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Status: Under Review... RANT!

#1 User is offline   Diverchica 

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Posted 08 February 2010 - 09:15 PM

So I just (accidentally) checked my status by calling to see why all of my materials weren't up on the apply yourself website, and the woman told me that, in fact, my app is currently under review by the committee, and I should be receiving a decision very soon. VERY SOON?!?! How soon is very soon?

Gah I hate this month.
Applied: Duke Nicholas School (MEM/CEM); UNC Chapel Hill (Marine Science); NC State (MS-NR)
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Rejected: .........
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#2 User is offline   modernity 

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Posted 09 February 2010 - 02:18 AM

View PostDiverchica, on 08 February 2010 - 09:15 PM, said:

So I just (accidentally) checked my status by calling to see why all of my materials weren't up on the apply yourself website, and the woman told me that, in fact, my app is currently under review by the committee, and I should be receiving a decision very soon. VERY SOON?!?! How soon is very soon?

Gah I hate this month.


Mine have been under review for a couple weeks now. According to the one departments site, they will start notifying as soon as the 4th week- which is this week...ahhh! I want to know now... but I bet they'll take another 2-4 weeks at least. I'm really starting to the loathe the "under review" status... but at the same time, I will like the "DENIED" one a lot less...so I'm trying to accept the things I cannot change. Or something like that.
This Years Final Count...
Accepted: 3
Waitlisted:0
Rejected: 0

Last Year:
Accepted: 0
Rejected: 2
So yes... your luck can change
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#3 User is offline   gazelle 

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Posted 10 February 2010 - 02:18 AM

At least you don't have to wait until March or even April.
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#4 User is offline   parapluie 

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Posted 15 February 2010 - 04:24 PM

View Postgazelle, on 10 February 2010 - 02:18 AM, said:

At least you don't have to wait until March or even April.


True! I am not supposed to hear until sometime between mid-March and April 1st. The suspense....
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 07:13 PM

two of mine is under review for last 2 months. I called and asked if I have been already rejected as I saw significant number of people getting admission in online forums.
They said "NO. Please stay Calm. We have 1500 applicants." I hate this hanging situation.
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 08:19 PM

View Postparapluie, on 15 February 2010 - 04:24 PM, said:

True! I am not supposed to hear until sometime between mid-March and April 1st. The suspense....


Exactly! I won't hear a thing until mid-March to mid-April and you know those are the best case scenarios. I could be waiting until May. I cannot imagine not knowing a thing for that long, but that's my reality. Posted Image
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 09:53 PM

View Postadam_cs, on 15 February 2010 - 07:13 PM, said:

two of mine is under review for last 2 months. I called and asked if I have been already rejected as I saw significant number of people getting admission in online forums.
They said "NO. Please stay Calm. We have 1500 applicants." I hate this hanging situation.


Please stay calm? Sounds like the 911 operators...or maybe I'm just getting paranoid.

Also, 1500 applicants!!?! Holy smokes. It takes me a week to read through 20 student papers of 3 double-spaced pages each, I can't imagine reading 1500 SOPs...
Currently: MA student in lit
Applying: MIT for MS in science writing
Status: Waitlisted *facepalm*
Am I the only person alive who can't choose between life sciences and literature???
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Posted 15 February 2010 - 11:28 PM

View Postpiccgeek, on 15 February 2010 - 09:53 PM, said:

Please stay calm? Sounds like the 911 operators...or maybe I'm just getting paranoid.

Also, 1500 applicants!!?! Holy smokes. It takes me a week to read through 20 student papers of 3 double-spaced pages each, I can't imagine reading 1500 SOPs...


So I like, really really like you post. I wish I could hit the plus button 5 or 6 times. And, if it's any consolation, I had a friend who double majored in English and Physics.
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