Applied with a Masters Degree

Status update email

applied organic, 2.5 yr undergrad organic experience, 2.5 yrs post grad med chem work, strong letters, no GRE

4 pubs (3 high impact factor), 2 conferences, strong LoRs Emailed about change in admission status

email that portal was updated :(

OChem track, one 1st-authored pub.

I applied to UW Madison and had almost a similar profile. So apparently they won't accept low students with low GPA. Their loss.

2 years of Ochem research, taken 6 graduate level Ochem courses, amazing letters of rec from various research advisors, 6 month analytical chem internship, 6 months unrelated research, spent time interacting with POIs ahead of time, 2 years teaching. Everyone thought I was golden, but clearly the assholes in the committee couldn't recognize talent if it choked them to death.

Physical/theoretical chemistry, call from potential advisor