Bryan O. '07 | January 20, 2007
"BEST WEEK OF 2007"
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
So so sorry that I haven't blogged in a while. Life, we'll say has been a little exciting lately, and by a little I mean a ton.
I was invited to interview for my PhD at my top two choice schools!!!
Needless to say, I did a happy dance. Still dancing. Don't know when I'll stop.
It's a different kind of excitement than when I got into MIT for undergrad. I knew I was going to get into college somewhere, but with my PhD application, I felt as though there were so many other factors that the admissions committees would be looking at. And generally, the programs that I'm applying to accept around thirty to forty people a year. So that's a lot less than what MIT accepts for undergrad. So anyhoo, this is just the first hurdle. I still have to do well in my interviews before I'm accepted, but it's nice to have made the first step. I'll keep you all updated as time progresses.
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Go Bryan.. it's your birthday!
Posted by: Jess on January 20, 2007 10:52 AM
I second that! go brian...
so whr'd u apply?
Posted by: Kiran on January 20, 2007 11:09 AM
Congratulations!!!
Posted by: Daniel on January 20, 2007 11:13 AM
HAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaapy
Birthday
Posted by: bhushan on January 20, 2007 11:15 AM
hey Bryan congratsss!!! That must feel amazing!
Posted by: milena on January 20, 2007 11:16 AM
Wow, congrats! That's awesome! Let us know how everything goes, in the coming months/weeks!
Posted by: Grant on January 20, 2007 11:58 AM
Congrats!
Posted by: Nur on January 20, 2007 12:14 PM
Congrats too!!
Posted by: Monika on January 20, 2007 12:21 PM
Congratulations! I hope the interviews go well. Mine (for the MIT freshman application) didn't go as well as I had hoped...
I accidentally showed up two hours early (despite double-checking the appointment time!), waited about an hour for the interviewer to show up, then finally left. When I got home, I checked the email again, and realized that that little bent line stood for "seven", not "five". I jumped back in the car, and realized that the fuel gauage was resting on the peg on the "empty" end. Luckily, I found about a gallon of gasoline in a can in the garage, and this was just enough to make it there and back again. When I finally reached the designated coffee shop again, having now dealt with highway and downtown traffic three times in a row, my nerves were shot. I don't remember much of the interview, but hopefully it went reasonably well...
Here's wishing you a level head and a full tank of gas on your interview day(s)!
Posted by: Greg Courville on January 20, 2007 01:04 PM
Eww, excuse the misspelling of "gauge". As we've learned, double-checking seems to do me very little good... :-D
Posted by: Greg Courville on January 20, 2007 01:07 PM
I'm happy that you're happy.
Posted by: Guyomar on January 20, 2007 01:34 PM
Congratulations! Good luck with your interview! Let us know how it goes; we're rooting for you!
Posted by: Adam S. on January 20, 2007 02:14 PM
YAYYYYYYYYYY
Bryan=t3h awesome.
You'll do great in your interviews. But you know that already, right? ^_^
Posted by: Keri on January 20, 2007 08:19 PM
Hey! Congratulations! I'm sure the interviews will go off well!
Do tell us which univ you'll be attending once you get in!
Posted by: Atul on January 20, 2007 09:37 PM
Best of luck!
Posted by: Anonymous on January 21, 2007 12:58 AM
Way to go Brian. I am sure you will get accepted to any school you want. MIT students are the best in the world.
Posted by: Solomon on January 21, 2007 02:12 AM
which are those two universities of your choice
Posted by: Bhushan Lodha on January 21, 2007 05:34 AM
YAY! Congrats, Bryan!
Posted by: Minh on January 21, 2007 10:24 AM
Congratulations! Good Luck with your interviews.
Posted by: Arkajit on January 23, 2007 02:11 AM
