Graduate School Admission : Applied-6, Rejected-6
Students who had applied for the Fall 2009 semester are starting to know about their admission status. In line with this, I encountered one interesting comment from our reader.
This comment seems to say that the reader had applied for 6 universities in the U.S. and unfortunately got rejection letters from all 6 universities!
After Admission Rejection
It’s common to get rejections from most U.S. schools you have sent the applications to. If proper, adequate homework was not done in selecting schools, this could certainly happen.
Another thing, the comment said – 3 were dream schools and 3 were average schools.
When applying for 6 universities for admission, you will need to understand your strengths and weaknesses and select schools that maximize the chances to get admission.
Almost 100% of the time, the chances of getting graduate school admission at U.S. universities above your league is low. So why do you want to waste money by applying to such improbable schools?
6 Universities
If you are applying for 6 universities, always follow this order:
- 1 – Ambitious (Dream; Above Average; Above your league)
- 3 – Schools that fit your profile
- 2 – Safe (100% chance to get admission)
If you are not willing to waste $100 to $150, you can apply at 3 "Safe" and 3 "Average" universities for good measure.
Apply for More Schools?
You still have time to apply for Fall 2009 semester, there are schools that will accept applications until June 2009 for Fall 2009 classes. So try to submit your application to 2-3 universities.
Once you have prepared all the needed documents, it’s just a matter of time to find the schools that are still accepting applications for master’s degree or graduate school in general.
Hi, pls evaluate my profile and let me know to which univs i can apply for 2011 fall.
gre-1230;
toefl-100;
B.Tech- 8.3; (Civil Engg.)
2-International journal papers
2-presentation (International Level)
Done training of 15 days at ISRO.
thanks.
Where u joined finally ?I have same profile
HI, i have got admit from :
1. UT Arlington, MS in EE for fall-10(I-20 Amount- 25000$)
2. Texas Tech, Ms in EE fall-10 (I-20 Amount-25689$)
Waiting: 1. Latech, for MS in Molecular Science & Nanotechnology(MSNT), fall-10 (I-20 amount-18322$, plus chance of funding)
Rejection: CNSE ALBANY(SUNY ALBANY) for MS in Nanoscale Engg,
Can you suggest me which universities to join, considering research, course work, fee and Funding Chances after going thr.
Also my VISA has been rejected twice last year for UTA due to Finance Problem.
Thanx, do reply. Urgent, as i have to prepare for VISA in advance.
My profile: GRE -1210(Q-790), TOEFL-106, AWA-3.0 B.E-67%, Work ex- Since October 2009.
Rejection from CNSE? why
my gre score is 1340(800 q+ 540 v)
i want 2 do MS in CS
i have a good sop,recos and have done good projects
i have shortlisted the foll univs ,pls teel me which in these i have a chance for admission
university of california -arlington
university of texas -austin
USC
University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill
V tech
University of Michigan: Ann Arbor
University of California: Los Angeles
i am a student doing my 4th yr in biotech and will pass out by next july or august…i wanted to apply for spring 2011…just wanted to know with a 60% and a gre of 1300….wat kinda skools cud i get into?…coz all the counsellors keep hinting at how my academics percentage is low and so gud schools arent possible…dunno wat to think…are applying to skools like georgia tech na ll out..name a few schools that i cud get into…i will work on my SOP and have a gud couple of decent projects…just so i have an idea of my range…thankz alott
I have done TOEFL IBT-And I got 80 scores, but I don't really know which Universities which provide scholarships will accept and when is the deadline and and I don't know if they will demand GRE,could you tell me the Universities which may accept my TOEFL scores please
Admissions is one thing – obtaining admissions with funding is another.
dear friends,
i have completed my Master program in Biotechnology with a cgpa 4.88/6.00. GRE scoring 1220 (verbal 540; quants 680; 3.0/6.0). I would like to apply for my PhD program in life sciences for april/may/june intake. I have a year of experience in research. I am preparing for my TOEFL. I would like to know in which of the following universities I will be having a chance of joining…please suggest me
1) new york university
2) University of pittsburgh
3) Iowa state university
4) university of southern california
5) Arizona state university
6) ohio state university
7) Brown university
8) University of waterloo
9) national university of singapore
10) Mcgilla university canada
11) simon fraser canada
friends also tell me if my gre score is good or not… please
1220 is good score to apply for PhD and you have to keep in mind that applying for PhD is much different than applying for Masters program. Consider joining Premium Membership Club, where you will learn the right way to apply for Universities.
dear hsb,
the deadline for registration is already over. and by now the classes for premium members would have started. what do i do?
your quant is low.
I was wait listed from one university but they informed me that all positions were filled for fall 2009. I want to know about the timeline of filling PhD positions and about waitlisting. I had great hope that i would be contacted because some of them would choose better univ.
gre 1390 with 58% in BE this score is ok for vlsi (EE) in usc viterbi
1390 is very good score. Select schools carefully, you can get admission with some form of Aid.
gre is not everything, your BE score of 58% is low
Hey do u think that a person with 1350 GRE nd 59% b tech can get into stanford ?? plz reply
This is not Stanford's admissions website. Apply and you will know.
