Graduate School Admission Results

still havent heard anything :( hoping everyone is handling the anxiety well

Particle Astrophysics

just got an email! experimental AMO and QIS. 2 years of research. no publications, no GRE. solid rec letters.

They said that they have received 500 applications.

They said that they have received 500 applications.

Said they received over 500 applicants.

I was just trying to be sarcastic but maybe it seemed serious, so I apologize for increasing your anxiety. I don't actually think that anyone's applications are that bad, although it is a reality that sometimes universities just do not get back to you (Stanford is good about replying to applications though.) This is my second year applying, so anyone who doesn't get into grad school your first time, just know that you aren't alone and to just work harder for next year. So many of the best and most intelligent applicants don't get into the top schools because of how competitive it is. Good luck.

Have you not heard? The physics god that applied only to Stanford had such good recs from such famous recommenders that Stanford just offered him dept chair straight away

TTPB: Thanks for your encouraging words during these tough times. I appreciate your childlike innocence, but sadly we will all soon be faced with the pressures of the real world where, increasingly, name and prestige mean everything while hard work and talent mean very little. Although it's probably better to have hope on a community-wide scale, I unfortunately think it's more natural for each individual to resort to being realistic on their own.

oof

did NSF REU at RPI the past summer, 3 strong LOR, 3 research experiences not including REU.

Got email around 3pm EST

Cosmology. Pretty sad about this one, was very hopeful for UM. 3 years research experience, 1 REU, no pubs

hep-th. Undergrad institution. One pub.

HEP-ex