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Does anyone have experience with a sub-3.0 GPA AND an average GRE? I'm talking mid to lower 150s :/ .... ack. I try not to get too down on myself but I'm feeling very in confident these days ..

Like others have been repeating, I would call or email to make sure. At this rate you can't take any chances with your application, and some schools really won't even bother to tell you otherwise.

Skiby - that is TERRIBLE. How dare they ... that seriously had me fuming. Especially the fact that he led you on ... and then off of a cliff! I'm sorry best of luck this time around.

You are NOT the only one. Trust me. Some schools have been very sweet with the application process, but others have been downright miserable. I feel like grad schools know they hold "the power", so they can afford to have rude secretaries who ignore you or dangle your decision in front of you like torture. I agree - paying almost 100 dollars to apply (I have spent over 1000 on this whole procedure) I would expect more understanding, promptness, and politeness. But nope, they know you want them more than they want you (well, I would think) so they can treat you however they'd like. You're just another name and number. It's like dating someone you like a lot more than they like you. They string you along like a puppy, ignore your texts, and don't even have the courtesy to end it - they just disappear ...

Errr am I the outlier? I haven't heard back from any of them yet! However my programs are slightly odd ... the first "wave" of applications was due February 1, and decisions are supposed to go out in March to early april. The second "wave" has deadlines due all the way in August! But of course I've submitted earlier, I'm not sure when those acceptances will go out. Eep.

Just wanted to give you guys a little update! Looks like my app is complete - the lady said if it wasn't, they would be calling me to remind me. "No news is good news" - her words exactly. GL with everyone's process! If you're unsure I would definitely recommend calling

My whole f*cking fridge. But really, I've been a human vacuum as of late. Doritos, chocolate, beef jerky galore.

I'm 23, graduated in May 2012. Applying for a Masters, will be 24 when I start and 26 when I graduate. ... hmm.

The worst part is the application portal does not include the transcript aspect - it shows everything else though, so the online portions are complete. The admissions advisor hasn't emailed me back yet ... this is actually the second time she's ignored me. She used to be really good at responding to my emails but stopped around deadline time. Should I call? If so, when (as soon as possible?)

OK I just emailed the lady! Geez I can't believe they wouldn't even tell you if you're stuff's not all in! I definitely put down the right address, but it was staggered because the stupid lines wouldn't allow you to type in more than a few characters at a time, so it ended up looking like this (I had to do this online): ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH PA 15213 Instead of: ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY PITTSBURGH PA 15213 Ergh ... I sent this back in December too! I'll keep ya'll posted, thanks for sharing your stories!!

I hope this is in the right forum ... I applied to my dream school on Feb 1 and had to transfer over some documents - my GRE scores, transcript, etc. However, the way my undergraduate school formatted filling the address out was kind of funny, and I'm not 100% sure if it ended up going through. My undergrad said of course they sent it out on time, but I'm hesitant to call my school to see if all of my application materials are in - especially since in about 2-3 weeks I find out of I got in or not! I'm obviously being paranoid, but I would seriously kick myself in the head a thousand times if I found out the application had been incomplete this whole time. My GRE scores, online app, and recommendations were all submitted on time (I can see in the online portion), but my transcript had to be sent in manually so I'm not sure ... they never told me it was incomplete otherwise, so I was assuming everything was OK. Then of course nerves kicked in and I began to worry randomly. So with that all said, is it possible that a school will not tell you if you have an incomplete application? Should I email/call to ask? I don't want to bug them, I think the ad comm is making their decisions at this point, but I'm just anxious, that's all ...

So I took a break from gradcafe but I'm back! I find out of I get into my dream college in 2-3 weeks needless to say I've been having sleepness nights and stomach pains, it's SO STRESSFUL, and I don't want to be devastated if I don't get in, but at the same time I'm preparing myself for the worst. Is it possible for a college to not even let you know if you are rejected? Sigh ... that would be the horrible. Especially after all that money I paid.

Sorry to hear this it's never pleasant. Don't give up hope though, you still have many more to hear back from.

I'll probably need two, friend. Thanks very much though Haha, just imagine what a gradcafe waiting-for-an-acceptance letter party would be like ... nerves, an open bar, manic rants and raves and who knows what else.

Lawd, me too. I know it's probably not healthy for me to be checking results search (brings out the worst, doesn't it?) but at this point I can't help it haha. My programs are not very popular so I don't think I'll get as much useful information from it as opposed to, say, science or engineering applicants. But ah well. You know what? I wish people could leave their contact info on there so we could harass them directly to see what their overall packages were like! I always feel a huge ughh come over me when I see someone has been accepted/rejected but I can't see their stats lol. I'll probably be posting my everything because if I DO get in somewhere with my wacko scores, I want to give people hope that they can too. We're not judging ya, just curious PS - jmarti, Moscato for me please!