Documentation of my physics doctoral admissions journey :') 00:00 Important Context, Interviews, and Initial Results 05:37 Sadness 09:52 A Comeback 11:56 Second Chances
Hiii! Omg, I went to UPenn DEEPenn visit last year and you were one of the panel there that was talking about the grad school admission process! Can’t believe I found your UA-cam video. Congrats!
What is most important is the knowledge you acquire and the work that you do, i.e. the papers published, during graduate school. Within a few years of your career, no one will care where you went to graduate school or who rejected or accepted you.
Congrats! NSF is a very huge deal, only for very top phd. And physics is very hard to get in. Did you email caltech or mit? Wonder do those school change decisions
The video was very helpful. If I am not getting many interviews, should I reach out to the professors mentioned in my SOPs, or should I wait a bit longer, since it's only about January 10th?
You could consider reaching out to professors you're interesting in working with to chat more about their work and determine if this would be something you'd want to be a part of. I don't know the criteria that admissions uses on whether or not to interview people, so I can't comment much on that.
I applied for the NSF GRFP as well (: Am hoping to hear back from them because I got denied from my dream program 😢 You received your acceptance email from them in May???
From the NSF GRPF website, it says "Reviewed applicants will be notified of the results of the competition by early April.", so it was probably around then.
good video ahh God I was shivering before listening decision of each. Can you please tell me what email you sent to Penn and Brown that they accepted you afterward. I am also applying for PhD that's why need help. I am applying for PhD chemistry. I have 3.8/4 in MS and 3.9/4 in BS and also have 2 research published. please guide me which universities I should target.
@@shanghaistudentvoices1322 He put so much effort into his picks that I thought (think as he hasn’t give a definitive answer) there was a deeper reasoning for picking Penn over Brown besides prestige😅
@@taylogsfor doctorate programs, the individual department and the professors he’ll be working with are much more important. So it’s likely that he felt that UPenn’s department was just doing more interesting work
@@lenoxcovington6386 Ah yes, this is correct. Informing myself largely boiled down to combing through the published work of the professors that I imagined myself working with.
you are going to Phd program, not BS. You should know what you want to do and which professor's research group you want to join. It looks like you applied only because these university's name. Your reaction also liked a high school kid. You have not shown your true love.
wtf are you talking about lol, it is clear that he has been in contact with multiple professors throughout the process and that the decision is based on who best fit with the research he wants to do
This was really cool to watch! I didn't realize how much getting the NSF GRFP could help with admissions. Congrats!!
Thanks!! Glad you liked it! :)
3:53 " I got in guys! Isn't that crazy? That's crazy!" Haha😂😂 that was funny the way you answered your own question. Congrats on your accomplishment!!
Great video. I learned a lot by watching this video regarding the GRFP. Thanks for sharing
This was so great to watch - thank you for providing insight to the crazy journey of graduate admissions!
You're welcome! Happy you enjoyed watching!
Hiii! Omg, I went to UPenn DEEPenn visit last year and you were one of the panel there that was talking about the grad school admission process! Can’t believe I found your UA-cam video. Congrats!
Wow! I'm surprised you remembered me! I hope the panel was useful and that you've been doing well since then!
Congrats Brandon! Way to advocate for yourself, you’ll need to do alot of that during your program most likely
Thank you!! :)
Thank you for making this video. This was so realistic and honest and I appreciated this, thank you and Congratulations!!
Praise be! Congrats on your efforts!!
Thank you! :)
keep up the vids my man!
It is a crazy grind!!
Indeed 😤
What is most important is the knowledge you acquire and the work that you do, i.e. the papers published, during graduate school. Within a few years of your career, no one will care where you went to graduate school or who rejected or accepted you.
This is just objectively false. Physics is incredibly incestuous.
Indeed! And one could even argue nobody even cares now heh
Awesome! Good Luck!
Thanks! :)
Nice video bro, it is nice to watch the process
Appreciate it man
Congrats!!
Thanks!!
Congrats! NSF is a very huge deal, only for very top phd. And physics is very hard to get in. Did you email caltech or mit? Wonder do those school change decisions
The video was very helpful. If I am not getting many interviews, should I reach out to the professors mentioned in my SOPs, or should I wait a bit longer, since it's only about January 10th?
Even me in the same situation
You could consider reaching out to professors you're interesting in working with to chat more about their work and determine if this would be something you'd want to be a part of. I don't know the criteria that admissions uses on whether or not to interview people, so I can't comment much on that.
Dude, the dates for the decisions would've been really helpful to calm my anxiety
Congrats on the UPenn Grad Acceptance!
I appreciate it!!
I applied for the NSF GRFP as well (: Am hoping to hear back from them because I got denied from my dream program 😢 You received your acceptance email from them in May???
From the NSF GRPF website, it says "Reviewed applicants will be notified of the results of the competition by early April.", so it was probably around then.
LOL your channel list
good video ahh God I was shivering before listening decision of each. Can you please tell me what email you sent to Penn and Brown that they accepted you afterward. I am also applying for PhD that's why need help. I am applying for PhD chemistry. I have 3.8/4 in MS and 3.9/4 in BS and also have 2 research published. please guide me which universities I should target.
Dis u got in?
Hey! What email did you send the second time?
How did you reach out to the professors?
You didn’t apply to Princeton for physics?
Why did you choose PENN instead of Brown?
Maybe cuz Penn is more prestigious than Brown?
@@shanghaistudentvoices1322 He put so much effort into his picks that I thought (think as he hasn’t give a definitive answer) there was a deeper reasoning for picking Penn over Brown besides prestige😅
@@taylogs living in philly vs providence could contribute
@@taylogsfor doctorate programs, the individual department and the professors he’ll be working with are much more important. So it’s likely that he felt that UPenn’s department was just doing more interesting work
@@lenoxcovington6386 Ah yes, this is correct. Informing myself largely boiled down to combing through the published work of the professors that I imagined myself working with.
Did you record this from jail? Room looks like it.
Not the first time I (or others living in the same building) have gotten this!
Brown is better than upenn.
you are going to Phd program, not BS. You should know what you want to do and which professor's research group you want to join. It looks like you applied only because these university's name. Your reaction also liked a high school kid. You have not shown your true love.
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quite the contrary
🧂
wtf are you talking about lol, it is clear that he has been in contact with multiple professors throughout the process and that the decision is based on who best fit with the research he wants to do
If I had a stoic reaction I get the sense that the video would not be as entertaining lol