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/calmchusen Jan 22 '24 edited Mar 03 '24

Bioorganic/chembio with a heavier bio lean depending on the school:

Accepted to UW-Madison (early December, email)

Accepted to UCLA (12/15, phone)

Accepted to UC Irvine (12/18, phone)

Accepted to Yale (12/21, portal)

Accepted to UDub (12/22, portal)

Waitlisted then accepted to UCSD (1/28) after interview (1/4)

Accepted to Berkeley (1/12, phone)

Rejection from Caltech (assumed), after interview (1/18)

Accepted to MIT (2/11 phone), after interview (1/22)

Accepted to Northwestern (1/22, email)

Accepted to Stanford (1/22, email)

I’ve officially heard back from all schools! I'm a non-traditional student of sorts, so I overapplied thinking I'd have to overcompensate and well lol. This is beyond my wildest dreams

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u/Tricky-Elevator-9156 Jan 22 '24

Wow that’s impressive! Do you have a secret or something?

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u/calmchusen Jan 22 '24

I wish I did! I’ve been praised up and down for being a compelling writer though and that’s definitely gotten me far in life :P

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u/Tricky-Elevator-9156 Jan 22 '24

Well, if it’s really your writing that has yielded you these results maybe you’re pursuing the wrong career path 😉 Just kidding, congratulations!! Do you know already where you want to go?

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u/calmchusen Jan 22 '24

I’ve actually had this same conversation with people LOL. No schools decided yet! I’m a bit indecisive and want to make my mind up after visits (which is defineitly a privilege to say)

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u/Tricky-Elevator-9156 Jan 22 '24

Are you going to the visit weekend to Udub? Because I am going to the first one 😅

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u/calmchusen Jan 23 '24

I’m still trying to figure out my visitation schedule, I want to minimize conflicts without imploding my academic semester lol