Loseric

I'm a current doctoral student at Penn GSE and will be helping out with the prospective students' weekend. Feel free to PM me with any questions - I'm happy to help

Don't have a dream school or stake all your hopes on one place - it will be a huge blow if you're rejected.

Because I left this thread on a less-than-positive note awhile ago, I just wanted to come back and extend a heartfelt congratulations to everyone accepted to HGSE. Enjoy your preview weekend, and best of luck with your future endeavors!

Rejected. Thank you, Harvard, for ruining my life and my dream. I wish I was dead.

Well, Harvard, you got me. <waves white flag> I'm going on a trip out of the country today, and my internet access will be essentially non-existent. So, it's very likely I won't know anything about Harvard until I return in 10 days. I'm disappointed and anxious, but there's nothing I can do about it. I really thought we would have heard by now, but it looks like it won't even be this week, especially not with this blizzard today. (BTW - stay safe, Boston and Cambridge folks!) To all my fellow GCers, whenever this crazy decision finally comes, I want to wish you the best of luck! I'm rooting for you all. It has been an honor and such fun sharing this experience with you and you all have kept me sane and laughing this whole time. No matter what school we attend, our futures are bright. Have a great week!

I'm with you, OhLaLaSam. Considering almost all of the other schools have notified candidates, this looks pretty poor on HGSE's part. Couple that with the standard "March 25" response when we know the visit weekend is the week after that and it's pretty ridiculous. People would like to know so they can get on with their lives, make decisions, book travel, etc. They've had two months already, why do they need another week? </rant> Sigh. I'm sorry, it's been a long week.

Great thinking, HigherEd! Wish I'd thought to ask that instead of hearing the standard line. At least now we know when the weekend will be. I really hate to think we won't be hearing until next Tuesday, but it would make sense to hear decisions a week later if the visit weekend is later. Gosh, don't they understand that people would want to know so they can book travel ASAP because flights are expensive? Guess that doesn't matter.

Okay guys, I couldn't take it anymore. I just called HGSE and got the standard line: "admissions decisions will be released by March 25". Well, looks like we're not going to get any real information out of them.

Well everyone, will it be today? (Please, pretty please? I don't know how much more waiting and not knowing I can take. ) Gosh, I hope the snow that Boston is getting today doesn't close down HGSE. Everyone in Boston and Cambridge, stay safe!

I'm back to index too. I really think it depends on how you access the app. All day I've had the status page, so I logged back in and entered the page through admissions' link and got the index page. I'm not going to read too much into it. On a slightly OT note, just when I gave up on Harvard for the night, I got an email from TC to check my app status at 8:30pm. No rest for the weary, eh grad schools?

Also accepted to TC! Wow, spent all day waiting for Harvard and this just shocked me. I wasn't expecting to hear from them for awhile! Congrats to everyone else on their acceptances!!

Me too, Sunshinegrl. I'm trying to push that thought out of my mind, though. Penn also does decisions on a rolling basis, not a mass release like this, so I'm guessing they put theirs in manually or use a different system.

I like your theory, HigherEd! Mine is still on status, so who knows what they've done to me. Well, looks like I just lost my bet in the official Gradcafe guess-what-time-Harvard-deigns-to-send-our-status-notifications pool. Oh well. Beginning to think it might not be today, either. Argh.

Thanks for the insight into housing, Cambridge-ites! (I'm sure that's not right but I wanted to try it out anyway, heh.) After doing some research it seems like rent is super high around Harvard Square, but it seems like Harvard's graduate housing has some apartment complexes and a dorm available. I definitely plan on looking into their rates and details if I do get in.

I'm calling today at 5:22pm EST, only because I can't take more days of this, heh. Also, I checked my status this morning (not sure why, lol) and I still have the status page. Why, oh why, do you drive us crazy, HGSE?

Okay, Harvard, you got me. I give up for today. <waves white flag> Now to spend a whole new day worrying...argh.

HigherEd, MTE. They established a pattern and now it's changed. I understand why they wait until after 5pm (I wouldn't want to be inundated with angry phone calls either), but this is just ridiculous. Very unamused right now.

Enjoy your trip, nicolemae! A trip to the UK sounds wonderful. Like CQE, I'm holding out hope until 6:30 or so. Then, who knows? I guess I'll just feel really dumb, heh.

Congrats, Merrysoprano! Hopefully that good news will be followed with more good news later today, too. To everyone who was able to sleep in, I'm so jealous. I was up before my alarm today. Gotta hate it when that happens! Loving the gifs and memes, guys - great job!

Been refreshing most of the morning to little avail. I also checked out last year's thread and it looks like the emails came at 6:20pm EST. According to that thread, the previous year's results were emailed at 4:40pm EST. So, settle in, guys, it's going to be a long day. This message brought to you by rattled nerves and anxiety, along with too much time on my hands.

Good observation, dodoeducation! I'm also getting the status page, and probably will be refreshing it madly throughout the day. It looks like today's the day, folks!

I majored in Human Biology and History. (My school doesn't offer an education major - most don't, actually.) For higher education, I think the most important thing is work experience (undergraduate or professional) and writing a compelling SOP explaining your interest in/plans for higher education work. People who work in higher ed have a variety of education and work backgrounds - it makes sense that those who attend graduate school for higher ed do as well.

Eek, today's the day! (We fervently hope.) Who else couldn't sleep last night? <raises hand> Good luck, everyone!

Uh oh, I didn't receive any newsletters or anything from financial aid today...is it bad this is making me paranoid?