Hi everyone !
I wanna share my sad story here too. I have got a decent profile (I still have the guts to say so !!) ad I had applied to 11 univs in USA for MS in Electrical Engineering. I have received rejects from 10 of them and I am devastated.
I have GRE = 1430
GPA = 64 %
TOEFFL = 108
1 international publication too
Got recos from IITD prof, and HOD of my college ad 1 industrial.
Mybe I went wrong in my SOP but still 10 rejects say a different story. I can't figure out what to do now.
I applied to MIT, Stanford, UIUC, UMich, Purdue, Princeton, Georgia Tech, UW, Ohio, UCSD.
To Nipun Gupta,
there's something in your profile that I don't quite get…
GPA = 64 % ?
TOEFFL = 108 ?
you applied to MIT, Stanford, UIUC, UMich, Purdue, Princeton, Georgia Tech, UW, Ohio, UCSD ?
Where did you do your undergrad at? Why did you need to take TOEFL?
And is the GPA your overall undergrad GPA throughout 4 years? (my university requires a minimum GPA of 65% to graduate…)
Hi
By GPA, I meant the %age. My university has a percentage system. And, now no worries !
I am studying at Carnegie Mellon University.
So, no need to be bogged down guys. Wake up and be a go getter.
Be Awesome …
Nipun
arun really like to know what were the positive things in ur profile that made u through the ambi ones . hope to see u after the exams . gl hf .
@HSB:
I had a history of 9backlogs (counting the number of attempts made too) and so obviously enough my acads were one of the lowest in my class. I got thru cmu,gatech,jhu for cs. gre score aint all that gr8 either at 1310
I should have typed my full thoughts yesterday. While I was responding to your comment, I had this thought – Getting admit to Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech with 1300 is not considered ambitious, but applying to MIT, Stanford with 1300 is Ultra Ambitious and UT Austin, College Station, UCLA, UC Berkley is Ambitious. For 1300 GAtech, CMU, JHU are schools that suit your profile.
If someone with GRE Score 900 applied to JHU, GATech will be considered as Ultra Ambitious for them, but definitely not in your case.
You have lots of backlogs man. It will hurt you.
@Anupam,
apply again.. I will put the info which will be helpful to you on a site by june and send the link to u.
@Avinash:
I was not confident of getting thru ambi ones, but wanted to go to a good school and that was the reason for applying to ten schools, else I can apply to just one school right??
@rest:
I am currently busy with my semester exams, so kindly excuse me.
I will be putting up the info and details for 2010 aspirants in june and will post the link here.. Good luck!
Hi Arun, It was me who got rejection from two univ. and no response from other four. I am ambitious. I want to study in a dream university though my GRE score is not too good. I got 1300 in GRE and 109 in TOEFL. But my major drawback was communication. One university gave me offer for research even but I was waiting for other responses too. They asked me to let them know my plans. But busy in work n waiting for other univ., one mnth passed. They sent me letter of rejection.I didn't communicate with professors too not understanding the importance of that. So friends,learn from my case.Don't sit back after applying.If you have any suggestions for me, you are welcome. [email protected]
I do not support this argument. This would be certainly discouraging to students who are ambitious. I applied to 10 schools for Fall 2009 and the stats are as follows:
Ultra Ambi – 6 ( Admits from 3, rejects from 3)
Ambi – 2 (Rejects from both)
Avg – 1 (Got admit)
Safe – 1 (Yet to receive decision)
My 2 cents to students:
Dream Big, Bigger, Biggest… Work like hell for your application process and it will certainly pay off in unimaginable ways!
Good luck!
Gr8 reply arun sir ,
I totally agree with you , that one should not limit his applications , you never know what fate has in store for you .
I am an aspirant for fall 2010 batch .
You said you got admits from three ultra ambi ones . I am really curious to know where they actually ambi ones or you are just being modest about your ambi profile ..
So can you post a link to your profile (May be on Edulix if u hav one or ur homepage kinda ).and which are all the unis you applied and got through .. That ll certainly help sir ..
Waiting for ur response . and btw congrats for your admits .
Atam .
Once again
Arun – can you define Ultra and Ambitious with you profile? If someone with GRE Score 900 applying to schools that require 1400 is Ultra Ambitious, provided other academic credentials are in below average.
So, schools that you can consider as ambitious will not be the same as schools others students consider as ambitious.
@Arun,,…
Buddy u have wasted nearly 50,000 bugs for applying to universities… I think u wont get into all the universities u have applied. If u're that confident u should have been gone with applying to ur ULTRA AMBI univ only, where u got HALF admits…
hehehe…
Anyway congrats for 5 admits..
Avinash – You's be surprised to see how many schools students from China apply. Its more than 15. Its give and take. Spend more in college application, increase your chances of getting admission with aid. Then you will not spend for your education. But, students from India want to apply to 6 schools and get admission with Aid and end up paying out of state fee for 2 full years.