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Now that is good. I hear people's frustration all over this forum about missing documents. After the email I received, I sent in my unofficial right away and the Admissions secretary thanked me for answering so quickly. But my officials arrived today, so that is another good sign! Okay people, we're doing okay. No hallucinations yet! Sounds like real progress. Not as good as actual acceptances mind you. But we'll take it!

Wow! Yours is beyond a good sign! It sounds like they are really interested in you! I have a feeling you are going to have good news real soon. Make sure you let us know as soon as it happens!

Thanks SnowQueen! That's exactly what I was thinking. If they were going to reject me right off, they probably wouldn't have bothered. Okay, Whew! An official good sign!

I figured out how to start a new topic! It is in Waiting It Out! Please post your comment there...and don't make me wait too long. Aren't I going through enough already?

So, I wanted us to talk about what has happened to us recently and figure out if is a good sign, an Omen, or just a hullicination . I'll go first: I received an email last week saying: Dear XXXXXX, I am the Admissions Committee assistant for the Ph.D. Program in English. The Admissions Committee is now in the process of reading your application. I am writing to let you know that the following elements are currently missing from your application: Transcripts from XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX, At your earliest convenience, could you email them or have them emailed to the Admissions Office at: XXXXXXXXXXXXX? Please do not send your materials to this address or to the English program directly or they will not be uploaded into your file. At this time, I would like to assure you that it is not too late to send these materials. Your application will be read and considered in its entirety. However, we appreciate a quick response to our request to make the process easier for us. I took it as a good sign. Not strong enough to be an omen. It wasn't an hallucination, because it did happen. However, what if it is just a SOP (standard operating procedure)? What do my fellow hopefuls think?

Thank you for being so encouraging Sansao! I wanted to start a new topic(but I don't know how as I am new). If I did, it would be entitled: Good Signs, Omens and Hallucinations - All Are Welcome! In this new topic we would talk about things that have happened to us and ask fellow hopefuls if they are a good sign, an OMEN OR just a hallucination. I'll go first: I received an email last week saying: Dear XXXXXX, I am the Admissions Committee assistant for the Ph.D. Program in English. The Admissions Committee is now in the process of reading your application. I am writing to let you know that the following elements are currently missing from your application: Transcripts from XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXX, At your earliest convenience, could you email them or have them emailed to the Admissions Office at: admissions@gc.cuny.edu? Please do not send your materials to this address or to the English program directly or they will not be uploaded into your file. At this time, I would like to assure you that it is not too late to send these materials. Your application will be read and considered in its entirety. However, we appreciate a quick response to our request to make the process easier for us. I took it as a good sign. Not strong enough to be an omen. It wasn't an hallucination, because it did happen. However, what if it is just a SOP (standard operating procedure)? What do you all think? If I figure out how to start a new topic, I will...

God bless your soul for having mercy on me. Yes. I am a nut with a date. Maybe soon I'll be a nut with an acceptance!

Okay, just to add to the torture, because that is what we are doing, right? You know where it says For Office Use Only Trok, on the application status page? Does anyone else have a date in that field? Like I said, it wasn't there before, but today the date of January 18th was entered. Why? It tells me someone is about to enter some more information. It would be really helpful if someone could tell me if there is a date in that field or if it is completely blank. The soothing part is, I'm talking to a bunch of people who completely understand. If I told this to anyone else their response would be: What are you a nut? My response would be: Perhaps. But I am now a nut who has a date, where there was no date before. So how about it? Dates next to the For Office Use Only?

Ugh. A very poignant way to put it. Why are we doing this to ourselves? I told myself that I wouldn't check my application status again today, but I will. Alas...I will. Ugh indeed.

