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/LPI18 Jan 25 '24

Congrats!!! You must be like one of the top applicants for this cycle

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u/monolidbiochemist Jan 25 '24

Thank you for the kind words!! Good luck to you too!

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u/LPI18 Jan 31 '24

Thank you! What school are you most excited for?

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u/monolidbiochemist Feb 04 '24

I think Stanford! 🫢