10 Mar 2021

Brown University

Earth, Environment, And Planetary Science, PhD (F21)

Accepted via E-mail on 09 Mar 2021

Note

POI replied to my follow-up with an unofficial acceptance! Literally fell over onto my kitchen floor! What a ride, didn't finish undergrad until my 30s!! For anyone using this page in the future to gauge their competitiveness: Undergraduate GPA 3.35 (Personal Statement explained a long, "non-traditional" undergraduate journey) Masters GPA: 3.78 when applied (will graduate with over 3.8) 2 Conference abstracts GRE: not required Basically.... on paper probably not the top of the list. Likely accepted because I had a clear vision of what I wanted to study, shared my NSF GRFP submission which I worked on for about 6 months, and kept in touch with POIs throughout the process to show my level of interest and share research Ideas (tried my best to not over email), Strong LORs likely helped. Even if its a longshot you always have to apply!!

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