Math REUs 2012: When Can We Expect Decisions?

[ktupv]

should we start a thread posting when we've started hearing from REUs? so people know roughly when to expect decisions

 

[l'Hôpital]

Surprisingly, no one is discussing this.

I'm applying to SMALL and Nebraska-Lincoln.

I made the short-list for the former, hoping to actually get in!

 

[764527]

I submitted applications to 11 math REU programs. I've heard back from Emory (rejection), am waiting for SMALL, and the other deadlines have not passed yet. The rejection letter from Emory stated that there were more than twice as many applicants as last year...

@L'Hôpital: Was the short-list for a specific group or for the program in general? I also applied to SMALL but received no response as of yet.

 

[doubleaxel195]

I too made the short list for SMALL :D

I hope I actually get in too :/

Since this probably varies from school to school, does anyone know how many applicants some REU's get?

 

[R.P.F.]

Surprisingly, no one is discussing this.

I'm applying to SMALL and Nebraska-Lincoln.

I made the short-list for the former, hoping to actually get in!

I too made the short list for SMALL :D

I hope I actually get in too :/

Since this probably varies from school to school, does anyone know how many applicants some REU's get?

heart-broken..

 

[l'Hôpital]

@76: I think it's very project-dependent. Mine was for the Ergodic theory group. I messed up the interview though haha. So, we'll see.

@doubleaxel: Good luck!

 

[doubleaxel195]

@l'Hôpital: Thanks. Why do you think you messed it up? Did you have a phone interview or something? I'm on the short-list for the Number Theory and Probability project. He wants us to read a few papers and write up what we think of the proofs, describe the paper, any related questions,and how we would approach them.

 

[l'Hôpital]

Yes, I had a phone interview and we talked for a bit. I kinda psyched myself out, and probably sounded like an idiot haha. Such is life though. He also asked me if I had any questions and I said no, which was probably a bad idea too.

EDIT: Wait no, I lied. Just got an offer from SMALL! Woot!

 

[doubleaxel195]

I probably would have been so stressed out and freaked out if they called me on the spot! Where else are you applying? Or just Nebraska?

 

[764527]

Congratulations, l'Hôpital! I expressed interest in the Number Theory & Probability, Knot Theory, and Phylogenetics groups and have not heard back from any of them, so I'm inclined to believe that SMALL is a no-go for me.

 

[doubleaxel195]

Congrats l'Hôpital! Maybe...possibly I'll be seeing you over the summer? :)

How long you have to decide to commit to SMALL?

 

[l'Hôpital]

@76: Thanks! Sorry to hear that. : (. Maybe next year?

@Double: They said I have to make a decision by Thursday morning. I'll probably send an e-mail tonight or tomorrow. So yes, hopefully we'll see each other this summer!

 

[R.P.F.]

@76: Thanks! Sorry to hear that. : (. Maybe next year?

@Double: They said I have to make a decision by Thursday morning. I'll probably send an e-mail tonight or tomorrow. So yes, hopefully we'll see each other this summer!

congrats! My credentials are as strong as I can make them. Why can't I get into the program I want...

 

[764527]

@l'Hôpital: Well, this time next year I will hopefully be awaiting grad school admission results, so... But I'm pretty confident that I'll get into at least one REU. I'm playing the pity card (if there is such a thing), i.e. I go to a small liberal arts school with limited research opportunities, but have a near-perfect math GPA and am motivated enough to have done multiple directed independent studies.

@R.P.F.: Man, I understand what you're talking about; my credentials are about as strong as they could be, given the limited resources at my school. I hope you'll hear some good news soon though. Which other programs are you applying to?

 

[R.P.F.]

@R.P.F.: Man, I understand what you're talking about; my credentials are about as strong as they could be, given the limited resources at my school. I hope you'll hear some good news soon though. Which other programs are you applying to?

i am only applying to a small number this year. Other than small, the other one that I'm passionate about is cornell. I have a perfect math GPA and a publication. I also go to a liberal arts college. I got good letters this time. I really don't know what else i could do to improve my chances. Whenever i apply to research programs i just feel i will never get into grad schools...

