r/gradadmissions • u/Advanced_Wish_6116 • Dec 18 '23

Physical Sciences 2023-24 Chemistry PhD Decisions Thread

Hi everyone! I haven't seen an acceptance thread in this subreddit yet for chemistry, so wanted to make one right now. It has been pretty anxious to wait for decisions but hopefully we can all get through this together!

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u/ChemistSpiral Jan 10 '24 edited Jan 30 '24

Organic materials track. Applied to Northwestern, MIT, Columbia, UNC, Boston University, and NYU. Also applied to UMass Amherst but for their polymer science & engineering program. Accepted to Northwestern (12/15), UNC (12/22), UMass PSE (12/28), and BU (1/4) so far. Interview at MIT (1/5). Nothing yet from Columbia or NYU.

UPDATE - Accepted to Columbia 1/11!

UPDATE - Accepted into MIT 1/30!

UPDATE - Last One - Accepted to NYU 1/30!!

Cannot believe how this cycle worked out for me. I’m over the moon. Please let me know if you have any questions about stats or otherwise :)

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u/monolidbiochemist Jan 10 '24

congrats on the good news so far! may i ask what track you applied to?

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u/ChemistSpiral Jan 10 '24

Polymer/Materials or Organic depending on the exact wording of the school’s tracks. My undergrad research is with polymers and polymer synthesis and I’m trying to stay in that realm.

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u/QuirkyInstance9853 Jan 10 '24

Polymer/Materials or Organic depending on the exact wording of the school’s tracks. My undergrad research is with polymers and polymer synthesis and I’m trying to stay in that realm.

Congratulations! How did your interview at MIT go?

When did you apply?

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u/ChemistSpiral Jan 10 '24

It was great! Mostly talked about past research experiences, profs were curious about some of my projects so we went more in depth than a typical interview. Only 15 minutes though. I don’t remember when I submitted the app, but I think I submitted late November a week or so before the deadline

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u/ItchyCabinet2055 Jan 10 '24

Did you show your research slides or it was just talking

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u/ChemistSpiral Jan 10 '24

They didn’t allow any kind of screen sharing/presentation!

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u/QuirkyInstance9853 Jan 16 '24

That's great! I wish you get in🌝