Recent content by Clockward

Accepted to one Ivy League and invited to an interview weekend at one state school, both for Materials Science and Engineering PhD programs. Still waiting on another state school for MSE and Electrical Engineering PhD programs, as well as another Ivy League for a MSE PhD. I am completely...

I was accepted to a PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering at a prestigious university and I find myself reconsidering immediate entry into the program. I am very intent on earning my graduate degrees from this school, but I would prefer to begin classes in the Fall of 2011 if given...

Update: My paper has been published online, and I am rewriting my CV to make note of this. I have also decided to focus on these programs (and have sent GRE score reports out already): Penn State (Materials Science) University of Washington (Materials Science) University of Washington...

EDIT: I just realized that I flubbed the title of this thread. I hope that isn't discouraging people from taking me seriously. I should add that I have already asked my advisers and peers about graduate school and PhD work in materials science. I am just seeking some alternative views on the...

I am in the process of applying to PhD programs in Materials Science, and I am having trouble deciding how to round-out my selection of graduate schools. I have been working very hard this semester to prepare graduate application materials and investigate programs in which I would be...

Thanks for the advice, but I am not so sure that I will be as free of responsibilities four to six years from now. A lot can happen in that much time, especially in the current world economic climate, and I would rather not have travel be an impossibility. That doesn't mean that I would pass...

Hello all, I am a student in need of advice. I am a Physics and Applied Math senior at Humboldt State University in California, which I am confident will not open any doors. Over the next 3 months I will be applying for PhD programs in Materials Science, with the goal of obtaining a...

Carnegie Mellon clarified that they didn't want me. At least I'm going to Penn State's program, which is pretty awesome in of itself.

I think I was just rejected from Carnegie Mellon, although they worded the reply email in a way that could be construed as either "no offers have been made yet" or "you will not be offered a position." I will post the information I get from my clarification email.

I just emailed Johns Hopkins University and Anita Lakshmipathy told me they told me that all positions for their REU have been filled. And that was the one I really wanted! I hope to hear from Carnegie Mellon and Princeton in the next two days.

Wow, was there anything that he hated in particular? Was it his project or his research adviser, or the whole internship in general?

Does anyone have any advice on this? I still haven't heard back from the three undecided schools, even though they said they would contact me very soon.

I was accepted by this program on Tuesday: Pennsylvania State University (Physics/Materials Science) I am still waiting to hear from these programs: Johns Hopkins University (Haptics/Prosthetics/Robotics) Carnegie Mellon University (Materials Science) Princeton University (Materials...

Well, that's a relief. I'm really worried that the other six of my eight applications will be rejected, leaving me with a gaping hole of depression in my Summer. I will be entering my fifth undergrad year where I will be finishing my Applied Math and Physics degrees, but I don't have any...

What exactly are you saying here? Is it that you received confirmation about your status after emailing them? Or is it that they may or may not have selected you, but your were disqualified because you asked early? I emailed UW as well and received a rejection notice, but if my email...