Fall 2020 Sweat Thread

Devilbob · Post by **Devilbob** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:40 am

Hi (name),

Congratulations! Our faculty in the University of Texas Mathematics PhD program have asked me to extend to you to a warm invitation to our 2020 Graduate Recruitment Open House.

The event will be held on campus, in our offices (Robert L. Moore Hall), as follows:

Tuesday, March 24th

10am - 4pm

This is the first bit of the email I received. If the tickets are nonrefundable, you might reach out to them and see if they can arrange an alternative visit. For what it's worth they're only providing $250 for 'travel expenses', so keep that in mind.

asterac · Post by **asterac** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 2:16 am

Hmm, that could actually be doable maybe. Thanks for the info!

KYotodo · Post by **KYotodo** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:38 am

Just declined two offers... Still waiting for UofU... It's too much...

lucasmiranda · Post by **lucasmiranda** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:21 pm

Anyone else waiting to hear anything from UCSD and/or Irvine? Both schools have already sent their first wave of offers and it seems that they have already sent a few rejections. Does this mean the rest of us are waitlisted?

mishania1996 · Post by **mishania1996** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:34 pm

lucasmiranda wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:21 pm
Anyone else waiting to hear anything from UCSD?

I know a guy in the same boat with you

mani_fold · Post by **mani_fold** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:36 pm

KYotodo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:38 am
Just declined two offers... Still waiting for UofU... It's too much...

Just out of curiosity, I looked up your profile and it says you got into UIC. Why are you sweating over UofU if you have an offer from UIC?

yaskhn3 · Post by **yaskhn3** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:48 pm

lucasmiranda wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:21 pm
Anyone else waiting to hear anything from UCSD and/or Irvine? Both schools have already sent their first wave of offers and it seems that they have already sent a few rejections. Does this mean the rest of us are waitlisted?

Nah! It just means few of us are waitlisted which we will know soon while majority of us will get rejections shortly

kansas_math · Post by **kansas_math** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:03 pm

wth961209 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:35 pm
I got waitlisted for UC Irvine and ranked 8th out of 33. What is my chance of receiving an offer?

Wish other schools would give the rank on the waitlist... I got "you have a strong file" and a few words of encouragement. I would say it depends a lot on the size of their incoming class, like if its fewer than ten then ehhh, but if it's over 15 I'd stay hopeful. Either way it's a bit of a crap-shoot (I feel like even with emailing profs/checking gradcafe/this forum we're still constantly in the dark), like this whole process!! Might be worth letting the grad admissions coordinator know that you're excited to be on the waitlist/the potential of going to Irvine.

bark_muffalo · Post by **bark_muffalo** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:25 pm

kansas_math wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:03 pm

wth961209 wrote: ↑
Fri Feb 21, 2020 11:35 pm
I got waitlisted for UC Irvine and ranked 8th out of 33. What is my chance of receiving an offer?
Wish other schools would give the rank on the waitlist... I got "you have a strong file" and a few words of encouragement. I would say it depends a lot on the size of their incoming class, like if its fewer than ten then ehhh, but if it's over 15 I'd stay hopeful. Either way it's a bit of a crap-shoot (I feel like even with emailing profs/checking gradcafe/this forum we're still constantly in the dark), like this whole process!! Might be worth letting the grad admissions coordinator know that you're excited to be on the waitlist/the potential of going to Irvine.

You think it's better to be on a waitlist with more people than one with fewer people?

fluffball · Post by **fluffball** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:28 pm

bark_muffalo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:25 pm

kansas_math wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:03 pm

Wish other schools would give the rank on the waitlist... I got "you have a strong file" and a few words of encouragement. I would say it depends a lot on the size of their incoming class, like if its fewer than ten then ehhh, but if it's over 15 I'd stay hopeful. Either way it's a bit of a crap-shoot (I feel like even with emailing profs/checking gradcafe/this forum we're still constantly in the dark), like this whole process!! Might be worth letting the grad admissions coordinator know that you're excited to be on the waitlist/the potential of going to Irvine.
You think it's better to be on a waitlist with more people than one with fewer people?

kansas probably means it's better to be on a waitlist for a school with a bigger entering class.
Honestly, the whole waitlist thing is really opaque. How deep a school goes into their waitlist is going to depend on a huge number of factors. The bottom line is that you just don't know unless they tell you their process is basically over.

