..might sound (LIKE) one...

Whoa! Hold on, I ain't american, I might sound one - thanx to the tons of shows and sitcoms that I've been watching...Thanks a million guys, I'll see what I can do...Later!

No dude, I'm German!
Somebody help me out with my concern!!

Hi guys,
I am a Chemical Engineering undergrad, passed out in 2006. I have taken a break for a year and have applied for Fall, 2007 (PHD Chemical Engineering). In the interim 12 months, I pilfered away the first 6 (hush) and the other 6 I'd be working on research projects.
Now I'm a little confused and perturbed. Would the universities frown upon the hiatus or will they consider me just as good?
Help me out people!

Sure thing, i'll keep you posted.
Oh and haha no whereever did u get it translated??
It means "to whack your head against a brick wall" OR "Show evidence or back off!!!"
That was meant for the univ....not this site!!
Thank you once again...

Hey Ann,
Thanks for your words of support!
I mailed the grad schools and none of them appear to have a minimum score and they all encouraged me to apply...Guess I'll just keep my fingers crossed eh.

If you speak german,
Auf Granit beißen oder Beweise her oder Maul halten!

Good luck to you too!

Hi Ann,
Nice meeting you and thanks for the reply.
People please tell me if my GRE verbal is too low - at 590 for a PHD in Chemical Engineering. I mean would it clear the minimum standards set by the top schools?
P.S I am from Germany and an International student.

Hi guys,
My name's Darius and this is my first time on this forum. I have excellent GPAs, good research exp, great sop and letters of recommendation at the undergrad - I have applied for a PHD in Chemical Engineering at many of the top schools as my interests are pretty well defined.
However, my GRE's an abysmal 1380 - V-590, Q-790, AWA-4.5
Am I screwed people?
I mean, I thought i'd be a good candidate for schools like stanford (yeah right), georgia, illinois-urbana champaign, penn state etc. but in light of my GRE scores, do I even stand a chance?

Help me out pls.

P.S I tried mailing the Grad advisors and they were all like, we need the entire application, blah blah and we look forward to receiving your application...