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My plan B isn't very solid...build my portfolio and get relevant work experience I never ONCE thought about a plan B while I was filling out applications, getting LORs, etc. I was way too consumed with the process, I didn't want any doubts to distract me. But now that I've received 2 rejections, and the rest of the decisions are slowly approaching, all I think about is "plan B" I put all of my eggs in one basket a few months ago, now I'm frantically trying to get some of the eggs back!!!! lol!

Congrats on the interviews! My level of focus right now is about the same as a 3 year old, waiting on the rest of the decisions to come in makes it hard to get any significant work done. I have a concert coming up in April, I need to be composing music AT LEAST 2-3 hours a day, instead I'm staring at the gradcafe and taking frequent naps. As time passes, I'm becoming less stressed about getting in/not getting in, I'm becoming more stressed about having to wait, I just want a yes or no, that way I can move on with my life.

Yes, cheesy as heck, but I like the positivity. I am beginning my slow clap (you know, like the one at the end of the movie "Lucas")

If it makes you feel any better, I received 2 rejections in 4 days last week, needless to say, I'm ready for this next week to be a better one.

Yeah, super congrats to whoever got into U of Chicago!! That's my dream school. website for the humanities states that applicants will be notified in March about decisions, which seems contradictory to some of the results posted on this site recently. Oh well, I'm sure it takes longer to notify composition applicants, it must take them FOREVER to listen to everyone's recordings and read through all of the scores. We shall see

Congrats on the acceptance! I too have a grimy GPA, 3.25 at the graduate level. I had a rough first year in graduate school, I was a dean's list student as an undergrad. It was strange, because as an undergrad, I didn't party and I had stellar grades etc. Then, when I began graduate school, I partied all of the time, skipped class etc. Weird huh? I think that I was completely burned out, I started grad school two weeks after finishing my bachelors, looking back at it, I should've took a year off, but that's water under the bridge. I ended up finishing strong, good portfolio, good LOR's, good SOP, but my GPA and GRE aren't too great, plus it took me several years to finish my Master's degree, due to my poor start. I'm just hoping that someone somewhere will see my talent and potential and overlook the mistakes I made in the past

I can't even begin to express how similar I feel. My poor wife is getting depressed because of me, I feel terrible. I think I'm going to take her out to dinner tomorrow and NOT talk about my applications!!!

Yeah, I'm sure I will receive a letter in the mail, which would make 3 rejections from one school. CONGRATS on all of your acceptances thus far!

indeed

hahahaha, that's terrible, but it's true...ugghh

Yeah, there was a "view decision" link, when I clicked on it, it showed me a message that I was "unfortunately not invited for an interview" then it went on to say good luck with your future endeavors, etc etc etc Congrats on the NIU interview, best of luck!!

CONGRATS!!!!!!!

yeah, that's what I figured. I just wish some of these schools would notify people early if the application is going to be rejected, seems like some schools probably already know who didn't make the cut, yet they wait 3 months to let you know OH well, such is life....

Ha!! I should call them and ask if I've been accepted or not, just to irritate them! I will have a REAL beer later, thanks:)

So, this might be a dumb question, but has anyone tried to call or email admissions about their application status? I sent an email several days ago asking if the University had all of the required materials for my application (basically, I'm 95% percent sure they do, I was just trying to squeeze out some info from them!) I know that it's probably a big waste of time to ask schools about an application, but has anyone on here had any luck contacting admissions and getting more information or even an early decision???

I've spent 90% of my time over the last several months slaving away at the application process, so it's virtually impossible NOT to tell people On a side note, I just received another email from a school that rejected my app last week. The department rejected me last week, the University sent me a "friendly" reminder that I was rejected by the department. Very unnecessary.

Yeah, looks like anyone with no interview with NW is a no-go. Good luck to you hiroshiman!!!

Yeah, honestly, it would be MORE painful to interview then get rejected than getting flat-out rejected off the bat

Indeed! Good luck to all!!

I have the same dreams, but reality has slowly lately shown it's ugly head. I still hold on to the dreams I have left, for someone such as myself that is naturally pessimistic, I am being very optimistic:) I'm a first-generation college student, and now I am applying to PhD programs, crazy, right? It is hard to explain to two parents with high school diplomas what it is like applying to doctorate programs! Needless to say, I have carefully and diligently explained that it is a difficult process, and my chances are slim for most schools. DON'T WORRY about what you have told people, all that matters is that you have put yourself out there like the rest of us! GOOD LUCK with your apps!

The GRE is a monopoly. I did poorly on the GRE, but that was it. I couldn't afford to re-take the exam. I can't believe that ETS doesn't give people some type of discount for a re-take. As far as I'm concerned, people should get a 25-50 discount for a re-take, it seems insane that they charge you the same amount to re-take.

GOOD LUCK!!

Yeah, same here!

This site has given me solace. I just joined days ago, and I already feel like I am a part of a community of people who are trying to better their lives and become successful. It feels good to know that all of my anxiety is because I truly care about and love what I do. Yeah, I've been a little obsessive on this site lately, but it has helped overall. I only had 2 schools that do interviews, and I received rejections from them earlier this week, so now I just have to wait it out for the rest.

I applied to NW for music in December, I received an email a few days ago, directed me to the NW website, when I logged in, it told me that I was not invited for an interview and therefore rejected. I'm not sure about your major, but it doesn't sound good for you. Good luck with everything:)