fluffball · Post by **fluffball** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:29 pm

fluffball wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:28 pm

bark_muffalo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:25 pm

kansas_math wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:03 pm

Wish other schools would give the rank on the waitlist... I got "you have a strong file" and a few words of encouragement. I would say it depends a lot on the size of their incoming class, like if its fewer than ten then ehhh, but if it's over 15 I'd stay hopeful. Either way it's a bit of a crap-shoot (I feel like even with emailing profs/checking gradcafe/this forum we're still constantly in the dark), like this whole process!! Might be worth letting the grad admissions coordinator know that you're excited to be on the waitlist/the potential of going to Irvine.
You think it's better to be on a waitlist with more people than one with fewer people?
kansas probably means it's better to be on a waitlist for a school with a bigger entering class.
Honestly, the whole waitlist thing is really opaque. How deep a school goes into their waitlist is going to depend on a lot of unknowns. The bottom line is that you just don't know unless they tell you their process is basically over.

fluffball · Post by **fluffball** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:30 pm

[not sure how i screwed up replying]

bark_muffalo · Post by **bark_muffalo** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 4:56 pm

ah, that makes a lot more sense!

and yes, I am sure there are other factors involved. I imagine a waitlist spot at a place like Duke is less meaningful than one at Michigan State, for example. Both great schools, but my guess is Duke gets a higher yield rate on their offers than MSU

Devilbob · Post by **Devilbob** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 8:21 pm

Anyone know if UCSB is done with their admits yet? They're my last outstanding application and I'm trying to plan my grad visits.

KYotodo · Post by **KYotodo** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:47 pm

mani_fold wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:36 pm

KYotodo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:38 am
Just declined two offers... Still waiting for UofU... It's too much...
Just out of curiosity, I looked up your profile and it says you got into UIC. Why are you sweating over UofU if you have an offer from UIC?

I've heard UofU is better in AG/CA than UIC, and I would like to go into acdemia, so I prefer UofU over UIC.
But I think I might change my mind in several days now that I find it too dark for me to wait.
What's your opinion of UofU and UIC?

hedgehog0 · Post by **hedgehog0** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:54 pm

KYotodo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:47 pm

mani_fold wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 12:36 pm

KYotodo wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 5:38 am
Just declined two offers... Still waiting for UofU... It's too much...
Just out of curiosity, I looked up your profile and it says you got into UIC. Why are you sweating over UofU if you have an offer from UIC?
I've heard UofU is better in AG/CA than UIC, and I would like to go into acdemia, so I prefer UofU over UIC.
But I think I might change my mind in several days now that I find it too dark for me to wait.
What's your opinion of UofU and UIC?

As a current fourth-year undergraduate at Utah, I can say that we have great groups working on AG, CA, and NT. We also have people working on rep. theory. AG/CA RTG recently also got a grant from NSF so it's nice.

As for SLC, it's not Boston or Seattle, but I think one could find most or everything he needs. Also if you're into outdoors then it's a good place to live.

fluffball · Post by **fluffball** » Sat Feb 22, 2020 11:54 pm

hedgehog0 wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:54 pm
As a current fourth-year undergraduate at Utah, I can say that we have great groups working on AG, CA, and NT. We also have people working on rep. theory. AG/CA RTG recently also got a grant from NSF so it's nice.

Are they using that RTG for grad fellowships? My impression is that they were funding a lot of auxiliary activities but not getting people out of teaching.

asterac · Post by **asterac** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:43 am

hedgehog0 wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 22, 2020 10:54 pm
[...]

As for SLC, it's not Boston or Seattle, but I think one could find most or everything he needs. Also if you're into outdoors then it's a good place to live.

Oh my god I just flew through SLC for the first time and could not believe those MOUNTAINS right up against the city. It's very beautiful.

ADlibertyRP · Post by **ADlibertyRP** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am

You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol

mishania1996 · Post by **mishania1996** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 8:32 am

ADlibertyRP wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am
You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol

You had to text that in pm. Don't turn everyone in..

ahhhhmeh · Post by **ahhhhmeh** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:20 am

ADlibertyRP wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am
You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol

It’s very stupid that they give people open ended offers until the nationwide deadline April 15. If someone needs 4 months to decide...

mani_fold · Post by **mani_fold** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:32 am

ahhhhmeh wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:20 am

ADlibertyRP wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am
You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol
It’s very stupid that they give people open ended offers until the nationwide deadline April 15. If someone needs 4 months to decide...