 

[ktupv]

"I'm on the short-list for the Number Theory and Probability project. He wants us to read a few papers and write up what we think of the proofs, describe the paper, any related questions,and how we would approach them."

Will you post when you hear back? I'm waiting to hear from that project as well

 

[ghjk]

Anyone received an offer from Small's Geometry group??

 

[R.P.F.]

Anyone received an offer from Small's Geometry group??

Are you on the short-list?

 

[ghjk]

Nope, I haven't heard anything from Small yet. Did u hear from this group?

 

[R.P.F.]

Nope, I haven't heard anything from Small yet. Did u hear from this group?

Nope. I was actually just wondering whether each group has a short-list or some group just sent out offers without making a short-list.

 

[ghjk]

I'm pretty sure the latter is the case for Geometry group.

 

[R.P.F.]

I'm pretty sure the latter is the case for Geometry group.

Ok. Stay calm then. Don't stab anyone(I'm actually saying this to myself...). They are probably going to have all the positions filled by the end of Feb.

 

[markiv]

Ah, finally someone made this thread.

Does anyone known whether DIMACS has announced anything yet?

 

[ktupv]

so has anyone gotten an offer from small's number theory and probability?

 

[doubleaxel195]

I will let you guys know when I hear from them. Our response is due tonight. :/

 

[jlombard314]

I applied to 12 REU's. UNL, Chanel Islands, UCSB, Mt. Holyoke, NC State, OSU, Clarkson SUNY POTSDAM, Rose-Hulman, Penn State, Michigan State, Claremont College, and Northern Arizona University. Boy was it fun! Hoping to hear back from some soon.

 

[mathchick]

I received an offer from University of North Carolina Greensboro's REU (Algorithmic Combinatorics on Words) but have a very short time to accept/decline. Anybody have any advice?

I would ideally like to see what other programs I get into, but this time frame doesn't allow for that =(

Oh, also, does anybody have experiences that they'd like to share with me from UCLA RIPS? Its part of the reason that I am hesititant to accept my current offer.

 

[764527]

I received an offer from University of North Carolina Greensboro's REU (Algorithmic Combinatorics on Words) but have a very short time to accept/decline. Anybody have any advice?

I would ideally like to see what other programs I get into, but this time frame doesn't allow for that =(

Congratulations on the offer! If you're still waiting to hear back from programs higher on your preference list, you can send them an e-mail politely asking about your application status, indicating that you have already received an offer but are more interested in their program. But if you don't hear back from anywhere else, I think you should accept the offer just to be safe. After all, REUs are extremely competitive and there's no guarantee that you'll receive further offers.

Also, to everyone: if you accept an offer to a program, please withdraw your other applications to streamline the process for the rest of us who haven't received offers yet. Thank you.

 

[ghjk]

Ok. Stay calm then. Don't stab anyone(I'm actually saying this to myself...). They are probably going to have all the positions filled by the end of Feb.

I just got the confirmed news: the Geometry group was done, so if you haven't heard anything, then you should forget about SMALL. I didn't get an offer (2nd time), and I really wonder how to get into this group, considering that I have two publications when applying this year, one of them was on "Involve" (co-author with another prof.), the journal in which the professor being in charge of this group is the editor:P

Anyway, anybody hears back from the Combinatorics REU program at UMN?

 

[R.P.F.]

I just got the confirmed news: the Geometry group was done, so if you haven't heard anything, then you should forget about SMALL. I didn't get an offer (2nd time), and I really wonder how to get into this group, considering that I have two publications when applying this year, one of them was on "Involve" (co-author with another prof.), the journal in which the professor being in charge of this group is the editor:P

Anyway, anybody hears back from the Combinatorics REU program at UMN?

Oh I actually heard back from the group I was interested in but it was bad news. Are you a sophomore? If yes, then you can probably get in next year.
I actually don't know why a math journal would be called "Involve", as I don't understand why a mathematical object would called an 'ideal'.