Graduate School Admission Results

About 41 relevant results

School Program Added On Decision
NSF GRFP
Physics PhD
April 04, 2022
Accepted on 4 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 4 Apr
Fall 2022
American
GPA 4.00

Released today at 1am. I can't believe I got it. E/E E/VG E/E. It was a great experience just learning how to write a proper research proposal. Apply!

NSF GRFP
Materials Engineering PhD
April 05, 2014
Accepted on 1 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 1 Apr
S14
American
GRE 169
GRE V 169
GRE AW 4.50
GPA 3.70

First year grad student at MIT working on tin sulfide photovoltaics. One online textbook chapter and one review paper published. Heavy emphasis on detailed short- and long-term research plans.

NSF GRFP
Chemical Theory PhD
April 05, 2014
Accepted on 1 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 1 Apr
F13
American

E/E E/E VG/VG "Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten" - G.K. Chesterton

NSF GRFP
Mathematics PhD
April 04, 2014
Accepted on 1 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 1 Apr
F14
American
GRE 170
GRE V 170
GRE AW 5.50
GPA 4.06

E/VG E/E E/E

NSF GRFP
Geosciences PhD
March 30, 2013
Rejected on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Rejected on 29 Mar
F13
American
NSF GRFP
Sociology PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
GRE 152
GRE V 169
GRE AW 5.00
GPA 4.00

That last post was mine too; reposting using "NSF GRFP" since that's what everyone else uses.

NSF GRFP
Computer Science - Algorithmic And Theoretical Foundations PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American

The entire list is up.

NSF GRFP
Political Science PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American

checked website

NSF GRFP
Sociology PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American
GRE 160
GRE V 163
GRE AW 5.00
GPA 3.61

First Time applicant. So, so incredibly excited!!!

NSF GRFP
Mechanical Engineering / Material Science / EE PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American
GRE 90
GRE V 65
GRE AW 50.00
GPA 3.48

A few startups, patents from industry research, and most importantly passion for what I want to do.

NSF GRFP
Electrical Engineering PhD
March 29, 2013
Rejected on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Rejected on 29 Mar
F13
American
GPA 3.80

undergraduate: 5 publications (two first author), tutor VG/G, VG/VG. Didn't get to 3rd reviewer :(.

NSF
Economics, GRFP PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American

Economics

California Institute of Technology
NSF GRFP - Chemical Synthesis PhD
March 29, 2013
Accepted on 29 Mar
Total comments ...
Accepted on 29 Mar
F13
American
GPA 3.89

no pubs. background in chemistry and chemical engineering. first time applicant (didn't apply as an undergrad)

NSF GRFP
Materials Science And Engineering PhD
June 02, 2010
Accepted on 1 Jun
Total comments ...
Accepted on 1 Jun
S10
American
GRE 800
GRE V 670
GRE AW 4.50
GPA 3.80

Wow, that was late. Was originally HM; apparently enough people declined their fellowships that I got promoted!

NSF GRFP
Physics PhD
April 07, 2010
Rejected on 6 Apr
Total comments ...
Rejected on 6 Apr
F10
American
GRE 800
GRE V 550
GRE AW 6.00
GPA 3.96

Honorable mention. Two excellent reviews, and one incoherent reviewer who skimmed the proposal and didn't even understand that I was an experimentalist.

NSF - GRFP
Biophysics PhD
April 07, 2010
Rejected on 6 Apr
Total comments ...
Rejected on 6 Apr
S10
American
NSF GRFP
Physics Other
April 06, 2010
Other on 5 Apr
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Other on 5 Apr
F10
American

Honorable Mention = 2 perfect reviews (all E) + one crazy person

NSF GRFP
Bioengineering PhD
April 06, 2010
Rejected on 6 Apr
Total comments ...
Rejected on 6 Apr
F10
American
GRE 800
GRE V 610
GRE AW 5.00
GPA 3.90

Epic fail - all rejections this year. 3.9 from a top engineering school + years of industry experience doesn't go too far these days I guess. One of the reviewers gave me an excellent review all around. The other marked me down because I didn't say enough about diversity. That sank me. It's 2010. Can't we move past this diversity crap already?

NSF - GRFP
Computer Science PhD
April 06, 2010
Accepted on 6 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 6 Apr
F10
American

so excited

NSF GRFP
ECE Electrical Engineering PhD
April 06, 2010
Accepted on 6 Apr
Total comments ...
Accepted on 6 Apr
F10
American

Woot! EE, Goldwater, 4 years of research, Astronaut, Hertz Finalist, Top 5 Rank Engineering in 2010

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