University of Delaware
Chemistry And Biochemistry (Biochemistry Concentration)
RejectedPhDInternational (my highest degree is from outside USA)
Application Details
- Institution
- University of Delaware
- Program
- Chemistry And Biochemistry (Biochemistry Concentration)
- Degree Type
- PhD
- Degree's Country of Origin
- International (my highest degree is from outside USA)
- Decision
- Rejected
- Notification
- on 20/04/2021 via E-mail
- Undergrad GPA
- 3.05
- GRE General
- 161
- GRE Verbal
- 154
- Analytical Writing
- 3.50
- Notes
- I submitted my application on 16 Jan, and got interviewed on 1 Feb and a week later by 2 interviewers separately. I majored in Biotechnology as a undergraduate student and in Microbiology as a Master student both in China and I had 3 years of working experience as a researcher in a bio-reagent company. I wanted to apply to the biochemistry concentration but unfortunately the first interviewer was not satisfied with my synthesizing ability( I majored in biology as undergraduate and MS student). So I think this is why I got rejected on 20 April(today). And for other applicants, if you do the math(I mean use the data on this web in a statistic way), you will find that for each year, the time when the faculty informed the students who were rejected or accepted themselves(by phone or by email) are randomly distributed across a long period (from Nov. to April) , which means the two interviewers for each applicant (like my case) have very strong rights and don't have to negotiate with other faculty, and the admission committee is pro forma. So, we can get an assumption(based on the data on this web, many applicants got acceptance letter immediately after the interview or several days after the interview), that is: if you don't hear any thing from the facutly after the interview for more than 2 weeks, you get very very little chance to be admitted by this PhD program. Because the 2 interviewers for each applicant have very strong power for making a decision,if they like you, they will admit you immediately, and if they do not like you, they will let you go(LOL) and allow you to enter another PhD program at other universities, which means you are not qualified and they afford to lose you. In conclusion, I am willing to share my application experience and I wish you all the best.
Institution Statistics
Acceptance Rate
49.4%
Avg. Notification Date
March 15
This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.
Timeline
Received notification of Rejection