3 Years research, 2 summer research positions, 1 year industry, Good LORs

5 semesters of research, co-author on two papers (one under review), participated in a symposium last fall, REU over the summer (2022), Internship at Merck over the summer (2024), Head Teaching assistant for 3 years, ACS undergraduate inorganic award, very involved on campus.

Somethings just aren't the cards. What am I gonna do? Argue with the cards? Applied for Physical Chemistry PhD. Applied and was accepted into 1 of 20 students for CHOPs (chemistry opportunity) weekend visitation program Fall 2023. Did my summer 2024 REU there. Had the Professor I worked with as a recommender, applied to 9 labs. 4 years of undergraduate research materials chemistry. MARC URISE NIH SCHOLAR.

Physical Chemistry PhD. 4 years undergraduate research in materials chemistry. MARC URISE NIH scholar.

Emailed for interview on the 15th, interviewed the 17th, accepted the 24th. 4 years undergrad research in materials chemistry, two manuscripts underway, MARC URISE NIH scholar. Physical Chemistry PhD

4 years of undergraduate experience in materials chemistry, MARC URISE scholar.

4 years of undergraduate experience in materials chemistry, MARC URISE scholar.

Physical Chemistry & no GRE!

Notified that there was an update to my portal. 1.5 years undergrad research experience, 2.5 years industry experience, one second-author publication.

No GRE

Notified that there was an update to my portal via email with the rejection notice. 1.5 years undergrad research, 2.5 years industry research, one second-author publication.

generic notice of rejection in admission portal, ~2 years of research in nano, going in for inorganic/materials, regional ACS poster

PhD Chemical Physics through chemistry department published three papers one as first author and three under review two as first author in well reputed journals.

No interview. Before receiving the formal offer, I got the informal offer (notification) from the department of Chemistry in UCincinnati. BEng in Chemical Eng, MS in Analytical Chem. IELTS 6.5 & Duolingo 135. Some publication (not the first author) and a patent (not the first inventor).