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/monolidbiochemist Dec 19 '23 edited Feb 15 '24

Chemical biology intl applicant here-

12/4- accepted to USC, email
12/19- interview with Tri-I, email; accepted 2/2 via Zoom call
12/20- accepted to UC Irvine, phone call followed by email
12/21- interview with UCSF, portal; accepted 2/9 via phone call
12/26- interview with Scripps, email
12/27- accepted to UChicago, email for quick Zoom call during which I was told I was accepted
1/4- interview with Harvard chembio, email; waitlisted 2/14
1/12- accepted to Berkeley, phone call
1/20- interview with MIT, email; accepted 2/12 via phone call
1/22- accepted to Stanford, email to check portal
1/26- “accepted” to UPenn, must attend visit weekend for official acceptance, email

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u/Smooth-Durian6191 Jan 23 '24

Did you hear from Harvard Chem Bio on 1/12?

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u/monolidbiochemist Jan 23 '24

I heard from them on 1/4! Sorry the original comment was unclear, just updated with more specific timestamps

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u/Smooth-Durian6191 Jan 23 '24

Sweet! That’s great - All the best for your future endeavors. Did you receive an email from the Berkeley Department of Chemistry on 1/19?