Speaking for myself, the NSF GRFP announces results in early April. It’s hard for me to make an completely informed decision until then (although I have a clear top choice).

analysister · Post by **analysister** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:07 pm

I declined an offer directly to the Math department a few weeks ago, and the graduate school just emailed me with more information in one of those "You're accepted, this is why you should come to XYZ" emails.

Do you guys think I should reach out to someone else to decline? The DGS for math emailed me back after I declined, so he definitely saw it, but I don't want to have no formally removed myself from consideration.

Any suggestions?

chrisps1992 · Post by **chrisps1992** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:19 pm

analysister wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 2:07 pm
I declined an offer directly to the Math department a few weeks ago, and the graduate school just emailed me with more information in one of those "You're accepted, this is why you should come to XYZ" emails.

Do you guys think I should reach out to someone else to decline? The DGS for math emailed me back after I declined, so he definitely saw it, but I don't want to have no formally removed myself from consideration.

Any suggestions?

It’s probably just an automated email. They likely just haven’t gotten around to taking you off the list yet. As long as you have record of your email to the math department declining their offer, there’s nothing you need to worry about.

kansas_math · Post by **kansas_math** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm

does anyone know if UC Davis has a waitlist? I sent an email to grad admissions director asking if there was an unofficial waitlist or if I should start considering other programs and he just said that they had already sent out all their admits

SKS2s17fa · Post by **SKS2s17fa** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:00 pm

kansas_math wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
does anyone know if UC Davis has a waitlist? I sent an email to grad admissions director asking if there was an unofficial waitlist or if I should start considering other programs and he just said that they had already sent out all their admits

I heard no news from there. Do you mean that I will receive a rejection soon or be rejected with nothing? Or they just sent all their admits in the first wave?

kansas_math · Post by **kansas_math** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:23 pm

SKS2s17fa wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:00 pm

kansas_math wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 4:41 pm
does anyone know if UC Davis has a waitlist? I sent an email to grad admissions director asking if there was an unofficial waitlist or if I should start considering other programs and he just said that they had already sent out all their admits
I heard no news from there. Do you mean that I will receive a rejection soon or be rejected with nothing? Or they just sent all their admits in the first wave?

Hoping he just meant they’ve sent out the first wave... looks like they’ve done official waitlists in the past, but I haven’t heard any news about it this round.

chrisps1992 · Post by **chrisps1992** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 pm

Is Stony Brook going to release pure math decisions in the coming week? There have only been applied decisions on grad cafe.

AugmentedSeventh · Post by **AugmentedSeventh** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:55 pm

chrisps1992 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 pm
Is Stony Brook going to release pure math decisions in the coming week? There have only been applied decisions on grad cafe.

When I emailed them, they said that they will start making offers at the end of February.

chrisps1992 · Post by **chrisps1992** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:58 pm

AugmentedSeventh wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:55 pm

chrisps1992 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 pm
Is Stony Brook going to release pure math decisions in the coming week? There have only been applied decisions on grad cafe.
When I emailed them, they said that they will start making offers at the end of February.

I am so nervous...the history of acceptance at that place are not encouraging XD, but I would really love to go there.

ADlibertyRP · Post by **ADlibertyRP** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:00 pm

mani_fold wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:32 am

ahhhhmeh wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:20 am

ADlibertyRP wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am
You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol
It’s very stupid that they give people open ended offers until the nationwide deadline April 15. If someone needs 4 months to decide...
Speaking for myself, the NSF GRFP announces results in early April. It’s hard for me to make an completely informed decision until then (although I have a clear top choice).

Just want to reiterate that I was kidding around and you should take as long as you want/need.

I just thought it was funny how much people were talking up Utah

ahhhhmeh · Post by **ahhhhmeh** » Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:56 pm

mani_fold wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:32 am

ahhhhmeh wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 11:20 am

ADlibertyRP wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 5:21 am
You guys are killing me, you are supposed to convince him to drop off the waitlist lol
It’s very stupid that they give people open ended offers until the nationwide deadline April 15. If someone needs 4 months to decide...
Speaking for myself, the NSF GRFP announces results in early April. It’s hard for me to make an completely informed decision until then (although I have a clear top choice).

