MissTrace

No bad news IS the good news. Believe me, you feel much better with a non-pronunced wait list than a direct rejection. I would like to share my tips for suppressing the obssession to refresh the web pages. There are only two simple steps. First, set a reasonable quota for the number of times you can visit these sites, say 5 times a day. Second, *curse* yourself that if you vist these websites for the sixth time on the same day, you will lose an offer. Although this sounds silly, it works miraculously for me. My quota is over today, I'm returning to my lovely thesis now ;-).

I also emailed them last week. They said they hoped to make the decision in slightly more than one week. I expected it to be the end of this week, but it seems that we have to be more patient. I'm pretty sure that I'm out, because I just realized that one of my letters of recommendation to UMass is MISSING! OMG how come I didn't check that page one month ago? I guess it's too late to do anything now*o*, so best wishes to other applicants here.

Congrats to funchaku and goldheartmountaintop on the MIT acceptance! Did they call you 3AM in the morning?

Thanks and congrats on the Rutgers offer funchaku! I just logged in the website and found that I was wait-listed (again!) by Rutgers. As a member of 3 wait-lists (USC, NYU, Rutgers), I think I can hold a wait-lister party now. Greetings to other wait-listers in the same boat

Congrats on everyone's offer(s)! I am curious about Rutgers. Checking from the result page, it seems that those who are accepted or wait listed have received emails. But I haven't heard anything from the program. Does it mean that I'm rejected? Does anyone know their practice?

I just got interviewed by NYU by a POI. No harsh questions. The focus is on the writing sample and how it could be related to his research. I've also applied to Rutgers, but there isn't any news yet. Anyone has heard from them?

Hi everyone! Waiting is definitely draining . But let's be constructive! Although I've not heard of any good news yet, I've at least unsubscribed my email from 20 spam/promotional websites. I'm hopeful that I will save a lot of time after this application period .