frankdux

same here. 11 schools. 0 responses. i certainly hope so, but i too don't understand how that could be either. i think its a pretty neutral thing.

i voted "a month before". i had varying deadlines from January 1st to February 1st and i got 10 out of 11 of them done by early december. i put together one last minute app a week ago right around the time of one program's suggested-but-not-strictly-enforced deadline of mid February. that app was basically a last ditch "why the hell not" effort to ever so slightly decrease my odds of getting straight across the board rejections.

11 programs, 0 responses. every day without a response gets more and more frustrating.

thats exactly what the Department of Education does with your FAFSA. but i suppose you do make a valid point otherwise.

don't assume your circumstances should demand special attention from the university. not to be an asshole here, but your stipend amount is really meant to cover the living expenses of one person. what you do with it is your own business, but i dont see how its fair to believe that the school should give you any more than anyone else based on the number of mouths you feel the stipend should allow you to feed. if winning a scholarship of some sort can allow the school to decrease your stipend and allow someone else in the program, then thats exactly what they should do. especially when you consider the fact the number of available spots will typically be lower this year anyways because of the financial crunch. perhaps you both should defer enrollment for a year and work for a year putting aside a nest egg for baby expenses during grad school. or at least look somewhere else for daycare. ($1100 a month?!)

i was bored and started wiki-ing my LOR writers for the hell of it. one has quite an entry!

agreed. i'm expecting my result by snail mail for that school.

related, but not exact for me.

it doesnt mean a thing until you see the word "accepted" in print.

i live right outside of chicago and did a masters at UIC. honestly, i don't like chicago. i hate the traffic, the public transportation is somewhat dirty and dangerous at night. there are too many dangerous parts of the city. some things are just ridiculously overpriced, and the weather stinks for at least half the year. i'd move to san diego in a heartbeat. and i probably wouldn't mind seattle either. of course, every major city is going to be expensive. but the weather in san diego is phenomenal. and UCSD is in La Jolla which is somewhat upscale and much safer than downtown chicago.

i think i can maintain my sanity for another week or so. then i'll flip like jerry maguire and ask "who's comin' with me?"

yes i do.

i like this better:

you'll get into all those schools with full funding!!!!! **runs away**

whether it was by you or a friend or someone else you've had contact with.

11 schools, 0 responses, $1500+ and months of time invested in this whole experience. i'm a nervous wreck. this is my 2nd year applying too. (although last year i only applied to 2 schools.) not sure if i'd want to go through with it a 3rd year if i get straight across the board rejections.

i'm interested in the interdisciplinary option that notre dame's math program offers. i'd be very interested in doing an overlapping PhD with a secondary interest in physics or astronomy. but truthfully, i did a bit poorer than i thought i would on the GRE subject test, so i think i shot down my own chances. (although i did get an 800 on the Q part of the general. that's gotta be worth something.) as far as IU's strengths go, i honestly don't know which math subfields they excel in. but i do remember enjoying my calculus, diff eq, linear algebra, analysis, and probability classes. i guess that was pretty much all my math classes. one of my professor's in particular was really awesome and he even wrote me 11 LORs this year even though i hadn't seen him in about 6 years! IU also excels in the physical sciences. they have a really good physics program and an awesome astrophysics program. so if you're interested in any sort of interdisciplinary studies in the physical sciences, IU is definitely awesome. if you like astronomy IU also has a functional observatory on campus, as well as two mini observatories on the roofs of the science buildings. also, IU has literally one of THE BEST music programs in the world. if you go, definitely take a music class on the side. take up an instrument. it'll probably help you stay sane too. IU has 2 huge practice buildings full of dozens and dozens of soundproof rooms and pianos and other instruments. when i was there i took 3 semesters of piano and 3 semesters of guitar. i seriously wish i had taken more. now i'm wishing i did apply after all.

although i'm not a pro, i did do my undergrad in math from indiana and i am applying to notre dame as well. i will say this about indiana, i was impressed by their math department as well as their physical science departments. although i can't say much for prestige, since i truthfully wasnt paying much attention to what sort of research they were doing while i was an undergrad, i can certainly say that there are tons of really friendly professors who care a lot about their students. many of them have plenty of office hours as well. also, the buildings with the math departments and physical science departments are really nice too. in fact, the whole IU campus is pretty amazing to walk through and the atmosphere is really friendly. also, bloomington is a very safe and friendly place to live. the people are really nice. although my one warning would be that it is at the beginning edge of the bible belt so there are lots of churches and religious imagery and religious billboards, especially on the outskirts of town. (then again, notre dame is probably full of religious stuff as well) i should also tell you that i decided not to apply to IU for my phd, but certainly not for academic reasons. i'm sure i'd be happy to go there if i did not go there during my undergrad, but i feel like if i returned there i'd end up feeling incredibly sad. i graduated from there in 2002 and it would be sort of depressing to move back there knowing all the friends i had made there are now long gone. like the expression that goes, "you can never go home again".

thanks for the advice. i'm in applied math and just a couple of the programs have contacted people with acceptances only. i think i'll wait til early march before i start contacting. maybe in 3 weeks or so.

are most of these results that are posted on the results page that say "accepted/rejected via email" because of a direct and unrequested email directly from the school, or are they usually emails from the school that were a result of a student emailing and asking for an update on the status of their application? i ask for a few reasons: 1. do many prospective grad students take the initiative and ask schools to tell them? 2. if so, after what length of time would it be appropriate to email a program and ask for a status update? (i've heard nothing from 11 schools. i figure i shouldnt be nervous til mid march. but i'm still curious to know.) 3. last year i had to email one of my programs in early april to get a response out of them. it was a rejection. and yet i never got any official letter or anything saying i was rejected. i wonder if i hadnt emailed if i would have ever gotten a response period.

i just had a dream that my first notification will be a rejection. now i feel i've cursed myself.

i've heard from 0 of my 11 schools. i'm not panicking yet. still plenty of time.

THIS YEAR's admissions? i doubt. next year's, probably.

DAMN IT!!! 3 people were called today and accepted to one of my top choice programs. :x :cry: :x :cry: :x :cry:

here's a video to get us all pumped waiting for our acceptances: http://celtics.fandome.com/video/109548 ... otron/?q=c