spumonkey Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Who's heard back from UPenn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangur-ban Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Anyone hear from Northwestern yet? My status still says "an admissions decision has not yet been rendered". A couple friends of mine got acceptances there several weeks ago. The open house was this past weekend. Sorry. It's possible you're wait-listed or something though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholinguist Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 A couple friends of mine got acceptances there several weeks ago. The open house was this past weekend. Sorry. It's possible you're wait-listed or something though. Hey pangur-ban! Good to see you! How goes it at MIT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradschoolplease Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 wow! this is a great thread! i don't know why i just found out about it. everyone in here is so smart x_x. my stats aren't that great but i'm just hoping and waiting. i applied to umass boston and teachers college at columbia for their applied linguistics programs. yeah, only two, i know =/ but these are the schools i really want to go to. i didn't bother applying to schools i knew i wouldn't go to even if i got accepted. i see that some people have already been accepted! congratulations to you guys! i wish you all the luck wherever you may be going. soon it's my turn to hear back... SO NERVOUS! In other news, waitlisted by UMass. Meh. sorry to hear that you were waitlisted =/ but is this for boston? amherst? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangur-ban Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hey pangur-ban! Good to see you! How goes it at MIT? Busy, but good overall. Though I'm now even more reluctant to post details here. How's things with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWIKKI Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Any news from University of Colorado at Boulder? Did anybody apply to their linguistic program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avitamin Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouzax Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. avitamin, how did you hear such news???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avitamin Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 avitamin, how did you hear such news???? The linguistics department informed us prospective students today, since they knew that we got to know her and create friendships with her. It is such devastating and shocking news. I'm very sorry to have to deliver it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitz Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. it's so shocking and unbelievable.... i am sad to hear it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppPsycholinX Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It is too shocking to be true!!! I am so sorry about that. Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholinguist Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. That is just awful! I'm so sorry. Thanks for letting us know. (I'm going to try not to spiral into self-blame here, but to be honest, I can't stop dwelling on the fact that I was the one who mentioned that San Diego is difficult to get around without a car.) dilly-dallier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilly-dallier Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That's absolutely not your fault. I'm still hoping this is not true...just too difficult for me to accept it. That is just awful! I'm so sorry. Thanks for letting us know. (I'm going to try not to spiral into self-blame here, but to be honest, I can't stop dwelling on the fact that I was the one who mentioned that San Diego is difficult to get around without a car.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholinguist Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 That's absolutely not your fault. I'm still hoping this is not true...just too difficult for me to accept it. Thanks so much. On some level I do realise that, and I think I'm going to be all right. It's just, yeah, a terrible shock. It all does speak to how special the community here is, though. I mean, heck, even though we don't even know each other's names (as well as ages and genders in many cases), we've come to care about one another a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typologaster Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. What an outrageous tragedy.... My heart goes out to her friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. That's really sad news! Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Hello everyone, I have not been active in the boards, but I have been following them. I thought it would be my duty to deliver you some unfortunate news.. Although I cannot be absolutely certain of hopefulapplicant's identity, I was also in attendance at the ucsd open house. Unfortunately, on the drive back home Friday night, she was involved in a serious car accident and passed away at the hospital. This was extremely shocking to hear, as she had such a bright future ahead of her and was an amazing person. Obviously I have not known her for a long time, but from meeting her, I could tell what a great person she was, and it is extremely painful for me to hear this news. I thought everyone here also deserved to know, as she appeared to be pretty active in the forums, and I'm sure you all valued her friendship. Once again, I cannot absolutely confirm her identity, but based on her acceptances and meeting her, I am almost certain that this is her. I'm sorry to deliver such horrible news, but I thought it would be fair to share it, as I'm sure you are all wondering why she has not been active in the last few days. That is terrible news... my condolences to her friends and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouzax Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It all does speak to how special the community here is, though. I mean, heck, even though we don't even know each other's names (as well as ages and genders in many cases), we've come to care about one another a lot. It's true, I feel like we've lost a friend. And seriously psycholinguist, don't blame yourself, you were just trying to be helpful and saying what anyone else would say to someone who was going to San Diego for the first time. My condolences to her family and friends as well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholinguist Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 It's true, I feel like we've lost a friend. And seriously psycholinguist, don't blame yourself, you were just trying to be helpful and saying what anyone else would say to someone who was going to San Diego for the first time. My condolences to her family and friends as well ... Thank you! I'm feeling much more rational today. I think it's just natural in the wake of awful events such as this to wonder how we could have helped prevent them, which unfortunately often leads to the temptation to think, 'Well, if I hadn't done X or Y, then this never would have happened'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouzax Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 ugh .. think I'm giving up. Doesn't look like I'm getting accepted this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWIKKI Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 ugh .. think I'm giving up. Doesn't look like I'm getting accepted this year. Don't be distressed! It is just the end of February! Some schools do not release their decisions till March or even April. I did not hear anything yet from the school I applied to, but I am trying to stay calm. Waiting is terrible, I know. But there is nothing we can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumblebee Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 ugh .. think I'm giving up. Doesn't look like I'm getting accepted this year. Exactly, don't give up! Last year I didn't get my first notification until February 25th (a reject, compensated by an admit to my current program the following day ) and had to wait for almost a month to start hearing from the other schools. So hang in there, there is still hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zouzax Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Don't be distressed! It is just the end of February! Some schools do not release their decisions till March or even April. I did not hear anything yet from the school I applied to, but I am trying to stay calm. Waiting is terrible, I know. But there is nothing we can do about it. Exactly, don't give up! Last year I didn't get my first notification until February 25th (a reject, compensated by an admit to my current program the following day ) and had to wait for almost a month to start hearing from the other schools. So hang in there, there is still hope. aw thanks guys, this was too sweet received my second rejection last night, and it was to one of the programs I was really excited about. 3 other schools havent sent me formal rejections but I know they already had their open houses so ... that's not looking so good. And my last option, my dream school, is such a far reach that my chances of being selected out of all the other, more experienced applicants is slim to none ... but I'm still holding out hope hope everything is going well for you guys!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearls Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I cannot believe something that terrible could have happened. I was speechless when I first read Avitamin's post, and I still do not know what to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pearls Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Zouzax, don't give up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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