Sorry, I just hate how the entire process takes place. Good luck with the NSF.

AugmentedSeventh wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:55 pm

chrisps1992 wrote: ↑
Sun Feb 23, 2020 6:45 pm
Is Stony Brook going to release pure math decisions in the coming week? There have only been applied decisions on grad cafe.
When I emailed them, they said that they will start making offers at the end of February.

They told me end of February or early March. Since they responded to the applied math applications last week, I think they might respond to pure math apps this week!

ThrowawayName · Post by **ThrowawayName** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 12:35 pm

Have CMU and Penn State sent out acceptances yet? If yes, do we know if they have a second round before April 15?

chrisps1992 · Post by **chrisps1992** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:46 pm

Ohio state updated rejections on the portal today. Have not received email yet.

finite · Post by **finite** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:09 pm

chrisps1992 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:46 pm
Ohio state updated rejections on the portal today. Have not received email yet.

Mine still says,"Your application is currently in review."

kansas_math · Post by **kansas_math** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:13 pm

Has anyone here emailed Minnesota/heard anything? I'm assuming they already finished the first round of admits, but it doesn't seem like anyone has been notified of waitlist or rejection yet.

bark_muffalo · Post by **bark_muffalo** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:17 pm

There's an acceptance from Dartmouth up on grad cafe. Anyone heard anything from them?

analysister · Post by **analysister** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:27 pm

bark_muffalo wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:17 pm
There's an acceptance from Dartmouth up on grad cafe. Anyone heard anything from them?

Can confirm it is real.

SKS2s17fa · Post by **SKS2s17fa** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:27 pm

finite wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:09 pm

chrisps1992 wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 2:46 pm
Ohio state updated rejections on the portal today. Have not received email yet.
Mine still says,"Your application is currently in review."

I just checked the portal and it says I got a rejection.

bark_muffalo · Post by **bark_muffalo** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 6:12 pm

analysister wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:27 pm

bark_muffalo wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:17 pm
There's an acceptance from Dartmouth up on grad cafe. Anyone heard anything from them?
Can confirm it is real.

Congrats on the acceptance! I'm hoping no news is good news on my end...suppose I'll see soon enough!

Choice_Axiom · Post by **Choice_Axiom** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:46 pm

Dartmouth just sent rejection via email

shawnsh · Post by **shawnsh** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:52 pm

Told I was on the waitlist for AMCS at Notre Dame and Mathematics at UNC after inquiry. Kindly ask anyone was admitted and didn't plan to attend could decline. Thanks a lot!

bark_muffalo · Post by **bark_muffalo** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:54 pm

Choice_Axiom wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 7:46 pm
Dartmouth just sent rejection via email

Same here. Expected, but still a bummer

EricAndre · Post by **EricAndre** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:01 pm

I was told Dartmouth was a place that rejects anyone bellow 50% percentile GRE. I know one school in the 50's US news ranking does it. Seems like its dartmouth.

Choice_Axiom · Post by **Choice_Axiom** » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:54 pm

EricAndre wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:01 pm
I was told Dartmouth was a place that rejects anyone bellow 50% percentile GRE. I know one school in the 50's US news ranking does it. Seems like its dartmouth.

I mean I probably won't get in anywhere so I'm not really surprised

ahhhhmeh · Post by **ahhhhmeh** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:31 am

Choice_Axiom wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:54 pm

EricAndre wrote: ↑
Mon Feb 24, 2020 9:01 pm
I was told Dartmouth was a place that rejects anyone bellow 50% percentile GRE. I know one school in the 50's US news ranking does it. Seems like its dartmouth.
I mean I probably won't get in anywhere so I'm not really surprised

I know exactly how you feel

How I go on:

How I feel:

yaskhn3 · Post by **yaskhn3** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:13 pm

UCLA just sent out rejections. No email though. Just check your online portal for decision.

CoronalRain · Post by **CoronalRain** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:24 pm

yaskhn3 wrote: ↑
Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:13 pm
UCLA just sent out rejections. No email though. Just check your online portal for decision.

Confirmed. Bummer.

EricAndre · Post by **EricAndre** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 12:35 pm

Weird that UIC has sent out no rejections or none that I know of.

chrisps1992 · Post by **chrisps1992** » Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:57 pm

The suspense of this is killing me. I've turned into an OCD wreck. I check my email every 10 minutes!!!! It's ridiculous.