tiphanai

Hi all, I'm a lurker who has been reading everyone else's experience as a way to cope with my own stress in waiting to hear back from schools. I have been waiting patiently to hear from my #1 choice but after reading some suggestions here I decided on March 18th to contact the department I applied to in order to check on my status (they do not update online). After two days I received a response asking if I knew the deadline to apply was Jan. 15 and had I submitted an application? I am an international applicant and applied in December. Fast forward to today and its official that they have lost my application. LOST!!!! The main person I have been in contact with is out of the country until April. The admissions dept says they see some record of my submission but are unable to retrieve the actual application. But they're working on it. I have been through several phases of emotion over this entire process but I share this story to urge those who have not heard back to check in with the schools!! Mistakes happen. I believe I still have a chance to get in should they find my app, but if I had waited another few weeks then who knows. Nothing wrong with a friendly request for a status update. It will let them know you're still out there. Especially if they don't know you exist :-/ Good luck everyone