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Yep, terrible to get these phony phone calls right now, LAME!!!! I hope you all hear from Stanford soon, GOOD LUCK!

Evolution has programmed us to only accept the "known." It's a survival mechanism. I think that the unknown is contradictory to our survival instincts, we need to KNOW NOW!!!!! If not, we will die!! However, we are rational creatures, that's what makes us different from the rest of the animal kingdom. We understand the concept of waiting, but it DRIVES US NUTS!!!!!!!!!! My daydreams keep me going each day, perhaps that is a survival instinct in itself....????

Yeah, same here, admission at most of my programs includes full funding, not sure how they decide on all this stuff Honestly, I don't think we will EVER know!

Yep, same here. "Safety" schools are slim-pickings in my field, they all reside in undesirable areas. No sense in applying to schools that don't offer anything other than a degree. A degree doesn't do much, we need more than a piece of paper.

I absolutely love this! The SHIZZ!!?? I wish I was the SHIZZ, I laughed for several minutes after I read this, thanks:)

I just posted this in the "Losing My Damn Mind" thread, but I will repost it here: Just found out my wife's step brother got into UCLA Law School, this is NOT helping my situation!!! Happy for him, but dangit! Is this a Good sign or Omen???

Just found out my wife's step brother got into UCLA Law School, this is NOT helping my situation!!!

Thanks! LOL! I taught some undergrads that were in their 50's, don't worry. I wish I was older, that way I had more experience in my field. Fantastic!!! Congrats!!!

It seems like we are all receiving bogus phone calls/emails that none of us would have got 3 months ago.....WHY NOW!?!?!?

Happy Bday! Geesh, a rejection on your bday, ouch.... I'm turning 30 in early March, which is about the time I will be hearing from most of my schools, turning 30 is stressful enough, let alone finding out the fate of my future!!!

I've began to look into teaching jobs, mostly adjunct, part time gigs. I really hope that I get accepted....

Last week, 2 rejects in 4 days, not a SINGLE word since then, the silence is deafening....echo....echo....echo...............................................

Absolutely, I shelled out about 120-130 bucks towards 2 schools that are "safer" than my other picks, I wasn't going to spend anymore than that. CONGRATS on UCLA!!

I saw the slew of rejections from U of Wisconsin for Political Science--brutal! My condolences to Quigley krisha--the rejection aspect is probably the most confusing part of this process in my opinion. Some say that if you haven't heard yet, it means that you may be wait listed, as mentioned above. Another school of thought is that the application is still in the pile of consideration. My recent theory is that the rejections have already been decided, they just take their sweet time notifying applicants. Who knows!!?? My situation is different, in most of the music programs I applied to, you are guaranteed funding when accepted. This makes the process take quite awhile......

I could cut the email/phone/mail silence with a knife, the silence is deafening!

Won't be me:(

That's a tough one, I would suggest waiting it out a few more days, most of the time phone calls and emails don't help, they may actually irritate people. If others are getting interviews, and you haven't heard anything by Thursday or Friday, I would say it's safe to contact them. I would advise that you make sure that the email makes you sound purely curious....don't sound desperate!!

I completely agree. I actually spoke on the phone with a PhD student several months ago that is currently attending one of my "dream" schools. He advised me to only apply to my top picks, and if I don't get in this year, try again next year. He felt that it was a waste of time going to an "OK" school. In the long run, a safety school won't help your future career.

I totally had on blinders for several months. I was consumed with the GRE, SOP, portfolio, allocating the funds to pay for everything. The thought of waiting never occurred to me. I was too obsessed to let any distractions come along. Now, I'm pretty miserable. It's like a 2-3 month hangover. None of my application websites say anything, other than "Submitted." I have 2 rejections, everything else is stagnant. Sucks not knowing the progress of anything. Is my application in a pile for "further review?" or is it in a rejection pile, and the admit people are just waiting a month to send out the generic rejection emails? TO VINCENZO--I could go on for hours about the rejections that you mentioned. I am beginning to form conspiracy theories each day, the main one is that ALL of these schools have already made their decisions on rejections, they are just waiting to send them out in March/April. I'm trying to be optimistic-"Maybe I'm still in the running, that's why I haven't heard much yet." at the same time, I can't help but think "they rejected my application over a month ago, they are sending out acceptances first, rejections are at the bottom of their list of priorities, they'll wait until March to deal with it." UGGGHHHH!!!!!!..........

Dang, that stings. Wrong time for a wrong number

I've applied to 8 schools to pursue a PhD in music. I'm starting to feel like I applied to too many high-level programs. I found a few schools that could give me a better chance, so-called "safety schools" But here is the problem---Is there any such thing as a safety school at the doctorate level??? There are millions for undergrad, a huge handful for masters, but PhD?? Seems ridiculous I keep thinking about next year, in case I don't get admitted this year. Where will I apply next year? More "safety" schools? I don't feel like a safety school exists at the doctorate level, especially in music. Most schools only admit several PhD students in my field. Does anyone have an opinion on the topic of "Safety" Schools???

Also, after I got the telemarketing call, I drove to the bank to deposit a check. While I was waiting in line, some older gentleman and his son in front of me told the bank teller "I need to transfer 100 dollars for an application, my son was just accepted by blah blah blah University today for vocals..." REALLY!? I mean, it looked like a high school kid, so being accepted to an undergrad is easy, but still, it was a harsh reminder, needless to say:(

I would definitely call back, sometimes admissions people/professors aren't supposed to leave important information via voicemail, or they would rather speak to the person instead of leaving a message. Plus, if they are calling to say NO, they would probably just say it on the voicemail. Sounds like they want you to call back so that they can discuss things. I'm just theorizing.

A lot of musicology admits, barely any composition admits, mostly rejections for composers so far....from past posts, seems like most comp programs don't notify PhD/DMA applicants until late Feb/early March. By the way, as a side note, I took a nap today, when I awoke I had a missed call from a 400ish area code, I figured "Holy crap! Might be a school!?" Nope, Googled the number and found out it was a telemarketer from Seattle....haven't had a telemarketing call in months, I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I GOT ONE WHILE WAITING ON SCHOOLS!!!!!" Disgusting feeling

It seems that schools have made it virtually impossible to get any answers, the whole APRIL 15th rule basically gives them an excuse to take their sweet time reviewing applications. However, I feel sorry for the admissions people that have to deal with excessive amounts of phone calls and emails while trying to do their jobs. It's a tough process for everyone, wish it could be easier, oh well