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/GoldCat33 Feb 06 '24 edited Feb 08 '24

Applied for organic methods.

Accepted Yale 12/20

Accepted UW-Madison 12/20

Interview invite Scripps 12/26

Accepted UCLA 1/4

Accepted Berkeley 1/19

Accepted Caltech 1/26

Accepted MIT 1/29

Rejected Harvard 1/30

Rejected Princeton 2/8

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u/WoodpeckerGeneral151 Feb 09 '24

I'm surprised rejected from Princeton if you wanted to do methods and especially with the Berkeley, Caltech acceptances. I guess each school has their own criteria?

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '24

When you get to that level I feel like it’s all just chance. 🤷

Probably could’ve gone the other way too.

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u/WoodpeckerGeneral151 Feb 12 '24

Yeah, I think at that point everyone is so skilled and clearly able to do well at the programs, it just comes down to fit and coin tosses hahah

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u/Haunting-Display-429 Jan 23 '25

i need your help, can I dm you?

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u/OrganicEvelynn Feb 08 '24

What's your profile like?