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For those of you who are still waiting to hear from UBC (PhD): I e-mailed them and was told they have not finished sending out decisions and they will likely finish doing so by the end of next week.

It probably means you're being considered for MAPSS. That happened to me once

Thank you, that is good advice! And congrats!! I'll hold out hope a bit longer, but if I don't get any news by the beginning of next week, I'll contact them.

Should I give up on UBC by now? I've applied to their PhD, but haven't heard anything yet. Do they send out acceptances in a single batch?

Same here, hmm

Rejected by Chicago PhD, but accepted to MAPSS. Finally some news! This also closes my application cycle, so thank you guys for all the support and good luck on all your journeys

Since you already have a Masters, I think it's a bad idea to get into any debt to get another one.

When this happened to me last cycle, when my decision came, it was an acceptance to their MA program.

Just got my Northwestern decision (a rejection)... on a Sunday, of all days. Well, there are still a couple of decisions to wait for, but I'm not very optimistic. I think I'll fail again this cycle

Just received my Brown rejection. Woke up to an email to check website. Oh well, at least they didn't drag this any longer

Congrats to the Brown and Maryland admits!! Still haven't heard from any of the schools I've applied to (including Brown), so things aren't looking that good for me right now. Let's hope

I guess it's a rejection from Chicago if I haven't heard yet maybe they'll accept me for an MAPSS spot in March, let's see how it goes

I second @ilyosha on this, though I've been culturally conditioned here in my country to call everyone by their first name haha

Congrats to everyone who got acceptances!!! No news from Northwestern as well, assuming rejection (though my hopeful heart keeps telling me I might be waitlisted haha). Also, from what was mentioned by someone here and previous cycles, I expect Chicago's acceptances to be sent tomorrow or on Friday. The anxiety is really killing me this time; since last week it's been quite hard to focus on writing my thesis . Anyway, let's see how it goes.

Hey everyone! This is my second cycle, and I am hoping against hope that I get into one of the programs I've applied to (Though I did set myself to try one more time if all goes badly). The only thing that has helped with the waiting is now I am writing my Master's thesis and this is keeping me busy. Lurking the forum sometimes also helps, and last cycle I met amazing people who were very helpful and supportive. But I also learned last cycle that coming here too often just peaked my anxiety levels, so I've been more controled this year (or have tried to be, anyway haha). And congrats to everyone who already got an acceptance!

I don't believe they care much about your TOEFL scores as long as you've made it to the cutoff, as @fuzzylogician said. The fact that "admitted students typically score at least 115" does not mean the ad comm will give your scores a second look after they check you fulfilled the minimun requirement. So unless the program clearly requires higher scores, I wouldn't bother retaking it. The only thing you have to pay attention to, I think, is the minimum score for certain funding packages. In UC Irvine, for example, you need a minimum score of 26 in the Speaking section to be eligible for funding.

P.S.: oh, and I'm definitely going to ask for some advice, @ugurcanevci !!! Just waiting until I can digest things a bit

First of all, congratulations to everyone accepted these last two weeks! I haven't been posting lately and I.was kind of avoiding coming here because I felt somewhat sad for the negative feedback I got for this cycle (though I expected it since I'd done everything in a rush, it still made me feel bad haha). I was accepted to NYU's MA and I am seriously considering it, since it's my only offer. (There is still one result to come in, but acceptances are out and it was a reaaaaally long shot, anyway, so I'm not counting on it). Even with this bittersweet ending to my cycle, I'd like to thank you all for the support and incentive you provided. To those of you still waiting, I hope you get good news soon XD Now I have a lot of thinking, talking and deciding to do haha.

Thanks! I was checking it using my phone, so no message appeared. I had to use my computer for that. Anyway, I was rejected (and told to apply for their Master of International Affairs program, though I guess that might be just a standard answer). I was expecting this, but it still stings :/

Got an email from UCSD telling me to check my application status on their website, but it still indicates Under Review as my status. I'm confused. Maybe I should email them?

That's a great idea! XD

The worst part of waiting for me is not being able to plan what I have to do next. Even if they're all rejections, knowing my results would allow me to think what to do and decide my next steps. I'm usually anxious, but the uncertainty of this wait is making it all the worse.

Congrats, @VMcJ !!

Oh, thanks, that was what I'd thought

hm, I'm worried now. I thought I was supposed to send official undergrad transcripts just if I were accepted. Did I get that wrong?