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I figured I would get this one started! Anyone else out there applying?
I'm now undecided! I know they don't have a lot to offer in terms of wildlife but I'm not sure if I should rule it out completely because of that. I'm still applying to a couple of schools without wildlife resources, but i dont know if purdue should be one of them. Can any boilermakers or past applicants help me out?
I applied because of their research programs since I'm interested in research. I can tell you what I liked and didn't like about the school when I interviewed there, if you're interested.
Thanks so much zanydogz and cypress! I live in Rhode Island so I really have no exposure to the area near Purdue. Location is important to me because I don't want to spend 4 years living in the middle of nowhere...but I also attended UConn undergrad which is in the farmlands so I obviously don't hate it too much haha
Also - Purdue is not far from Indianapolis which is a nice city and not too far from Chicago - which has good stuff to do as well.
My GPA is just slightly above the 3.00 mark as well and I was successful - I'm IS so that probably helped me some. You could always shoot them an email and get some feedback from them? With a little pushing I did get some good feed back on my application materials from them in the past.
What is your IS school?
Hmmm. I might consider doing that. I'm IS at Illinois, but I'm really hoping to go somewhere else (yeah, I know it's going to be more expensive but I really need to get out of there). My GPA is 3.49 which is a little lower than their past averages but not by much. And I my GRE's were 79 % for Q and V. So I'm hoping that my GRE with cancel out my not strong core gpa, which by their calculation is like 3.06 or something close to that.
I would say its worth a go! What I've come to realize that its actually not about your stats - its a part of it for sure - but really it comes down to luck - who else is applying this year - what pool of applicants you fall into - and who reads your information - I have a friend that was rejected out right from Purdue (her IS school) but interviewed at 2 OOS schools - was wait listed at both and then accepted! Another friend was wait listed at Purdue (her IS) but accepted to Colorado, WI, and MN. You just never can tell. Sometimes it's worth spending the money on the application because it might be the school that picks you from the group
It only takes one yes!
My GPA is just slightly above the 3.00 mark as well and I was successful - I'm IS so that probably helped me some.
Really? I am IS and am really nervous about my GPA. How were your GRE scores?
Decent - scored 1220 total - higher quantitative than verbal. Only took them once. I did end up getting a master's degree to help boost my application after being rejected initially.
What are you other stats? Whats your background? Purdue is big on diversity - so the more you can make yourself stand out from the crowd the better.
I'm not sure about OOS but for IS, Purdue should be sending interview notifications the week of December 9. I'm an undergrad here, and that is what Dr. Weisman has said at the application call-outs. That's finals week for us...he apologized in advance for the stressful timing! haha
Totally forgot I applied to Purdue until I scrolled down the thread front page. "Oh, Purdue. I applied there. Oh yeah." CLICK.
So we should expect no email info at all until the interview/denial letter?
Oh. It's mid December. Hello - not sure where my heads been.
Do we know for sure invites will be coming out soon?
Hang in there guys!! Nothing you can do at this point - so just focus on finals - I know easier said then done - I had my husband change my email password last year and promise to not tell me anything until I was done with my 5 finals. Good or Bad.
This was a good plan in theory - he broke down and gave me the good news right before my first final - which was the just boost I needed.
Just keep hanging in there - the waiting is the toughest part.
Good luck with finals!
I haven't heard anything either- I can't tell you how many times I've refreshed my inbox/spambox/trash.Has anyone started getting emails? I'm getting nervous because I haven't heard a thing.
I'd like to know that myself...For those of you that were saying the interview invites would go out during Purdue's finals week, was that for IS or OOS students?
I looked at the official interview invites page from c/o 2016 and it looks like both OOS and IS applicants got their invites this week.For those of you that were saying the interview invites would go out during Purdue's finals week, was that for IS or OOS students?
I'd like to know that myself...
I looked at the official interview invites page from c/o 2016 and it looks like both OOS and IS applicants got their invites this week.
I am and OOS student, and I called the admissions office and they told me "by the end of the week." I didn't specify whether I was IS or OOS, however...