Well, You are not going to believe this. Talking about Cruel and Unusual. Last night I said to myself, Tomorrow we will have a good phone call. Guess what? Today my phone rang and it said....wait for it...CUNY Graduate School. I couldn't believe it. My heart was in my throat. Tears welled in my eyes. Hello? I answered causally. And it was my job. There was no explanation of why it said CUNY Graduate School. I even told her and she said, OH, that's odd. I mean can you believe that? My sister thinks they were trying to call at the exact time my job was calling me, but no one knows. And I already emailed, so I am not going to call them about a mysterious call so they know for a fact I'm a nut. I just can't believe how cruel life can be...CUNY Graduate School.... And just for a little icing on the cake, I looked at my application for the millionth time and were it says: FOR OFFICE USE ONLY, there is now a date in the date column, Jan 18th. It wasn't there before, of that I am sure. So it seems like someone is getting ready to enter information. May God help me!

1:49 in the morning. I've read dozens of posts. I'm convinced that we are all in an asylum. The only question is: are we the keepers are the patients? I really believe I will hear something good tomorrow. Well, it is tomorrow. Okay... I believe I will wake up to a good email! Thinking good thoughts for you all!

GRE, let's not talk about that. Undergrad 3.95. Grad 4.0. Haven't heard anything back from the ONE place I applied. I have a good feeling though. I hope to report good news soon. Congrats to all that have heard!

Congrats to everyone with great news! I am so excited for all of you! I am in a different boat it seems. I applied to one place. ONE PEOPLE! It is the only program I want to go to. Many of my colleagues have attended that program. But here is the thing....NO BACK UP PLAN! ACCEPTANCE OR BUST! God help me!

I did not do well on the GRE. No need to post actual scores, not well sums it up. I called the department and asked how important it was and I was told it was "simply a requirement". I took that as a good sign and I am mentally moving on. I also sent an email to the assistant of the admission committee for my program (we've been emailing back and forth) and asked when I should expect to hear something. We shall see....

Yes, it is! But my parents were married for 51 years, so that keeps it in perspective for me! It is so good to hear that people are getting notifications. I am so praying that my good news phone call/email/letter is on the way!

Thanks Kwest! I need every bit of encouragement I can get!

That is wonderful. It gives the rest of us hope!

Hey Kwest! We bonded in the chatroom the other night. Well, you have more will power than I do. I told myself I would give it at least a week - and then I had a major freak out and sent an email tonight. Tell me if you think this is a good sign. The assistant to the comp committee emailed me to say that they were reading my application. My transcripts hadn't arrived. So, she told me to email my unofficial transcripts. I scanned and did so within the hour. She wrote back and thanked me for answering so quickly. She then said I could email her with any questions or concerns. Do you think that is a good sign or just standard operating procedure?

Congrats. I hope to hear something this week coming! Today is my anniversary (18 years of marriage) so I owe it to myself to stop obsessing for a little while at least and enjoy myself. Soooo no checking the website tonight, right?

That is wonderful! Congrats! Why don't you sound elated about it? Do you know what the rest of us would do for an unofficial acceptance?

I am so glad I am not the only one constantly checking emails! They actually didn't get my transcripts on time and asked me to scan and send unofficial ones. They said in the email that they wanted to assure me that it wasn't too late to send in those materials. I found and scanned them within an hour. Someone from the department wrote back and thanked me for acting so quickly on their request. Is that a good sign or standard operating procedure? I was hoping that my 4.0 MFA GPA would impress them, but who knows how many other 4.0's they have applying! You see I have a confession to make, I've only applied to one place. It's the only program I want to go to. So....if I don't get in, then what?

I was wondering the same thing. For some reason my transcripts didn't arrive. I think it's a mix-up between my maiden name and my married name. I've been tracking my application online at The Graduate Center. I kept seeing that my transcripts were not there. Then I received an email from the department asking for my to send unofficial transcripts as my application was under review and I could verify with official transcripts later. I scanned them and sent them right away. I don't know if that was a good sign or just sop (standard operating procedures). I want to give it at least another week, but I am so anxious! This is my top choice and the only school I applied to. I so hope that I get in!