consistent in their first wave offers, so I practically know the day to expect something. But 3 weeks seems like so long right now . . .
That ryker is very mean. Check its previous posts.

Yes, it is a thing. It feels nothing, let alone compassion for fellow applicants.

yl2868 wrote:
Ryker wrote:
Ph3N0M wrote:If you are one of those two, please decline their offer soon in case you have offers from other universities. LSU is my last chance so I will be very grateful for your help.
Are you seriously asking people to decline their offers just because they have offers from other universities? How about they should choose wherever they want to go, and take their time, so that they're sure they're making the right choice? GTFO.
Why u guys are so mean? I don't see any problems to ask someone declining offers if he/she is sure that he/she won't attend, especially LSU is his only choice now. Plus that it's already April 16 now, not declining LSU if someone has a better offer doesn't make sense

He shared his opinion, I shared mine. In the end, what does it matter?

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 1:30 am

Ryker wrote:Yes, it is a thing. It feels nothing, let alone compassion for fellow applicants.

Is it true that Skynet sent you from the future to wreck John Connor's GRE math subject score?

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:01 am

dasgut wrote:
Ryker wrote:Yes, it is a thing. It feels nothing, let alone compassion for fellow applicants.
Is it true that Skynet sent you from the future to wreck John Connor's GRE math subject score?

John Geller's GRE math subject score, actually.

Gasquet · Post by **Gasquet** » Fri Apr 18, 2014 3:40 am

Some schools(University of Arizona, for instance) still don't think they should send out rejections

vashts85 · Post by **vashts85** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:35 pm

Ryker wrote:
dasgut wrote:
Ryker wrote:Yes, it is a thing. It feels nothing, let alone compassion for fellow applicants.
Is it true that Skynet sent you from the future to wreck John Connor's GRE math subject score?
John Geller's GRE math subject score, actually.

who the poop is John Geller??

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 4:54 pm

vashts85 wrote:who the poop is John Geller??

I'm sure you can figure it out.

johngeller · Post by **johngeller** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:21 pm

Is it true that Skynet sent you from the future to wreck John Connor's GRE math subject score?[/quote]
John Geller's GRE math subject score, actually.[/quote]

who the poop is John Geller??[/quote]

B/C you are so shitty that only your undergrad can admit you.

johngeller · Post by **johngeller** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 7:24 pm

dasgut wrote:
poop wrote:BAN DASGUT!
I will flush you muhfuggah!

Congrats

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:01 pm

johngeller wrote:
dasgut wrote:
poop wrote:BAN DASGUT!
I will flush you muhfuggah!
Congrats on your admission, dasgut. Otherwise, you will be here for another year. Keep working though you are not quite math material due to your persistence in this forum like a chewing gum.

LOL. Why you coming at me, bro? I was talking John Connor, not John Geller.

poop · Post by **poop** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 12:49 am

BAN JOHN CONNOR!

vashts85 · Post by **vashts85** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 1:24 pm

Well that escalated quickly.

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:31 pm

vashts85 wrote:Well that escalated quickly.

I saw that. Ryker killed a guy. Ryker, did you throw a trident?

vashts85 · Post by **vashts85** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:43 pm

He might want to lay low for a while. You know, find a safe house.

Ryker · Post by **Ryker** » Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:55 pm

dasgut wrote:
vashts85 wrote:Well that escalated quickly.
I saw that. Ryker killed a guy. Ryker, did you throw a trident?

Nah, man, I'm not Poseidon, I'm Zeus

safetybelts · Post by **safetybelts** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 11:52 am

Good thread. A++ would read again.

dasgut · Post by **dasgut** » Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:47 pm

DAMN IT, RYKER! IT'S RUINED. YOU RUINED IT.

How it should have gone...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uh7tgX_Uaqs

:p