sandymad

Ah, thanks guys. I didn't mean to spook anyone out. I was just thinking out loud, nor did I know it is a bad thing to do.

I have been told that I am waitlisted for Tepper's PhD in Information Systems. But they asked me a lot of times during my interview if I was likely to come if given an offer. I am pretty sure they asked this to the other person as well, so I am assuming that my waitlisting is as good as a reject. Is it possible to find out the other person in this forum and figure out if he/she is planning to accept the offer?

Heart goes out to you. I know how this is like. I completely agree about getting consistent updates. Now I am so used to getting updates that when I am not getting anything, I go into a serious depression. I hate it when everyone tells me "you were almost there". Almost there does not justify all the hardwork in putting together the application, getting the logistics done and wait for days and months. This comes from a person who frets about waiting in queue for coffee. Somehow I feel there is some kind of cosmic conspiracy that is trying to teach me lessons about waiting. I so don't want to go through it one more time, but looks like I don't have a choice.

I totally understand about getting rejects on Valentine's day. :-/ This was my first ever reject (in my life) last year and all I could think about this Valentine's day was "Unfortunately, we have lot of people applying to our school..." email. In my case, I want to go to Europe from India, but I can't without knowing where I will be in May. I don't feel like taking the plunge and booking tickets to places I want to visit or apply for a job transfer because I feel that it will somehow jinx my results. The wait is killing me.